DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma (File photo) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has reported a significant increase in the country’s employment rate, reaching 96.8 percent in November 2024, according to the latest Labor Force Survey. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma on Friday,...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) should adopt a proactive approach in dealing with the cancellation of alien employment permits (AEPs) issued to foreign workers in the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO), Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said. Gatchalian made the call...
Starting Dec. 2, the daily minimum wage for private sector workers and the monthly salary of domestic helpers in Region VIII will increase following the approval of a P30 and P500 pay hike, respectively, by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB), the Department of Labor and...
For Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino, participation of pro-labor groups in direct governance is an indication that a nation fully embraces freedom and democracy. He mentioned this in agreement with Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma's point of view....
Senator Loren Legarda has called for a more "humane" living wage for all Filipino workers, as she stressed the disparity between minimum wage and the actual cost of living. Sen. Loren Legarda presides over Thursday’s Finance Subcommittee G hearing, September 5, 2024, on the proposed 2025 budget...
Senator Robinhood Padilla has filed a bill seeking to professionalize the talent management industry and require a license for talent management outfits. Senator Robinhood Padilla during Monday’s hearing, August 12, 2024, of the Committee on Public Information and Mass Media. (Senate PRIB photo)...
Employees in the private sector who will render work on the observance of Ninoy Aquino Day on Wednesday, Aug. 21, and National Heroes Day on Monday, Aug. 26, are entitled to an additional wage as all the dates were declared holidays, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. In Labor...
(File photo: DOLE) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Friday, August 2, that it has remained committed to enhancing initiatives that promote employment opportunities and safeguard the rights of Filipino workers under the Marcos administration. From July 2022 to May 2024, DOLE...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) unveiled its plans for displaced Filipino workers of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) to a joint House of Representatives panel...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A top official of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) confirmed to a House of Representatives joint panel that foreign nationals engaged in Philippine Offshore...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has provided livelihood assistance worth P257 million to workers who lost their jobs due to an oil spill that hit Oriental Mindoro last year. In a statement, the DOLE said it has extended emergency employment assistance to around 62,000 workers in...
The regional wage board of Metro Manila will hold consultations to discuss proposals to increase the daily take-home pay of minimum wage earners, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. In a statement, DOLE said the public sector consultation is on May 23 while the employers will...
