La diputada del Partido Comunista (PC), Karol Cariola, consiguió la presidencia de la Cámara de Diputados y Diputadas este lunes. La parlamentaria obtuvo 76 votos, mientras que su más cercana perseguidora y carta de la oposición, Joanna Pérez de Demócratas, consiguió 75 preferencias, un resultado muy estrecho que generó varias polémicas. 

Este cargo nunca había sido tomado por un o una militante del PC, lo que genera un triunfo histórico para el partido y también para el oficialismo. Mientras que en la vicepresidencia quedaron los diputados Gaspar Rivas del Partido de la Gente (PDG) y Eric Aedo de la Democracia Cristiana (DC). 

Luego de confirmar su triunfo, la diputada y nueva presidenta de la Cámara aseguró que “desde la mesa de la Cámara, seguiremos acompañando al Gobierno, para sacar adelante con premura las reformas comprometidas como pensiones, salud y el pacto fiscal. Nos haremos cargo de seguir trabajando en la agenda de seguridad, las chilenas y chilenos tenemos derechos a vivir una vida libre de delincuencia”. 

La principal polémica que se ha generado en la oposición, es la abstención de los diputados independientes Francisco Pulgar y Mauricio Ojeda, puesto que sus votos pudieron cambiar la dirección de la elección según diputados de Chile Vamos, incluso, la diputada Camila Flores acusó intereses personales en la jugada política. 

Según la Encuesta Plaza Pública de Cadem, la actual alcaldesa de Providencia, Evelyn Matthei, saca 13 puntos de diferencia en unas eventuales elecciones presidenciales. El sondeo posiciona a la posible candidata con una preferencia del 25%, mientras que su más cercano perseguidor sería José Antonio Kast, del partido Repbublicano, con un 12%. 

La institución que se encarga de estudiar los procesos electorales, también sumó el caso hipotético de la ex presidenta Michelle Bachelet dentro del balotaje, quien estaría arriba del líder republicano, pero por debajo de la alcaldesa de Providencia. 

El diputado de oposición, Jorge Guzmán Zepeda, no vio con gran sorpresa estos resultados y aseguró que «para nadie es un misterio que la candidata mejor posicionada para las próximas elecciones presidenciales es Evelyn Matthei. Sin embargo, aún queda tiempo para llegar a la etapa presidencial, hoy la prioridad de Chile Vamos debe ser ganar la mayor cantidad de comunas en las próximas elecciones municipales y de gobernadores regionales”. 

Cadem informó que los otros nombres que suenan para La Moneda son: La ministra Camila Vallejos, su par Carolina Tohá, Mario Marcel, Johannes Kaiser, Cecilia Morel, Rodolfo Carter y Daniel Jadue. 

A falta de seis meses para que sean las elecciones definitivas de municipios y gobiernos regionales, comienzan a firmarse los primeros pactos de los candidatos que irán a la papeleta. Es así como la actual gobernadora de la Región del Maule, Cristina Bravo, ya sabe quiénes la apoyarán y quiénes buscarán otra opción. 

Desde Demócratas, partido político fundado el 2022 y liderado por caras como la senadora de la Región del Maule, Ximena Rincón, aseguraron que para estos comicios no le entregaran el respaldo a la actual gobernadora, el que sí había recibido durante la campaña del 2021, cuando todavía no eran Demócratas. 

En esta misma línea, desde el Partido Socialista, a través de la senadora Paula Vodanovic, afirmaron su apoyo a Cristina Bravo, en lo que sería su segundo período a cargo de la Gobernación Regional del Maule. 

“Los portonazos siguen ocurriendo, ahora en Maule, y eso no me extraña, porque se configuró un nuevo bloque las tres derechas, por eso hace un tiempo la  senadora Rincón reclamaba que no era de derecha y hoy se transforma, no solo en portavoz de la derecha, sino que en una aliada de los cuales ella en algún momento fue su adversaria política”, indicó la parlamentaria oficialista, además agregó que “las y los socialistas honramos los acuerdos, y en ese sentido apoyaremos a la gobernadora Cristina Bravo”. 

