Employees & Entrepreneurs Ask SSS and PhilHealth to Cancel Possible Increase of Contribution A lot of employees and entrepreneurs are urging SSS and PhilHealth to cancel the possible contribution hike due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the previous months of 2020, the coronavirus pandemic severely affects the public’s health and the global economy as it … Read more
BIR issued RMC 120-2020 clarifying the tax exemption of private sector employees retiring early. The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issued Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) 120-2020 clarifying the tax exemption of employees in the private sector who were retiring early. This, as the retirement benefits received by an employee from a private firm who decided … Read more
Employees Setting Up Giant Christmas Tree at Araneta Center in Quezon City Elicit Comments Several employees have already set up a giant Christmas Tree at the Araneta Center in Quezon City for the upcoming Christmas season. Earlier this week, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) relaxed several control measures being implemented at malls, shopping, and … Read more
DOLE Releases Statement About Releasing of 13th Month Issue The Department of Labor and Employment finally breaks its silence and speaks about the issue of releasing the 13th month pay this December. On Tuesday (October 13, 2020), the Labor Department clarified that business establishments and employers are required to release the 13th month pay of … Read more
“We’re all affected by this pandemic”, according to Bembol Roco. Bembol Roco expressed his lamentation as employees in the showbiz industry were among those affected by the community quarantine measures in the Philippines. At the time that stricter community quarantine measures were being implemented in the country, show business suddenly stopped and workers then stayed … Read more
Gov’t Employees Conduct Clearing Operations in Rude Manner The video footage of some government employees conducting a clearing operations in a rude manner along the street goes viral online. The Philippine government is implementing road clearing and road widening operations all across the country over the past few years. The program aims to remove all … Read more
Google to some ABS-CBN employees: “Google may have detected government-backed attackers trying to steal your password.“ Google on Thursday detected activities that “government-backed attackers” attempted to steal Google accounts from some ABS-CBN employees. This, after some ABS-CBN employees reported receiving notifications from Google, saying that “government-backed attackers” tried to steal their accounts. According to Google, … Read more