Non-deployment as basis for total and permanent disability benefits

ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO 10/11/2022

A seafarer, who was no longer deployed back to work, may be entitled to total and permanent disability benefits due to an illness that he suffered while on board the vessel. This was the ruling of the…

Higher CBA benefits even without Accident Report

ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO 08/30/2022

It is incumbent upon the employers, not the seafarer, to present the accident report in disability benefits claims since they are in possession of said documentary evidence. This was the ruling of the Supreme Court in the…

Carmen Copper, union ink 5-year CBA; close to 2K workers get pay hike

PR 05/20/2021

As a symbol of solidarity and commitment, the management and the labor union of Carmen Copper Corporation (CCC) signed a five-year Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) on April 29, 2021. CCC guaranteed an increase in the daily wage…

Give workers holiday pay for Oct. 31, Nov. 1 duties

10/31/2016

Manila — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is reminding private employers to pay their workers 30 percent more on Monday (Oct. 31) and on Tuesday, All Saints’ Day (Nov. 1) if they report for duty…

Kepco SPC ends dispute with union

Doris C. Bongcac 08/05/2016

The Kepco SPC Power Corporation (KSPC) and Kepco Cebu Employees Association-Workers Solidarity Network (KCEA-WSN) signed on Thursday their first collective bargaining agreement (CBA), ending their labor dispute and ensure the continuity of a strong partnership between the…

USC holds on to beat UV in Game 1

Jonas N. Panerio 10/11/2015

The University of San Carlos (USC) Warriors flirted with disaster before pulling off a 76-70 victory over the University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers to draw first blood in Game 1 of the best-of-five championship series…

Carmen Copper union threatens to hold strike

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/14/2014

A LABOR union is threatening to hold a strike against Carmen Copper Corp (CCC), a mining company in Toledo City for alleged violations of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The Panaghiusa sa mga Mamumuo sa Carmen Copper…

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