Aún quedan nombres de cara a las elecciones del próximo 27 de octubre.

El ex alcalde y diputado intentará recuperar la alcaldía para la centro derecha

En un concurrido punto de prensa, Celso Morales, despejó las dudas que existian en torno a si asumiría el desafío de ir por la alcladía de la ciudad de Curicó arrebatada a la centro derecha hace poco mas de 11 años.

Quien fuera alcalde desde el 2000 al 2008 y después diputado, hasta el año 2022, explicó que su deseo era hacer de Curicó una ciudad grande nuevamente, porque “sí se puede” dijo y “para esto los curicanos deben tomar la decision entre seguir siendo un pueblo o pasar a ser una ciudad” y por ello iba a enfocar todos sus esfuerzos y capital político, en cinco pilares fundamentales: Seguridad, adulto mayor, medioambiente, urbanismo y hermoseamiento de la ciudad y que cada uno de estos (5 ejes) tiene vasos cominicantes con salu, economía, educaión y emprendimientos.

Con masiva concurrencia de medios de comunicación Celso Morales dio a conocer su intención de ser alcalde de Curicó

En cuanto a los nombres que existe en la centro derecha, como lo son el de Celso Morales,   el del concejal, Francisco Sanz y del ex militante de Renovacion Nacional, George Bordachar, Celso Morales señaló que “Curicó y Chile no resiste ideas o candidaturas individuales con ambiciones personales..se esta pasando por momentos muy complicados y lo que pasa en las municipales se refleja después en las parlamentarias y presidenciales del año 2025 y desde ese pundo de vista, yo estoy disponible a someterme al mecanismo que sea (encuestas o primarias)y respetar esa decisión al interior del conglomerado ChileVamos”.

Cinco ejes fundamentales son los que presentó Celso Morales para competir por el sillón alcaldicio

En cuanto a la posibilidad de que el ex militante de RN, George Bordachar, continue un camino en solitario, Celso Morales agregó que “hago un llamado a la unidad a todos y creo que la gente del sector (centro derecha) va a recapacitar en determinado momento asi que demosle el tiempo a que las cosas puedan ser maduradas y esperar que se tomen decisiones en beneficio de Curicó y si no hay acuerdo habrá que ver como se enfrenta”, explicó Celso Morales.

Finalmente Celso Morales señaló que va a continuar escuchando y desarrollando ideas, acciones y proyectos para Curicó que permitan retomar el camino y avanzar por el bienestar de todos los curicanos y curicanas.

El parlamentario estuvo en la comuna costera conversando con los vecinos y visitó el recinto provisorio de salud, por lo que hizo un llamado urgente a las autoridades a mejorar las condiciones para usuarios y trabajadores.

El diputado por el Maule, Jorge Guzmán (Evópoli), se reunió con vecinos y vecinas de Licantén quienes le expresaron su profunda molestia y preocupación por la situación del hospital provisorio, donde usuarios y trabajadores han debido soportar condiciones adversas, tanto por las instalaciones como por las temperaturas, lo que ha perjudicado la atención de público.

Si bien se trata de un hospital de campaña, implementado luego de las inundaciones de junio pasado, tras seis meses la comunidad sigue esperando la instalación de un hospital modular. “Es una situación indigna, que no puede seguir esperando. A los vecinos de Licantén, el presidente Boric les prometió que no los va a dejar solos, pero los abandonó. No se cumplió con los plazos para un hospital modular ni con las expectativas”, comentó el diputado Guzmán.

Tras el recorrido por el hospital provisorio, Guzmán indicó que “este no reúne las condiciones mínimas para poder mantener de buena forma a los funcionarios y atender a la comunidad. Están con espacios reducidos, atendiendo a más de 35 grados de calor y, claramente, las condiciones no son ni las mínimas para poder entregar un buen servicio a la comunidad”.

“Les prometieron hace seis meses un hospital modular, que no ha llegado, y que tampoco se ve a corto plazo. Así que hacemos un llamado urgente a la Ministra de Salud, que se haga cargo de las promesas incumplidas con Licantén y entregue una atención digna tanto para funcionarios como también para la comunidad”, indicó el parlamentario.

