Province’s investigating body orders jail workers to answer complaints

Izobelle T. Pulgo 03/16/2017

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…

Ermita workers cry foul over unpaid salaries

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/16/2017

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…

Brgy. Banilad workers, officials take drug test

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/12/2017

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…

Cosap conducts surprise drug test on 76 officials and workers of Barangay Banilad, Cebu City

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/12/2017

  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),…

Mother continues business for workers

PR 03/05/2017

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…

Suspension of classes forced drivers not to ply routes

Doris C. Bongcac, Nestle L. Semilla 02/27/2017

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…

DAILY WAGE HIKE: P13 FOR METRO CEBU WORKERS

Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/06/2017

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…

Cebu City’s kasambahay to get P3K

Jhunnex Napallacan 02/06/2017

Household service workers in Cebu City and in other parts of Central Visayas can now expect a P1,000 increase of their monthly minimum rate. Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) regional director Exequiel Sarcauga,…

CSBT to hire job order workers as info officers

Izobelle T. Pulgo 02/05/2017

The Cebu South Bus Terminal (CSBT) management will hire job order employees to help address the recurring issue of passengers being declined to board buses for long-distance trips during peak travel days despite the passengers waiting in…

A reunion of cultural workers

Madrileña de la Cerna 01/28/2017

Cultural Workers from the 1980s and years after that held a reunion yesterday at the Handuraw Gorordo Branch: the Banaag Network, Dungog Network, PETA-CITASA in the Visayas, Bitaw, USC-TG, Prayer, STC Bantawan, DKR (Dulaang Katilingban sa Redemptorist),…

Shouldering the burden

Editorial 01/18/2017

After much deliberation, President Rodrigo Duterte signed the P1,000 increase for Social Security System (SSS) pensioners last Tuesday, but it came with a corresponding 1.5-percent contribution hike from the active members who may or may not reap…

Holding commuters hostage

01/05/2017

If a bus strike similar to what happened in Manila occurred in Metro Cebu, imagine the public uproar and even violence that may break out between drivers, management and even passengers. Last Dec. 29, over 10,000 passengers…

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