It's been a busy 19th Congress so far for Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo "Pulong" Duterte, who managed to file over 60 measures from July to September 2022 while juggling various pet projects aimed at benefiting marginalized sectors in his district. Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte...
A total of 2,153 informal workers in Carles, Iloilo were given emergency employment and livelihood grant amounting to over P10.6 million, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported on Monday, Oct 10. According to DOLE Region 6 Regional Director Popoy T. Rodriguez, Jr., beneficiaries are...
A total of 422 Parañaque City residents underwent orientation for emergency employment under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers or TUPAD Program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Friday, Oct. 7 The activity was held in partnership with the office...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is looking forward to attain its goal of distributing 1,840 sacks of rice to sugarcane workers in Negros Occidental. Photo by DOLE DOLE Regional Office 6-Negros Occidental Field Office (DOLE RO 6-NOFO) chief Mary Agnes N. Capigon said they have started...
One of the immediate plans of Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is to integrate its repository of skilled graduates with the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) public records and make it easier for businesses to find skilled workers that are compatible with...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – More than 1,000 applicants joined the Hermosa job fair organized by the Zamboanga City government in a mall here on Thursday, Oct. 6. APPLICANTS at the Hermosa job fair organized by the Zamboanga City government. (Zamboanga City LGU photo) Mayor John Dalipe, together with...
Davao City Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte on Monday, Oct. 3, lamented that some individuals are posing as Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged and Displaced Workers (TUPAD) beneficiaries to receive a payout from the government. REP. Duterte "It has occurred to me that people are using the...
Commission on Appointments (CA) Majority Leader and Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte says he has zero doubts regarding Bienvenido Laguesma's competence and capability as Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) secretary. Laguesma, whose appointment to the Cabinet post was...
A total of 1,134 workers from the informal sector in Isabela were integrated into the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported on Friday, Sept. 30. (Photo: DOLE) According to the DOLE Isabela Field Office,...
A deputy speaker in the House of Representatives said the Philippine government should pay fair and equal treatment to foreign workers, including those employed by controversial Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO). Deputy Speaker Raymond Democrito Mendoza (Facebook) “TUCP calls on the...
A total of 268 members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) community were hired under the government’s emergency employment program Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD). Photo by DOLE The TUPAD platform is a...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Friday, Sept. 23, hosted a dialogue with a labor group to tackle progressive talks with the sectoral organizations in promoting freedom of organization in workplaces. (Courtesy of DOLE) Labor Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma led the social dialogue...