El diputado Guzmán afirmó que los vecinos ya no pueden con esta situación, trasladándose a comunas cercanas para encontrar atención de salud, y que tanto usuarios y como trabajadores solicitaron urgentemente acelerar el hospital modular, con box clínicos y salas implementadas para hospitalización, rayos y laboratorio, pero principalmente con condiciones dignas para poder realizar esta labor. Asimismo, los vecinos expresaron que no estaría contemplado en el hospital modular una sala de estimulación para niños espectro autista , box IRA y ERA para patologías respiratorias, y cerca de 20 administrativos que no estarían incorporados en el recinto.

Con la presencia de la senadora Paulina Vodanovic, se realizó  el acto de lanzamiento a la precandidatura del concejal Raimundo Canquil V., por el Partido Socialista por la testera de la Municipalidad de Curicó.

El Profesor de Historia y concejal Canquil realizó la presentación de su candidatura en el Hotel Raíces de Curicó.

“Como concejal ha sido preocupado, cercano, que resuelve los problemas de la ciudadanía, que está en terreno y esa misma capacidad de gestión, la va a trasladar como alcalde, creemos realmente que sus cualidades personales y profesionales son muy importantes para poder asumir el desafío de conducir la municipalidad a partir del próximo año”, comentó la Presidenta del Partido y Senadora por el Maule, Paulina Vodanovic. El Concejal Canquil es muy probable que deba enfrentar unas primarias con otros candidatos pertenecientes a la centroizquierda. El mismo señaló “Convoco a las demás fuerzas políticas a unirnos y a enfrentar los comicios municipales, con un candidato único”.

The rush to give employees access to all the tools they’d need to work from home was a bit, well, sudden for many employers. But after everyone settled in, what quickly became apparent to many office-based teams is that employees could be productive and focused when not in the office—in many cases, even more so. Employers everywhere began to understand that remote work really works.

Whether you’re on the hunt for a remote job or are already working virtually, check out this list of the advantages of working from home, along with some of the top companies that hire for remote jobs.

10 Benefits of Working From Home

As we’ve long known, remote work has a host of advantages for workers. We’re listing out the best of the best benefits of working from home—some you may already be aware of, and some that may open your eyes even more to remote work’s impact on employers, employees, the economy, and the planet.

1. Better Work-Life Balance

Many remote jobs also come with flexible schedules, which means that workers can start and end their day as they choose, as long as their work is complete and leads to strong outcomes. This control over your work schedule can be invaluable when it comes to attending to the needs of your personal life.

Whether it’s dropping kids off at school, running some errands, attending an online fitness class in the morning, or being home for a contractor, these tasks (and more!) are all easier to balance when you work from home.

2. Less Commute Stress

The average one-way commuting time in the U.S. is 27.1 minutes—that’s nearly an hour each day spent getting to and from work, and it really adds up. According to the Auto Insurance Center, commuters spend about 100 hours commuting and 41 hours stuck in traffic each year. Some “extreme” commuters face much longer commute times of 90 minutes or more each way.

But wasting time commuting is just one of the downsides of getting to and from work. More than 30 minutes of daily one-way commuting is associated with increased levels of stress and anxiety, and research shows that commuting 10 miles to work each day is associated with health issues like:

• Higher cholesterol
• Elevated blood sugar
• Increased risk of depression

Ditching the commute helps you support your mental and physical health.

The time savings can allow you to focus on priorities outside of work, like getting extra sleep in the morning, spending more time with family, getting in a workout, or eating a healthy breakfast.

3. Location Independence

One of the considerable benefits of working from home is having access to a broader range of job opportunities that aren’t limited by geographic location. This can be especially helpful for job seekers living in rural communities and small towns where there may not be many available local positions. Having no set job location means that, pre-pandemic, fully remote workers could also travel and live as digital nomads while having a meaningful career.

Though a full nomad lifestyle is currently on hold, as borders begin to open up, it’s still a definite perk. People who have to move frequently, such as military spouses, can also benefit from having a remote job that can be done from anywhere, without having to start over at the bottom of a new company with each move.

