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                    [Title] => IT training center for OFWs opens
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                    [Title] => No work, no pay on Ninoy Aquino Day
                    [Summary] => Workers who will report for work on Saturday, "Ninoy Aquino Day," will be entitled to additional pay.


Labor and Employment Secretary Patricia Sto. Tomas said the "no work, no pay" policy will apply on Saturday, Aug. 21, which is a special non-working day.

"Under the law, only those who would report for work are entitled to receive additional 30 percent from their regular daily rate and plus 30 percent for services rendered in excess of eight hours," she said.
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But the impasse remains as the PRBL management rejected the demand of protesting workers that they be exonerated from any possible liability for staging an illegal strike.
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The PAIRTF will be under the command of retired Manila police colonel Reynaldo Jaylo.

Labor and Employment Secretary Patricia Sto. Tomas, meanwhile, heads the task force’s oversight committee.
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Umamin si Sto. Tomas na nagkamali siya nang i-feed sa media ang impormasyon na nakuha niya mula sa isang tawag na galing sa Saudi Arabia na pinalaya na umano si dela Cruz at dinala na ito sa isang hotel sa Baghdad.

Si Sto. Tomas ay kasalukuyang nasa Baghdad at sinamahan si Arsenia at Jessie, asawa at kapatid ni Angelo para mapalapit siya sa lugar na kinaroroonan ng binihag niyang mister.

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Labor and Employment Secretary Patricia Sto. Tomas said the government is set to implement a new inspection system to ensure compliance with general labor standards by commercial firms.
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Reports said relatives of the victims plan to sue the Norwegian Cruise Lines, owner of the SS Norway, where an explosion occurred in the boiler room last May 25.
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The fatalities were identified as third engineer Ricardo Rosal, stokers Ramil Bernal and Candido Valenzuela, and oiler Rene Villanueva.

The injured were identified as assistant sweeper engineer Mari John Bautista and stoker Ramon Villaraez, who were both taken to the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami.
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At the same time, about 200 OFWs who have violated their employment contracts will also be repatriated.

President Arroyo made these announcements yesterday upon her return from a two-day visit to Kuwait to look into the condition of OFWs amid the threat of war.
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Labor and Employment Secretary Patricia Sto.
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                    [Title] => No work, no pay on Ninoy Aquino Day
                    [Summary] => Workers who will report for work on Saturday, "Ninoy Aquino Day," will be entitled to additional pay.


Labor and Employment Secretary Patricia Sto. Tomas said the "no work, no pay" policy will apply on Saturday, Aug. 21, which is a special non-working day.

"Under the law, only those who would report for work are entitled to receive additional 30 percent from their regular daily rate and plus 30 percent for services rendered in excess of eight hours," she said.
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 260095 [Title] => Yap finally intervenes in Philippine Rabbit labor row [Summary] => TARLAC CITY — Responding to the public clamor, Gov. Jose Yap has finally interceded in the labor standoff that has paralyzed the operations of the Philippine Rabbit Bus Lines (PRBL), one of the country’s oldest bus companies, for more than four months now.

But the impasse remains as the PRBL management rejected the demand of protesting workers that they be exonerated from any possible liability for staging an illegal strike.
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1168087 [AuthorName] => Benjie Villa [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 257735 [Title] => Oversight committee created to supervise Jaylo task force [Summary] => President Arroyo has formed an eight-member committee to oversee the participation of government agencies in anti-illegal recruitment operations of the newly formed Presidential Anti-Illegal Recruitment Task Force (PAIRTF).

The PAIRTF will be under the command of retired Manila police colonel Reynaldo Jaylo.

Labor and Employment Secretary Patricia Sto. Tomas, meanwhile, heads the task force’s oversight committee.
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Umamin si Sto. Tomas na nagkamali siya nang i-feed sa media ang impormasyon na nakuha niya mula sa isang tawag na galing sa Saudi Arabia na pinalaya na umano si dela Cruz at dinala na ito sa isang hotel sa Baghdad.

Si Sto. Tomas ay kasalukuyang nasa Baghdad at sinamahan si Arsenia at Jessie, asawa at kapatid ni Angelo para mapalapit siya sa lugar na kinaroroonan ng binihag niyang mister.

Sa isang radio interview, ikinalungkot ni Sto. Tomas ang maling impormasyon na inihayag niya at hindi muna niya naberipika kaagad na nagsilbing basehan naman ng media sa pag-uulat. [DatePublished] => 2004-07-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 212912 [Title] => 41% of commercial establishments violating labor laws [Summary] => At least 40,000 workers nationwide were deprived of their wages and other benefits during the first quarter of the year as more than 2,000 firms were found to have violated general labor standards.

Labor and Employment Secretary Patricia Sto. Tomas said the government is set to implement a new inspection system to ensure compliance with general labor standards by commercial firms.
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Reports said relatives of the victims plan to sue the Norwegian Cruise Lines, owner of the SS Norway, where an explosion occurred in the boiler room last May 25.
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The fatalities were identified as third engineer Ricardo Rosal, stokers Ramil Bernal and Candido Valenzuela, and oiler Rene Villanueva.

The injured were identified as assistant sweeper engineer Mari John Bautista and stoker Ramon Villaraez, who were both taken to the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1413632 [AuthorName] => Jose Aravilla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 205319 [Title] => Sin to priests: Prevent SARS mass hysteria [Summary] => Archbishop of Manila Jaime Cardinal Sin called yesterday for prudence in dealing with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and asked Catholic priests to guide their flock on the proper action to take against the killer virus.
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At the same time, about 200 OFWs who have violated their employment contracts will also be repatriated.

President Arroyo made these announcements yesterday upon her return from a two-day visit to Kuwait to look into the condition of OFWs amid the threat of war.
[DatePublished] => 2003-02-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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