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1,468 hired on the spot in Pampanga job fairs

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO–A total of 1,468 job applicants were hired on the spot during the May 1 jobs fair held simultaneously at SM Pampanga, SM Clark and SM San Fernando Downtown while some 4,000 are still completing the required documents for their eventual employment. Luningning Vergara, manager of Provincial Employment Service Office (PESO), said […]

Groups push for higher salary, job tenure

ANGELES CITY–Workers group from Central Luzon have pushed for higher salary and job tenure during their Labor Day rally here. The Workers Alliance in Region 3 (WAR) and the Anakpawis Partylist members have reiterated their call for the P125 across the board salary increase and regularization of employees in their respective workplaces during their rally […]

Sen. Legarda to push for ‘Pantawid Tuition’ program

ANGELES CITY–Team PNoy senatorial bet Loren Legarda plans to push for a program that will ensure one college graduate in every Filipino family. Under her proposal “Pantawid Tuition” program, Legarda said she will ensure one college graduate in every poor family in the country. “Bawat isa sa 3.8 million poorest families sa bansa ay magkakaroon […]

HLURB taps homeowners to combat graft, corruption

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO–Vice President Jejomar C. Binay yesterday said the homeowners’ associations (HOAs) can be effective agents in the drive to eradicate graft and corruption in both the public and private sectors. “We want to elevate the consciousness of HOA members and empower them to become agents of change,” Binay said. He encouraged HOAs […]

CDC labor dispute elevated to DOLE

CLARK FREEPORT–The appeal of a labor union from the Clark Development Corporation (CDC) has been elevated to the Department of Labor and Employment’s national office. The appeal of the Association of CDC Supervisory Personnel (ACSP) to implement their collective bargaining agreement has been elevated to the labor agency’s national office after a referendum among union […]

DILG orders creation of transition teams

ANGELES CITY–The Department of Interior and Local Government has ordered the creation of transition teams to ensure continuity of local governance after the May 2013 polls. In a directive to provincial governors and city and town mayors, Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas ordered the creation of “Governance Transition Teams” for the orderly and smooth turnover of […]