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P1.185-B for health workers' risk pay OK'd

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 05:42 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte approved the release of P1.185 billion in additional funds for health workers' special risk allowance, Sen. Bong Go said. Read more »

Mas mataas na sickness benefit, cash assistance OK sa ECC

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 19 07:22 PM

Inaprubahan ng Employees' Compensation Commission na itaas sa ang sickness benefit at cash assistance para sa mga manggagawang magkakasakit, gaya ng COVID. Read more »

Bilang ng health workers na may COVID sa Tala Hospital, bumababa

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 19 08:03 AM

Bumababa na ang bilang ng mga health workers na tinatamaan ng COVID-19 sa Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital sa Tala, Caloocan, ayon sa isang opisyal nito. Read more »

Human resources a 'challenge' in implementation of Universal Health Care Law

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 19 02:29 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - Human resource is considered the “most important aspect” but a “challenge” for the implementation of the Universal Health Care Law, according to a national scientist. Read more »

Workers exempted from ‘no vaxx, no ride’: labor chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 18 03:59 PM

Workers are exempted from a ban on unvaccinated people using public transport in Metro Manila, the labor department said. Read more »

Taiwan bubuksan na sa mga migrant Filipino workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 01:45 PM

Malapit nang buksan ng Taiwan ang kanilang border para sa mga overseas Filipino worker, ayon sa isang labor official. Read more »

Apple's biggest plant in China woos workers with benefits amid omicron surge

Ann Cao, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 18 12:41 PM

The world’s largest iPhone factory is offering former workers extra cash to return to its production line, as a local omicron COVID-19 outbreak disrupts travel to the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou. Read more »

8,600 OFWs naka-quarantine dahil sa banta ng omicron

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 04:32 PM

Mayroong 8,600 overseas Filipino workers ang naka-quarantine sa buong bansa dahil sa banta ng mas nakakahawang COVID-19 omicron variant. Read more »

Apple to require employee proof of COVID-19 booster

Reuters
Posted at Jan 17 08:38 AM

Apple Inc will require retail and corporate employees to provide proof of a COVID-19 booster shot, The Verge reported, citing an internal email. Read more »

Gov’t urged: Be mindful of effect of surge on health workers

Mico Abarro, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 04:40 PM

Health reform advocate Dr. Tony Leachon said government must revisit its COVID-19 alert level system, amid a surge in cases among health workers. Read more »

Some 9k medical workers infected with COVID, group says

Mico Abarro, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 08:43 AM

The Alliance of Health Workers also calls on government to hire health workers en masse to solve shortages in the country's health care system. Read more »

Healthcare workers uneasy over shortened quarantine period

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 02:42 AM

Health officials reduce the prescribed quarantine period in the country to as short as 5 days. Read more »

Mabilis na pagtaas ng kaso ng COVID-19 naitala sa Bicol

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 11:40 PM

Nangangamba ang Department of Health sa Bicol matapos magtala ang ahensiya ngayong Biyernes ng 459 na bagong kaso ng COVID-19 sa rehiyon. Read more »

Pondo ng health workers mas prayoridad kaysa mass testing: Duque

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 09:17 PM

Sinabi ni Health Sec. Francisco Duque paglalaanan na lang ng pondo ang benepisyo ng health workers kaysa mass testing. Read more »

Priority for elderly, healthworkers sought in COVID-19 testing

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 02:58 PM

The Department of Health has recommended to prioritize health workers, the elderly and persons with comorbidities for COVID-19 testing, its spokesperson said Friday as infections are expected to rise until the second week of February. Read more »

DOH must release basis for reducing quarantine period: group

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 11:47 AM

The Department of Health (DOH) should release the data showing the scientific basis for reducing the COVID-19 quarantine period, a group said Friday. Read more »

2.2 million workers hit by Odette: ILO

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 10:44 AM

At least 2.2 million workers were directly affected one month since typhoon Odette battered through the southern part of the Philippines, the International Labor Organization said Friday. Read more »

FACT-CHECK: Matatanggal nga ba sa trabaho ang mga empleyadong hindi magpapabakuna kontra COVID-19?

Fact-checked by the ABS-CBN News Investigative and Research Group
Posted at Jan 13 10:27 PM

Sa orihinal na IATF Resolution No. 148-B at maging sa sumunod na IATF Resolution No. 149, wala saan mang binanggit na “mandatory” o sapilitan ang pagbabakuna sa mga empleyadong papasok sa trabaho. Read more »

Microsoft hires key Apple engineer to design server chips

Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 08:13 AM

Microsoft Corp hired a key Apple Inc engineer to design its own chips for its servers, Bloomberg News reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Read more »

Onsite vaccination planned at Manila construction sites

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 02:25 AM

Onsite vaccination will cover all construction workers involved in local government-funded projects, Domagoso said during a site visit on Wednesday. Read more »