The Regional Wage Tripartite and Productivity Board (RTWPB-7) is expected to decide on the amount of wage hike for Central Visayas today, June 11. This is the fourth deliberation conducted by the wage board over the appeal…
The Talisay City Council approves the P1,000-increase on the financial assistance for senior citizens. Now, senior citizens will receive P4,000 per year. [Refesh for more updates]…
The Basak Lapu-laLapuity Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association (Balacjoda) will ask the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB-7) to speed up their decision for their P4 increase on minimum fare. Balacjoda Spokesperson Boboy Belarmino said that…
A UNIFORM minimum wage throughout the country can only be done if Congress repeals Republic Act (R.A.) 6727 or the Wage Rationalization Act which created the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) and the Regional Tripartite Wages…
Bello’s promise Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Tuesday said that workers can expect to receive salary increase “within the month” amid soaring prices of basic goods and commodities. “Within the month, kasi very clear ‘yung instruction…
TWICE or thrice a month, Leonora Pintado, would visit her siblings in Tuburan town and attend the regular family session of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), her family being a Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program…
Heating grilled or barbecued meats too often, and cooking those meats too well done, could increase the risk of high blood pressure, according to new research. A study released March 21 compared people who eat open-flame, high-temperature…
The Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA-7) director Salvador Diputado said that there has been no increase of prices of vegetables and crops in Central Visayas. Diputado added that most of the vegetables available in the…
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has recorded a slight increase on the demand of electricity this summer season. Although Department of Energy in Central VIsayas (DOLE-7) said that the power situation in the Visayas…
THERE are now more treatment facilities for those afflicted by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus – Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ( HIV-AIDS). The Department of Health (DOH-7) regional office has also increased access for testing and screening of…
PEOPLE with symptoms of depression or who take antidepressants have a 30 percent increased risk of developing a type of irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation that increases the risk for stroke, a new study says. The research,…
A SUSTAINED double-digit jump in imports and a continued decline in merchandise exports widened the trade deficit to a record-high $4.02 billion in December. Preliminary data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Friday showed that the…
