Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada (File photo) MANILA - Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada pressed the need to double the amount of government subsidy to state workers to augment their earnings amid the continuing rise in the cost of living, aggravated by the spike in oil prices. "Sa pagtaas ng inflation rate o ang pagtaas ng presyo ng ilang pangkaraniwang serbisyo at produktong binibili ng mga konsyumer, hindi na makabuluhan ang halaga ng Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA) na natatanggap ng mga manggagawa sa gobyerno (With the high inflation rate, the amount of PERA received by government workers is inconsequential )," Estrada, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development, said in a news release on Sunday. Estrada said "it is timely" to raise the PERA to PHP4,000 to cover some expenses of government workers, who usually respond to public duties, especially during times of crisis and calamity. In his Senate Bill 1027,
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MANILA - The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) on Tuesday said its former chief Robert Empedrad did not make "illegal" appointments of officers-in-charge (OIC) before he vacated his post. In a statement, MARINA said Empedrad "quietly" vacated his position on Friday after receiving a copy of the Office of the President (OP) Memorandum Circular No. 1 (2022) that declared presidential appointees and other non-permanent positions in the government vacant. "Before Vice Admiral Empedrad left his post, he did not sign nor issue any document designating Officers-in-Charge to assume positions declared as vacant as a result of the said Presidential issuance," it said. It noted that the opinion of one or more members of the Alliance of Marina Employees (AME) "does not necessarily reflect the position of the Alliance itself on the issue." "Lastly, we would like to clarify that all employees of the Marina are members of the AME," it said. On Mond
A contractual employee of the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) in Hyderabad, was arrested for allegedly sharing highly secured and confidential information about the DRDL-RCI Complex through social media to a suspected ISI female handler, said Rachakonda Police on Friday.
(File photo) MANILA - Government employees will now be receiving a night shift differential pay, according to a new law signed by President Rodrigo Duterte. Republic Act (RA) No. 11701, signed by Duterte on April 13, grants a night shift differential pay to government employees including those in government-owned or -controlled corporations (GOCCs) working between the hours of 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. "Government employees occupying position items from Division Chief and below, or their equivalent, including those in government-owned or -controlled corporations, whether the nature of their employment is permanent, contractual, temporary, or casual, shall be paid night shift differential at a rate not exceeding 20 percent of the hourly basic rate of the employee, as determined by the head of the agency, for each hour of work performed between the hours of 6 in the evening and 6 in the morning of the following day," the law read. Under RA 11701, the night shift differential pay provide