Today’s News to Go

A labor group rallied in front of the office of the biggest manpower cooperative in the country, Asiapro in Pasig City Wednesday morning.

Over 15,000 jobs will be available at the job fairs which will be held in malls during the labor day, the Department of Labor and Employment said.

The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) claimed that the P1.14 billion funds allocated in 2013 for the government’s peace and development program, dubbed as the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (Pamana) program, were all accounted for.

The prolonged dry spell has not only affected crop production but has also affected rainforestation initiatives in the watershed, an environment group said.

Labor unions urged today Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz to scrap Department Order 18-A (DO 18-A) saying it violates the worker’s right to security of tenure.