Ordinance requires firms to hire Cebu City residents

02/12/2015

The Cebu City Council approved an ordinance that would require contractors to hire qualified citizens in the barangay where their project is being implemented. The ordinance applies to contractors and subcontractors working on both government and private…

12.4M jobless from Sept to Dec 2014 — SWS

Inquirer 02/03/2015

Manila — The level of joblessness among adults nationwide barely moved in 2014 from a year ago despite an estimated 2 million Filipinos joining the ranks of the jobless at the end of last year, the latest…

Mandaue gov’t employees to get P20,000 bonus

Norman V. Mendoza 12/31/2014

Regular employees of the Mandaue city government can  look forward in January  to a  P20,000 performance bonus. In a special session last Monday, the City Council passed an ordinance for their  Performance Enhancement Incentive (PEI). About 700…

Citom mother stays on field for holiday duty

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/28/2014

It’s a working holiday for Perelyn Dosdos, a 36-year-old mother and traffic aide. Her assignment in Colon Street outside Metro Gaisano department store in Cebu City puts her in one of the busiest streets downtown. There was…

200 CH workers may lose jobs next year

Doris C. Bongcac 12/22/2014

Close to 200 job order (JO) workers of the Cebu City government risk losing their employment next year. This came about after the City Council deleted the P58-million lump sum allocation which Mayor Michael Rama requested for…

City’s ‘Pag-Amoma’ caters to OFW concerns

Doris C. Bongcac 07/17/2014

Cebu City Hall will now serve a one-stop shop for overseas Filipino workers (OFW) concerns following Monday’s launching of its Pag-Amoma (Pag-alagad ug Gugma Alang sa Mga OFWs ug Migrante Abroad) program. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama…

P13 Cola takes effect in Central Visayas

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/23/2014

The P13 cost-of-living allowance (Cola) for Central Visayas took effect last March 21 (Friday) as implemented by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB-7). “Those affected by Yolanda in northern Cebu and the earthquake in Bohol…

Capitol to hire more doctors

Peter L. Romanillos 03/09/2014

Gov. Hilario Davide III said he plans to hire more full time doctors and  medical personnel for  district and provincial hospitals. Surgeons will be hired as regular employees of all province-run hospitals but he will prioritize Carcar,…

Labor leader’s son shot dead in Sambag II

Carine M. Asutilla, Chito O. Aragon, Fe Marie Dumaboc, Jhunnex Napallacan 02/20/2014

A man pretending to be a transient looking for a room to rent out fatally shot an apartment owner yesterday morning in Cebu City. Richard Seno, 50, was killed instantly after he was shot in the head.…

Shoeshine

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 02/09/2014

From where I sat I had a view of the street through the pane, and seeing the flow of people and cars and far off the occasional flight of birds added a special condiment to my cappuccino.…

How Silot Bay ended up privately owned

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 02/04/2014

In 1954, labor leader Democrito Mendoza acquired a fishpond permit for the bay. In 1967, President Ferdinand Marcos ordered that all fishpond areas be released by the Bureau of Forestry to the Bureau of Lands as “alienable…

Labor: Don’t use calamities to stop wage hike

Aileen Garcia-Yap, Jhunnex Napallacan 01/31/2014

Recent calamities should not be used as a reason to block wage hike petitions. This was the message of the labor sector to  business groups opposing a  proposed mnimum wage hike during yesterday’s public hearing. Several business…

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