In addition, remote work is a great way to avoid high-rent and high-mortgage areas, especially for positions (like tech) that used to require living in a city with a high cost of living. With remote work, you no longer have to live near a major metropolitan area to have a career you love.

The rush to give employees access to all the tools they’d need to work from home was a bit, well, sudden for many employers. But after everyone settled in, what quickly became apparent to many office-based teams is that employees could be productive and focused when not in the office—in many cases, even more so. Employers everywhere began to understand that remote work really works.

Whether you’re on the hunt for a remote job or are already working virtually, check out this list of the advantages of working from home, along with some of the top companies that hire for remote jobs.

10 Benefits of Working From Home

As we’ve long known, remote work has a host of advantages for workers. We’re listing out the best of the best benefits of working from home—some you may already be aware of, and some that may open your eyes even more to remote work’s impact on employers, employees, the economy, and the planet.

1. Better Work-Life Balance

Many remote jobs also come with flexible schedules, which means that workers can start and end their day as they choose, as long as their work is complete and leads to strong outcomes. This control over your work schedule can be invaluable when it comes to attending to the needs of your personal life.

Whether it’s dropping kids off at school, running some errands, attending an online fitness class in the morning, or being home for a contractor, these tasks (and more!) are all easier to balance when you work from home.

2. Less Commute Stress

The average one-way commuting time in the U.S. is 27.1 minutes—that’s nearly an hour each day spent getting to and from work, and it really adds up. According to the Auto Insurance Center, commuters spend about 100 hours commuting and 41 hours stuck in traffic each year. Some “extreme” commuters face much longer commute times of 90 minutes or more each way.

But wasting time commuting is just one of the downsides of getting to and from work. More than 30 minutes of daily one-way commuting is associated with increased levels of stress and anxiety, and research shows that commuting 10 miles to work each day is associated with health issues like:

• Higher cholesterol
• Elevated blood sugar
• Increased risk of depression

Ditching the commute helps you support your mental and physical health.

The time savings can allow you to focus on priorities outside of work, like getting extra sleep in the morning, spending more time with family, getting in a workout, or eating a healthy breakfast.

3. Location Independence

One of the considerable benefits of working from home is having access to a broader range of job opportunities that aren’t limited by geographic location. This can be especially helpful for job seekers living in rural communities and small towns where there may not be many available local positions. Having no set job location means that, pre-pandemic, fully remote workers could also travel and live as digital nomads while having a meaningful career.

Though a full nomad lifestyle is currently on hold, as borders begin to open up, it’s still a definite perk. People who have to move frequently, such as military spouses, can also benefit from having a remote job that can be done from anywhere, without having to start over at the bottom of a new company with each move.

In addition, remote work is a great way to avoid high-rent and high-mortgage areas, especially for positions (like tech) that used to require living in a city with a high cost of living. With remote work, you no longer have to live near a major metropolitan area to have a career you love.

The rush to give employees access to all the tools they’d need to work from home was a bit, well, sudden for many employers. But after everyone settled in, what quickly became apparent to many office-based teams is that employees could be productive and focused when not in the office—in many cases, even more so. Employers everywhere began to understand that remote work really works.

Whether you’re on the hunt for a remote job or are already working virtually, check out this list of the advantages of working from home, along with some of the top companies that hire for remote jobs.

10 Benefits of Working From Home

As we’ve long known, remote work has a host of advantages for workers. We’re listing out the best of the best benefits of working from home—some you may already be aware of, and some that may open your eyes even more to remote work’s impact on employers, employees, the economy, and the planet.

1. Better Work-Life Balance

Many remote jobs also come with flexible schedules, which means that workers can start and end their day as they choose, as long as their work is complete and leads to strong outcomes. This control over your work schedule can be invaluable when it comes to attending to the needs of your personal life.

Whether it’s dropping kids off at school, running some errands, attending an online fitness class in the morning, or being home for a contractor, these tasks (and more!) are all easier to balance when you work from home.

