ABOUT 26 of 40 department heads and officials tested negative in a surprise drug test at the Mandaue City Hall grounds yesterday morning. City Administrator Danilo Almendras said City Hall employees and department heads were reminded last…
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Monday offered a package of services from the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) WELL program to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) repatriated under the Saudi amnesty program. WELL stands for…
Only 160 out of the 203 employees of Cebu City Hall’s Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW) were present during a surprise drug test conducted by the city yesterday. One employee reportedly fled from the DEPW…
Women go through a ton of discomfort monthly due to their menstruation cycles. Now, it seems that the Italian government is looking to aid their ailing female workforce. The country’s lower house parliament, as per The Independent,…
Aside from local government units (LGUs), the Department of Education (DepEd) is one of the top agencies in the Visayas area to have the most number of employees named as respondents before the Office of the…
THE Provincial Committee on Discipline and Investigation (CODI) has issued an order directing the 10 employees of Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) to answer the allegations against them. Last Monday, Legaspi filed three formal complaints…
Three months into the year and employees of Barangay Ermita still have not gotten their salaries for 2017. According to Ermita Barangay Secretary Erwin Peñafort, he has already submitted three weeks ago the vouchers for the salaries…
The 76 officials and employees of Barangay Banilad in Cebu City were made to undergo a surprise drug testing yesterday morning. This is part of city government’s campaign to ensure and promote a drug-free workplace in the…
Officials and employees of Barangay Banilad in Cebu City underwent a surprise drug testing on Sunday morning. A total of 76 officials and employees were tested by the Cebu City Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (Cosap),…
She could have retired from manufacturing native products but her workers strengthened her resolve to continue her business. Norma Carreon’s business has already reached more than 40 years, supplying hats, fans, placemats, bags, laundry baskets made from…
NOT every jeepney driver who didn’t ply his usual route yesterday joined the transport strike, at least according to some of them. The scarcity of passengers in some parts of Cebu City after some schools suspended their…
The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in Central Visayas (RTWPB-7) approved yesterday a P13 daily wage increase in Metro Cebu for workers in the private sector. The amount, which raises to P366 the minimum wage in…
