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  • Bello clarifies, no deferment of workers’ 13th month pay

    Bello clarifies, no deferment of workers’ 13th month pay

    By Fernan Angeles AFTER a public outrage by the working class, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III suddenly took a step back and denied hand on the proposal that would see a bleaker Christmas among the Philippine labor force, adding that there won’t be any deferment of their 13th month pay. In a statement, Bello also…

  • COVID-19 leaves 180,000 Filipinos jobless – DOLE

    COVID-19 leaves 180,000 Filipinos jobless – DOLE

    By Fernan Angeles THE global pandemic forced over 180,000 Filipinos to lose their jobs, said the Department of Labor and Employment. Government data released by DOLE’s job placement monitoring unit showed most of them lost their jobs due in view of company scale-down, retrenchment and closure. The National Capital Region recorded the highest number with…