The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is pushing for a safer workplace for employees of the Information Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) firms after the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) rejected proposals to grant tax incentives to the sector for implementing work-from-home (WFH) arrangements. Labor Secretary Silvestre H.…
DILG Secretary Eduardo Ano (Presidential photo) MANILA - Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Ano said people from all walks of life now feel safer due to constant police presence and support programs provided by the government to communities, which resulted in a decline in the country's crime rate in the last five years. "Dahil din sa mga hakbanging ito ay bumaba ang dami ng krimen sa ating bansa ng 34 percent, at mga index crime ng 70 percent noong 2020 kumpara sa taong 2016, at patuloy po itong bumababa ngayong taon. Kahit po sa survey, masasabi po na ang mga kababayan natin ay sabi nila ay mas feel nilang ligtas sila (Because of these efforts, our crime rate has dipped by 34 percent while index crimes dropped by 70 percent in 2020 as compared to 2016's figures and it continues to further go down this year. Even in surveys, our kababayans say they feel safer)," Ano told President Rodrigo Duterte during his Talk to the People on M
Safey Seal certification (Photo courtesy of Gateway/Ali Mall Cinema Facebook) MANILA - The Safety Seal, the poster with the green check usually displayed on entrances of establishments, does not only mean compliance with health protocols but also assures clients that they are safe as they will deal with vaccinated workers. Once Safety Seal-certified, 10 percent will be added to the allowed capacity of the establishment, according to the Quezon City Business Permits and Licensing Department. The QC government is encouraging all business establishments to apply for a Safety Seal certificate as the process has become easier and is free of charge. "Ang safety seal ay indikasyon na nakasunod sa tamang pamantayan ng health and safety protocols ang mga negosyo at natitiyak nito ang kaligtasan at kaayusan ng mga establisyimento (The safety seal is an indication that businesses follow health and safety protocols and assures the establishments are safe and in order)," the QC Government
Image courtesy of safetyseal.dilg.gov.ph MANILA - Business establishments allowed to open in their localities which are issued a safety seal will be granted an increase of 10 percentage points in operational or venue capacity with the issuance of the latest joint guidelines from five government regulatory agencies. The latest directive is contained in the "Supplemental Guidelines Relative to the Implementing Guidelines of the Safety Seal Certification Program" signed by the heads of the Department of Health (DOH), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Tourism (DOT), and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Oct. 1. In a statement Sunday, DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez said the increase in allowable occupancy was meant to encourage businesses to apply for the safety seal and strengthen health protocols in establishments and workplaces. "This seal is one of the government's measures to restart th