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DOLE to hire 5K local folks to clean up Catanduanes
By John Clifford Lintao RESIDENTS in the battered Catanduanes province in the Bicol region are being considered in a cash-for-work program embarking on cleaning up and repairing damages resulting from the havoc of super typhoon Rolly. In a radio interview, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello hinted at hiring some 5,000 workers living in the province, adding…
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Workers outraged over plans to defer 13th month pay
By John Clifford Lintao SEVERAL labor groups are outraged over a government proposal to allow distressed small and medium enterprises to defer payment of 13th month pay to their workers in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Reacting to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello’s statement proposing to exempt or defer payment of 13th month pay to workers,…