GOOD NEWS: Contractual and job order for govt. workers to get P3,000 gratuity pay

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Cordillera - President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has signed Administrative Order (AO) No.38 which authorize the granting of gratuity pay to all contractual and job order workers of the government for Fiscal Year 2020. 

The AO No. 38 stipulates that  all contractual workers and job order in the national government agencies (NGAs), state universities and colleges (SUCs), government-owned or controlled corporations (GOCs) and local water districts (LWDs) who have rendered at least four months of service until December 15, 2020 will receive a gratuity pay not exceeding P3,000 each. 

For those who have rendered service for less than four months, they will receive gratuity pay on a pro-rata basis. 

- 3 months or more but less that 4 months = not exceeding P2,000

- 2 months or more but less than 3 months = not exceeding P1,500

- Less than 2 months = not exceeding P1,000

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Government workers on duty during Enhanced Community Quarantine period to receive hazard pay

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Cordillera - Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has signed Administrative Order No. 26 which grants hazard pay to all government workers who are on duty during the Enhanced Community Quarantine.

According to the AO, it authorizes national government agencies, including state universities and colleges and government-owned and controlled corporations, local government units as well as legislative and judicial branches to grant the COVID-19 Hazard Pay of not exceeding P500 per day to their personnel who will report for work during the implementation of Enhanced Community Quarantine in their respective work stations.

The COVID-19 Hazard Pay also covers personnel who are engaged through contract of service, job order or similar schemes and who are authorized to physically work during the Enhanced Community Quarantine period.

Watch below as PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar explains the details of the COVID-19 Hazard Pay.

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Palace: 2nd tax reform aims to double salary of Filipino school teachers

President Rodrigo Duterte presides over the 21st Cabinet Meeting at the Malacañan Palace on January 8, 2018. Photo: Presidential Communication.

Cordillera - Philippine president Rodrigo Roa Duterte has ordered members of his cabinet to find ways to increase the salary of all Filipino school teachers during a cabinet meeting on Monday. 

According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr., the president gave the directive to increase the teachers's basic pay. 

Roque said President Duterte ordered the Department of Budget and Management and other agencies to include provision in the second tax reform package to fund the said initiative. 

"[The President] says that there will have to be tangible results of any implementation of the second tax reform package. And he said that should be the increase in teachers's salary," Roque said. 

Asked how much the possible salary increase for teachers, Roque said the president "did not say how much... But judging by what he wanted for the (PNP) Philippine National Police and the (AFP) Armed Forces of the Philippines, it could also be that the is also aiming to double the entry salary for teachers. 

The starting salary of public school teachers in the country is at P19,000 per month but may total P23,000 when benefits or allowances are included. 

If the plan of doubling the salary by the president will push through, a public school teacher would take home about P40,000 minus tax. 

source || PTV news

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Igorot cop Chriz Dulagan crowned Misters of Filipinas – Man of the World

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Cordillera - This 23-year-old hunk from Sagada, Mt. Province was crowned Misters of Filipinas – Man of the World 2016-2017 during the Misters of Filipinas 2016 Finals last September 2016.

The proud Cordilleran is also a former Mr. PNPA (Philippine National Police Academy). 

The Man of the World 2017 is another pageant production by Prime Event Productions Philippines Foundation Inc. (PEPS) which aims to produce new concepts that emphasize on education and career development.

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This year's pageant event will be held in the Philippines and will be participated by over 40 candidates from different countries.

Philippines' representative to the event is Christopher "Chriz" Comicho Dulagan, a Police officer under the PNP Aviation Security Group, Terminal 1. 

Dulagan is a proud Igorot from Tetep-an, Sagada, Mountain Province in the northern part of Luzon. He won the Man of the World Philippines title last year in the Misters of Filipinas 2016 national pageant. 

In his interview by a local radio station, Dulagan admitted he does not feel any pressure to the event instead he was very excited to show to the world the beauty and custom of the Philippines.  

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Duterte to ask labor Secretary Bello for possible removal of OEC for OFWs

(Wow-Cordillera) -- In his community meeting with overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) gathered in a hotel near the airport in Hong Kong on Friday, President Rodrigo Duterte once again asked the Filipinos to give him 3 to 4 years to improve the Philippines.

Prior to his scheduled trip to China to attend the One Belt, One Road (Obor) Summit, Duterte delivered a speech to the gathered group of OFWs that eagerly waited for him.

In a short interview after the meeting, the issue of the Overseas Employment Certificate or OEC online service was brought up, asking the president for the total scrapping of the process siting that such procedure only adds to the burden of OFWs when going home.

In order for an OFW to be granted departure from the airport, he/she must present an Overseas Employment Certification  (for first time OFW) or present an OEC exemption number ( returning OFW to the same employer) to the immigration officer before he will be allowed to exit the country.

Although the new procedure of getting a certificate is done partly online, many OFWs still struggle to log-in and register due to unfamiliarity of modern technology.

Thus, they asked the president for a possible removal of the OEC.

President Duterte acknowledged the call and said he will ask the labor secretary to look into it.

"I will ask Bebot Bello to conduct a study. I'm not too familiar with what is wrong here and what is not," he said.

He also added that he will conduct an investigation and crackdown of alleged illegal recruiters who are victimizing many unfortunate Filipinos.

With the regard to the issue of some domestic helpers who allegedly forced to sleep in an inhuman sleeping quarters, he said that Hong Kong authorities and legislators will look into it and will fix the problem.

President Duterte is set to arrive on Beijing, China to attend the Obor Summit on Saturday.

The Obor Summit will be attended by leaders of 28 nations in Beijing to map out China's ambitious new Silk Road project.

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