Labor leader, lawyer Kito Mendoza dies

Jhunnex Napallacan 01/13/2016

CEBU CITY–Labor leader and lawyer Democrito “Kito” Mendoza died in a private hospital in Cebu City at past 6 p.m. on Tuesday. He was 92. According to Art Barrit, spokesperson of the Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress…

Sertan-Galerio tandem wins A/B men’s crown

Rabboni Centino Borbon 10/26/2015

The tandem of  Kevin Bergantin and Cathlyn Arevalo and the pair of Dodie Sertan and Larry Galerio ruled the A/B level of the Play It Forward II badminton tournament last Saturday night at the Metro Sports Center…

Cebu-based PWDs seek employment aid

07/19/2015

Ramon Panganiban, a 34-year-old former taxi driver, recalled the accident in which his cab rammed  a bus.  His lower left leg had to be amputated. “I don’t understand how losing a leg  would make employers believe that…

Cebu grads try luck at Mega Jobs Fair

Vanessa Claire Lucero 06/28/2015

Fresh college graduates like Harvey Tenebro know that a job fair is as good a place as any to find immediate employment. “My prospects? I’m looking for any job I can  grow in experience with the company,”…

Kepco union votes to strike

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/28/2015

The majority of the Korean Electric Power Co.-Salcon Power Corp. (Kepco-SPC) labor union voted to hold a  strike last Friday night at their headquarters. Regional Director Edmundo Mirasol of the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB) said…

Labor secretary steps into Kepco labor dispute

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/01/2015

Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz will negotiate with the Korea Electric Power Corp. (Kepco) management at 5 p.m today at J. Center Mall to resolve the labor dispute. About 11 supervisors and 44 rank-and-file employees were about to…

No compromise reached after 7 hours

Aileen Garcia-Yap, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/01/2015

If Kepco plant shuts down, additional power for Cebu can be tapped from Luzon NO agreement was reached yesterday between labor and management representatives of power producer Kepco-SPC even after a conciliation meeting that lasted seven hours.…

Retrenched GMA employees can file complaint, labor exec says

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/29/2015

Retrenched workers of GMA Network who question their dismissal can file a complaint before the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), the Department of Labor and Employment said yesterday. “If workers are uncomfortable or unconvinced about the management’s…

DOLE ASKED TO STEP IN

Aileen Garcia-Yap, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/29/2015

Power plant workers  in Naga may  strike on Labor Day, May 1 Kepco-SPC  asks Labor Secretary to intervene to avoid outages Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz was formally asked  to intervene in the labor dispute in Naga  City…

GMA-7 chief: Layoffs ‘part of strategy to increase ratings, revenues’

Marian Z. Codilla 04/26/2015

The streamlining undertaken by GMA-7 TV network that laid off 200 media workers is “geared towards increasing ratings and revenues.” “The strategic streamlining being undertaken by the Network is geared towards increasing ratings and revenues of all…

Council questions quota for student summer jobs

Nestle L. Semilla 04/10/2015

The Cebu City Council questioned the quota placed on the hiring of students for the city’s Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES). Councilor Sisinio Andales said the City Council received only 40 percent instead of the…

Dole chief stop-work order stays for 3 Cebu projects

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/18/2015

Suspension covers IT Park building,  hypermart, apartelle in Lapu-Lapu The Labor department’s work suspension order on   three construction projects in Cebu stays. Director Exequiel Sarcauga of the Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas said yesterday…

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