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State-Of-The-Art Hospital for Ofws ECC benefits for collapsed supermarket workers P6 STATE-OF-THE-ART HOSPITAL FOR OFWS THE P550-million hospital for OFWs that will rise in San Fernando, Pampanga will have state-of-the-art facilities, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said during the project’s groundbreaking ceremony held on Labor Day. P2 Expanded maternity leave in full effect CONSISTENT with his commitment to push for the immediate implementation of the expanded maternity leave law, Secretary Silvestre Bello III led the signing on Labor Day in San Fernando, Pampanga the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act 11210, along with Civil Service Chairperson Alicia Dela Rosa Bala and Social Security System President and CEO Aurora Ignacio. The IRR was finished in about 60 days or way ahead of the 90 days maximum prescribed period for crafting the guidelines of Implementing Rules and P2 Fresh grad photo by Jomar Lagmay, IPS among 700+ DOLE-OFW HOSPITAL GROUNDBREAKING. Former President and House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (2nd from right) is joined by Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III (3rd from left), Health Secretary Francisco Duque, Pampanga Governor Lilia Pineda, PAGCOR CEO Andrea Domingo, and a HOTS in Bicol representative from Home Development Mutual Development Fund (HDMF) and Bloomberry Resorts and Hotels Company in the groundbreaking of the DOLE-OFW Hospital and Diagnostic Center during the Labor Day celebration on May 1, at the PEO Compound, Barangay Sindalan, San Fernando, P8 Pampanga. photo photo by by Jomar KMC Lagmay,MAG Group IPS photo by POLO Vancouver photo by Dodong Echavez, IPS photo by Dodong Echavez, IPS NEWS OVERSEAS AGENCIES GOOD NEWS Gov’t limits entry Financial literacy P1M at stake for best Dressmaker, launched in POLO housewives, of foreign workers seafarers biz plan Kabuhayan winners P3 Vancouver P5 P6 P8 2 May 2019 Expanded maternity leave IRR signed . from P1 Regulations of the 105-Day civil status, employment status, Expanded Maternity Leave and the legitimacy of her child. (EML) Law. The CSC, the DOLE, the SSS, Secretary Bello reiterated and the Gender Ombud of the that the law will not Commission on Human Rights disadvantage the female in consultation with trade workers in terms of company unions, labor organizations, hiring, allaying apprehensions and employers’ representatives that it will discourage shall, within one month after photo by Jomar Lagmay, IPS employers from recruiting the publication of IRR, conduct women jobseekers. a review of the maternity leave IRR FOR EXPANDED MATERNITY LEAVE LAW. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III (2nd from right-seated), Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Alicia Dela Rosa-Bala, SSS President and CEO Aurora Ignacio show the signed Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR) for the 105-Day Expanded Maternity Leave “The hiring of workers, benefits of female workers in Law during the Labor Day celebration at the Kingsborough International Convention Center in San Fernando, Pampanga. Witnessing the signing ceremony first and foremost, is based on the public and private sector. are Senator Pia Cayetano, Congresswoman Bernadette Herrera-Dy, Justice Undersecretary Emmie Aglipay-Villar, DOLE Undersecretary Ana Dione, Assistant competence and integrity, not Thereafter, they shall include Secretary Joji Aragon, and other government officials. on gender, Secretary Bello said. maternity leave benefits in their The labor chief also cited the validation report conducted Magna Carta for Women which every four years for the SSS and Bello cites employers for job fair success protects them from workplace the DOLE and every three years discrimination. for the CSC, or more frequently MORE than 25,000 jobseekers Cashier. Bello assured that DOLE as may be necessary, to meet came very close to getting Some of the jobseekers were will also strictly enforce at the needs of pregnant women employed on Labor Day in the referred to TESDA for skills all times the general labor and newly-born infants, and massive jobs and business fair training (1,543), to livelihood standards which would improve their welfare. held in 31 sites nationwide. assistance provided by DOLE include the compliance to the Whoever fails or refuses to Labor Secretary Silvestre (1,604), to DTI for business expanded maternity leave law. comply with the provisions Bello III expressed gratitude to opportunity (2,053), and to The 105-Day Expanded of R.A. No. 11210 shall be employers who made available other participating government Maternity Leave Law covers the punished by a fine of not less more than 204,000 local and agencies such as NBI, SSS, female workers in government than 20 thousand pesos nor overseas jobs, including PRC, OWWA, NRCO, PRC, and the private sector, including more than 200 thousand pesos, vacancies in various positions PhilHealth, POEA, and NCDA- those in the informal economy, and imprisonment of not less in government agencies. PWD (2,143). voluntary contributors