Butuan City (May 30) — The Associated Labor Union-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) recently filed a petition to the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) Caraga for a wage increase of 125 pesos. Read the rest of this entry »
ALU-TUCP asks Caraga wage board P125 increase for workers
May 30, 2008
16 GROs rescued from prostitution den
May 21, 2008
CAMP MACABULOS, Tarlac — Agents of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Team (CIDT) rescued four minors and rounded-up 12 guest relation officers from a prostitution den in Bgy. San Isidro, Tarlac City yesterday. Read the rest of this entry »
Study says carbon nanotubes as dangerous as asbestos
May 20, 2008
New research shows that long, needle-thin carbon nanotubes could lead to lung cancer. Read the rest of this entry »
Worker’s inn opens June 12
May 19, 2008
The second worker’s inn would be open in time for Independence Day, said the Metro Manila Development Authority. Read the rest of this entry »
Call-center employees are getting stress and breaking traditional life style and living with relationship troubles needs counselling badly
May 18, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly,18 May:Working as counsellor in the City Beautiful from last fifteen years, I find Call-center employees are getting stress and breaking traditional life style and living with relationship troubles. Read the rest of this entry »
Non-members to pay union fees too
May 17, 2008
THE Supreme Court has declared as legal the collection of union dues from non-union members who are included in the benefits negotiated by the union from management through a collective bargaining agreement. Read the rest of this entry »
RP urges removal from UN child soldiers list
May 15, 2008
MANILA – The Philippines has urged its removal from the UN’s list of countries with child soldiers, stressing that it condemns the practice by various rebel groups, the foreign department said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Turkish owner regrets buying the Otapan (ship full of asbestos)
May 15, 2008
The Otapan is finally on it’s way to Turkey to be broken up. Will the Turkish owner earn some money with it? “No, the Otapan only gave us trouble.” Read the rest of this entry »
Pinoy student wins int’l public speaking contest in London
May 11, 2008
Sixteen-year-old Gian Dapul, an incoming senior at the Philippine Science High School, won the English Speaking Union’s International Public Speaking Competition held in London last Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
