Bien Lumbera: The National Artist as an Artista ng Bayan
BusinessMirror - 2021-10-30
Photos courtesy of Silay Lumbera He chose a path and he took it, and from the very moment he made that decision he never wavered and his art and politics reflected his humanity always. National Artist for Literature Bienvenido Lumbera died on September 25,

Legarda bats for greater protection for overseas Filipino workers
Philippine Daily Inquirer - 2021-10-29
Whereas, funds from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA ... P10,000 per annum to college-level dependents of OWWA member-OFWs whose employment were affected by the pandemic.

Ethical recruitment to address healthcare staffing gaps
BusinessWorld - 2021-10-27
THE HEALTHCARE staffing shortage can be addressed through ethical and sustainable recruitment practices, according to Connie B. Dela Cruz, co-founder and chairman of Health Carousel Philippines, a POEA (Philippine Overseas Employment Administration)-licensed staffing firm.

Las Piñas-Parañaque reclamation project OK'd
The Manila Times - 2021-10-27
THE Supreme Court has upheld the Court of Appeal decision that junked the petition for writ of kalikasan filed by Sen. Cynthia Villar who seeks to stop the planned

Pedophiles abuse children while Court of Appeals sleeps
The Manila Times - 2021-10-24
A RECENT decision of the Department of Education (DepEd) to dismiss for grave misconduct from the teaching profession Franco N. Aranas, a teacher of New Cabalan High School

Palace allays fears on nurses' exodus
The Manila Times - 2021-10-22
MALACAÑANG on Thursday allayed the concerns of private hospitals over the rising number of local nurses leaving for abroad.Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said there is

DOLE chief releases financial assistance to over 1K workers in Caraga
Gov - 2021-10-21
Over a thousand informal sector and displaced workers received financial assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Caraga region during the visit of Labor Secretary Silvestre "Bebot" H.

Labor group: Reported 'no vax, no salary' schemes show DOLE protection insufficient
philstar.com - 2021-10-19
"What is happening now is that workers are still being punished for the decision not to get vaccinated while these companies are blatantly violating the law because of that policy they are able to operate freely,