to the than six years and one day nor “We are grateful to our Bello encouraged jobseekers Social Security System, and more than 12 years or both. employers who participated. of all ages to take advantage of photo by ALDM, IPS national athletes, regardless of –Gerry S. Rubio Their involvement made the the massive job and business job fair massive and a big opportunities offered during HIRED-ON-THE-SPOT. “Masaya po dahil success,” Bello said. “We are job fairs. magiging magkasama kami sa trabaho, mas equally thankful to our partner In one instance, an applicant okay lalo na at bagong kasal kami at bubuo na agencies in the TNK and BBB who found employment at the ng pamilya. Maganda rin po na hindi na naming kailangan lumayo at dito lang sa aming lugar ay programs for the successful main job fair site was Marianne mayroon ng trabaho,” said newlyweds Maybelyn undertaking,” he added. Javier, a 40-year old jobseeker and Jerry Evangelista, who were hired-on-the-spot The Bureau of Local who qualified both as a factory during the Labor Day job fair in Pampanga. Employment said the one- worker for a local company and day fair drew a total of 35,242 as a nail technician for Brunei. kasal kami at bubuo na ng applicants. Of those applicants Also among those who pamilya. Maganda rin po na who qualified to the different immediately found employment hindi na naming kailangan job vacancies, 4,314 were were newlyweds Maybelyn lumayo at dito lang sa aming immediately hired, while 21,593 and Jerry Evangelista. They lugar ay mayroon ng trabaho,” were considered hired, but were both hired by Superl said the couple. still need to submit additional Philippines, Inc. as factory Another jobseeker who was or lacking requirements, or workers. The couple found out hired-on-the-spot was Mia may need to undergo further about the job fair through their Joanna Javier, a senior high interviews, trade test or neighbor. On April 30, after school graduate. Also hired as examination. their wedding ceremony at a factory worker, Javier said The top five occupations with the municipal hall, the couple that she wanted to work after photo by Jomar Lagmay, IPS the most number of jobseekers submitted their resumes and finishing senior high school to who were Hired-on-the-Spot pre-registered to the job fair. help her family and save money DOLE SECRETARY WITH SPES BENEFICIARIES. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III greets hundreds of were Production Worker, “Masaya po dahil magiging for her college education. beneficiaries of Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) in the province of Pampanga during –Althea Louise D. Majan the Labor Day celebration on May 1, at Kingsborough International Convention Center in San Fernando, Service Crew, Assembler, magkasama kami sa trabaho, Pampanga. Production Operator, and mas okay lalo na at bagong State-of-the-art hospital for OFWs THE P550-million hospital property in Barangay Sindalan dependents. the hospital is being finalized for OFWs that will rise in San donated by the provincial “This hospital is in “This hospital is in to signal the start of its Fernando, Pampanga will government of Pampanga. recognition of the recognition of the valuable construction. have state-of-the-art facilities, The building cost, valuable contribution contribution of our modern- “The details are not yet final Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello estimated at P400 million, will day heroes, the overseas and even the bed capacity, the III said during the project’s be shouldered by Bloomberry of our modern-day Filipino workers, in the level of medical care, such groundbreaking ceremony Cultural Foundation Inc. heroes, the overseas growth of our economy. as primary, secondary and held on Labor Day. The hospital is expected to Filipino workers, in the This will serve as among tertiary, the plantilla staffing He added that the be completed in 18 months. the legacies that President and the budget, but we hope to acquisition and installation Once operational, it will be growth of our economy. Duterte can leave behind for construct the hospital within of the facilities for the first- managed by the Department This will serve as our OFWs,” Bello said. one and a half year, within ever DOLE-OFW hospital of Health. among the legacies OWWA Administrator the Duterte Administration,” and diagnostics center will Bello said the hospital Hans Leo Cacdac said Cacdac said. be financed by a P150-million will provide the medical that President Duterte a memorandum of But he added that donation from the Philippine needs and services, as well can leave behind for understanding among Bloomberry officials are “now Amusement and Gaming as subsidy programs of the ” concerned government discussing these matters with Corporation (PAGCOR). Overseas Workers Welfare our OFWs. agencies and other their engineers and architects The hospital will be Administration (OWWA) for – Secretary Bello stakeholders for the to commence the project.” constructed on a two-hectare OFWs, their families, and construction and operation of –Paul R.
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