An official of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has admitted to congressmen that Filipino workers at Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) won't be able to get the same level of compensation that they're enjoying if they're left to "regular local employers". (Mari Gimenez/...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is targeting to reduce child labor practices in the country by 30 percent this year. In a statement, DOLE said it is part of the national government's campaign to eradicate child labor through various programs and projects. The DOLE Region 4-A for...
A Filipino worker at a Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) firm appealed to House of Representatives members on Wednesday, Oct 19 to be "open-minded" regarding her industry, which has apparently given her a lot of relief in life. Jacqueline Frias Adap (Screenshot from Zoom) Jacqueline Frias...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, October 19 urged the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to expedite its program that would assist Filipino workers who could potentially be displaced by the possible closure of the Philippine Overseas Gaming Operators (POGOs). Gatchalian said there is...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has assisted a retired truck driver from Lasam, Cagayan in finally claiming his long overdue back pay to his former employer amounting to P100,000. In a statement, the DOLE Regional Office 2 said former truck driver Melañio Salvador Galicinao finally...
A House leader has thanked the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Department of Health (DOH) for facilitating Filipino cancer patients' access to "life-saving support" in the form of the P529.2 million cancer assistance fund (CAF). Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has integrated the guarding of forests in its emergency employment program in a bid to boost the enforcement of environmental laws, particularly the government's campaign against illegal logging. DENR Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said they signed a...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez was finally able to go back to his home province of Leyte Thursday, Oct. 13 after two months of grueling legislative work and high-level meetings with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. here and abroad. Speaker Martin Romualdez at the airport inspection...
Senior Deputy Minority Leader and Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza has hailed the Department of Budget Management (DBM) for announcing of the release of the P529.2 million cancer assistance fund (CAF). Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza The CAF was approved for release following a...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Wednesday, Oct. 12, turned over a check amounting to P47.4 million to the provincial government of Cagayan for the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program. The turnover ceremony was held at the Provincial...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has started planning its intervention measures in case of a massive lay-off of Filipinos working in Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs). During the #LagingHanda public briefing on Wednesday, Oct. 12, DOLE Undersecretary for Workers Welfare and...
A total of 5,580 displaced workers in Isabela have benefited from the emergency employment program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). According to DOLE Isabela Field Office (IFO), the payout of salary for Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD)...