2. Less Commute Stress

The average one-way commuting time in the U.S. is 27.1 minutes—that’s nearly an hour each day spent getting to and from work, and it really adds up. According to the Auto Insurance Center, commuters spend about 100 hours commuting and 41 hours stuck in traffic each year. Some “extreme” commuters face much longer commute times of 90 minutes or more each way.

But wasting time commuting is just one of the downsides of getting to and from work. More than 30 minutes of daily one-way commuting is associated with increased levels of stress and anxiety, and research shows that commuting 10 miles to work each day is associated with health issues like:

• Higher cholesterol
• Elevated blood sugar
• Increased risk of depression

Ditching the commute helps you support your mental and physical health.

The time savings can allow you to focus on priorities outside of work, like getting extra sleep in the morning, spending more time with family, getting in a workout, or eating a healthy breakfast.

3. Location Independence

One of the considerable benefits of working from home is having access to a broader range of job opportunities that aren’t limited by geographic location. This can be especially helpful for job seekers living in rural communities and small towns where there may not be many available local positions. Having no set job location means that, pre-pandemic, fully remote workers could also travel and live as digital nomads while having a meaningful career.

Though a full nomad lifestyle is currently on hold, as borders begin to open up, it’s still a definite perk. People who have to move frequently, such as military spouses, can also benefit from having a remote job that can be done from anywhere, without having to start over at the bottom of a new company with each move.

In addition, remote work is a great way to avoid high-rent and high-mortgage areas, especially for positions (like tech) that used to require living in a city with a high cost of living. With remote work, you no longer have to live near a major metropolitan area to have a career you love.

The rush to give employees access to all the tools they’d need to work from home was a bit, well, sudden for many employers. But after everyone settled in, what quickly became apparent to many office-based teams is that employees could be productive and focused when not in the office—in many cases, even more so. Employers everywhere began to understand that remote work really works.

Whether you’re on the hunt for a remote job or are already working virtually, check out this list of the advantages of working from home, along with some of the top companies that hire for remote jobs.

10 Benefits of Working From Home

As we’ve long known, remote work has a host of advantages for workers. We’re listing out the best of the best benefits of working from home—some you may already be aware of, and some that may open your eyes even more to remote work’s impact on employers, employees, the economy, and the planet.

1. Better Work-Life Balance

Many remote jobs also come with flexible schedules, which means that workers can start and end their day as they choose, as long as their work is complete and leads to strong outcomes. This control over your work schedule can be invaluable when it comes to attending to the needs of your personal life.

Whether it’s dropping kids off at school, running some errands, attending an online fitness class in the morning, or being home for a contractor, these tasks (and more!) are all easier to balance when you work from home.

2. Less Commute Stress

The average one-way commuting time in the U.S. is 27.1 minutes—that’s nearly an hour each day spent getting to and from work, and it really adds up. According to the Auto Insurance Center, commuters spend about 100 hours commuting and 41 hours stuck in traffic each year. Some “extreme” commuters face much longer commute times of 90 minutes or more each way.

But wasting time commuting is just one of the downsides of getting to and from work. More than 30 minutes of daily one-way commuting is associated with increased levels of stress and anxiety, and research shows that commuting 10 miles to work each day is associated with health issues like:

• Higher cholesterol
• Elevated blood sugar
• Increased risk of depression

Ditching the commute helps you support your mental and physical health.

The time savings can allow you to focus on priorities outside of work, like getting extra sleep in the morning, spending more time with family, getting in a workout, or eating a healthy breakfast.

3. Location Independence

One of the considerable benefits of working from home is having access to a broader range of job opportunities that aren’t limited by geographic location. This can be especially helpful for job seekers living in rural communities and small towns where there may not be many available local positions. Having no set job location means that, pre-pandemic, fully remote workers could also travel and live as digital nomads while having a meaningful career.

Though a full nomad lifestyle is currently on hold, as borders begin to open up, it’s still a definite perk. People who have to move frequently, such as military spouses, can also benefit from having a remote job that can be done from anywhere, without having to start over at the bottom of a new company with each move.

In addition, remote work is a great way to avoid high-rent and high-mortgage areas, especially for positions (like tech) that used to require living in a city with a high cost of living. With remote work, you no longer have to live near a major metropolitan area to have a career you love.