Close to 22K CV workers receive cash assistance from DOLE

Futch Anthony Inso 04/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines- Around 21,945 workers in Central Visayas have already received their financial assistance, under the COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP) from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-7. DOLE-7 information officer Luchel Taniza said that…

Lapu closes Mandaue-Mactan bridges to nonresidents, non-essential personnel

Rosalie Abatayo 04/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City government will already ban the entry and exit of non-essential personnel to and from the city amid the rising number of coronavirus disease cases there. The order which covers all…

DOLE-7 disburses P109.7M to CAMP beneficiaries

Futch Anthony Inso 04/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) has already disbursed a total of P109.7 million to 21,945 workers in the region who qualified under the COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP).…

DOLE-7: Inspection of BPO office still ongoing

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE -7) is now conducting an inspection and assessment in a business process outsourcing (BPO) firm based in Cebu City.  Salome Siaton, director of…

Cebu City: Going in is easy, going out…tricky

Rosalie O. Abatayo 03/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — While it is easier for workers from the component towns and cities of Cebu province to enter Cebu City, going back to where you came from is another story. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia reiterated…

Garcia tells supermarket owners: Provide accommodation for your employees

Rosalie Abatayo 03/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Owners of supermarkets in Cebu City will need to provide for the accommodation of non-city residents as the provincial government closes its borders at midnight on Monday, March 30, 2020. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia…

Lockdown shutters 700 Luzon factories

Kimmy Baraoidan, Maricar Cinco - Inquirer.net 03/21/2020

SAN PEDRO CITY—Uncertainty is hanging over the heads of tens of thousands of minimum wage workers in hundreds of factories producing car parts, electronics, and other industrial and consumer goods in Luzon, which have suspended operations due…

Bello appeals to other big businesses to take care of their workers amid COVID-19 crisis

By Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III called on big businesses to join others who have taken care of their employees amid the national emergency brought about by the COVID-19 outbreak. “We are grateful to the…

Cebu City mayor urges private sector not to terminate workers

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Several firms here and abroad have started reducing their manpower to cushion the impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). But Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella urged members of the private sector not to let…

Deployment ban in Kuwait also covers returning domestic workers – Bello

01/03/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines will also ban the deployment of vacationing household service workers to Kuwait and not only new ones as initially announced, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said. “Initially, I was inclined to exempt…

Tech Mahindra targets 1,500 additional workers in Cebu in 2020

Irene R. Sino Cruz 12/18/2019

CEBU CITY—Tech Mahindra is projected to increase its workforce in Cebu next year. Anand Achuthan, Tech Mahindra Philippines country head, made the announcement during the ribbon cutting ceremony of their 4th site in Cebu held Tuesday, December…

Rama: JOs, who tested positive for drug use, will be returned to DSWS

Irene R. Sino Cruz 12/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The two job order (JO) workers assigned to the Cebu City Sangguniang Panglungsod who tested positive for use of shabu will be returned to the Department of Social Welfare and Services (DSWS), which…

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