Day: September 18, 2024

ILOILO CITY – The government’s Single-entry Approach (SEnA) implemented by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) helped recover some PHP330.58 million in benefits for 8,526 workers in Western Visayas from 2022 until August this year. ‘SEnA provides speedy, impartial, inexpensive, and accessible procedures to work issues and conflicts,’ DOLE6 OIC assistant regional director Melisa Navarra said in an interview on Wednesday. Data showed an increasing percentage of settlement rate among workers and employers, starting with 81.19 percent in 2022, 80.57 percent in 2023, and 86.28 percent from January to August this year. DOLE 6 mediator-arbiter Lawyer Divine Grace B.

ILOILO CITY – The government’s Single-entry Approach (SEnA) implemented by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) helped recover some PHP330.58 million in benefits for 8,526 workers in Western Visayas from 2022 until August this year. ‘SEnA provides speedy, impartial, inexpensive, and accessible procedures to work issues and conflicts,’ DOLE6 OIC assistant regional director Melisa Navarra said in an interview on Wednesday. Data showed an increasing percentage of settlement rate among workers and employers, starting with 81.19 percent in 2022, 80.57 percent in 2023, and 86.28 percent from January to August this year. DOLE 6 mediator-arbiter Lawyer Divine Grace B.

Manila: The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently completed the construction of a road slope protection structure to safeguard motorists and pedestrians from the destructive effects of flooding and landslides in Barangay Imelda, Baybay town in Leyte province. The project involved the construction of a 92-meter slope protection with 165 lineal meters of lined canal, reconstruction of a 180-lineal meter road, and other engineering measures designed to convert and manage excessive water during heavy rainfall that causes soil erosion and increases the risk of landslides. Citing a report from DPWH-Region 8 (Eastern Visayas) Director Edgar B. Tabacon, Secretary

Manila: The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently completed the construction of a road slope protection structure to safeguard motorists and pedestrians from the destructive effects of flooding and landslides in Barangay Imelda, Baybay town in Leyte province. The project involved the construction of a 92-meter slope protection with 165 lineal meters of lined canal, reconstruction of a 180-lineal meter road, and other engineering measures designed to convert and manage excessive water during heavy rainfall that causes soil erosion and increases the risk of landslides. Citing a report from DPWH-Region 8 (Eastern Visayas) Director Edgar B. Tabacon, Secretary

KUALA LUMPUR, The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar today, as market participants adopted a wait-and-see approach ahead of the United States (US) Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) decision on interest rate cuts. At 8.13 am, the local note depreciated to 4.2610/2785 versus the greenback from Tuesday’s close of 4.2535/2645. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid noted that there have been mixed views on the extent of the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) potential rate cut today. ‘This uncertainty has caused anxiety, as the Fed may take a more gradual approach, while markets appear to