Employers who have not yet provided a 13th-month pay obligation to their employees have at least five days more to comply starting Monday, Dec. 19, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) noted on Sunday, Dec. 18. In an interview with DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma on Super Radyo dzBB, he...
Minimum wage earners in Northern Mindanao received a P15- to P22-increase in their daily take-home pay as the second tranche of the approved wage order for Region 10 took effect on Friday, Dec. 16, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Photo: DOLE Under the wage order RX-21 of...
A total of 61,169 job applicants were given employment this year, according to the report of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region 2 on Wednesday, Dec. 14. DOLE Regional Director Joel M. Gonzales said that as of November, they logged a 95.25 percent placement rate out of 64,220...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has augmented its emergency employment program to support the operation of the “Kadiwa sa Pasko 2022” caravan in selected areas in Metro Manila. DOLE-National Capital Region (NCCR) director Sarah Buena S. Mirasol said Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating...
Private employees who are interested in availing Covid-19 vaccination during the government's second batch of nationwide vaccination must be excused from work, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. A Labor Advisory, Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said all employees in the private...
TECH4GOOD Monchito B. Ibrahim, former DICT Undersecretary Several months back, I featured in this column the correlation between having the right skills for its workforce and the country’s global competitiveness and how having an effective skills development program will position it to take...
A total of 5,493 beneficiaries from Cagayan Valley region received their salary for rendering emergency employment through Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). In a statement, DOLE Regional Office 2 (RO2)...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Monday, Nov. 28, released the guidelines for the computation of the mandatory 13th-month pay for private-sector workers for this year. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma released the guidelines, under Labor Advisory No. 23, using the P570 daily wage...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Labor and Employment Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma lauded the city government on Thursday, Nov. 24, for institutionalizing the Public Employment Service Office. LABOR Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma speaks at the turnover of City Ordinance 2022-581 on PESO institutionalization at...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has spearheaded a quick response mechanism to assist the communities affected by typhoon “Paeng” last month. In Western Visayas, the DOLE Capiz Field Office (CFO) has ordered the release of P1,249,986.25 for the livelihood projects. photo: DOLE DOLE...
In a bid to make government services more accessible for underprivileged Filipinos, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte initiated partnerships with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO), so her office can extend free job placement and...
In an effort to advance the rights and welfare of Indigenous People (IP) in Western Visayas, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has distributed a total of P3,759,408.20 livelihood aid to a group of tribal folks in Bukidnon. DOLE Region 6, Regional Director Atty. Sixto T. Rodriguez, Jr....
