Here's proof that some countries simply can't afford to not have overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). (Photo Silas Baisch / Unsplash) Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III is meeting with his counterpart from the Sultanate of Oman Friday night June 18 to find a...
Exempting medical technologists or med techs from the list of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) with limited annual deployment such as doctors and nurses makes sense to Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Screengrab from Zoom...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III says the Philippines will no longer be sending overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Oman. IRKED--DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III is visibly irate as he talks about Oman's travel ban on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) during...
Here's potential good news for Filipino healthcare workers who are still aspiring to work abroad amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Kevin Tristan Espiritu / The Medical City / File photo /MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III bared...
The unemployment rate went up by a significant margin from March to April, but the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said this was expected due to recent circumstances connected to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Mark Balmores / MANILA BULLETIN) "The labor department had...
Former overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have been displaced due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic will be prioritized for job vacancies under the "Build, Build, Build" infrastructure projects of the Department of Transportation (DOTr). (Jansen Romero / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), through the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), signed on Monday, June 7 three memoranda of understanding (MOU) with three separate agencies as a "present" of sorts for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). (Screengrab from Zoom meeting) "I am...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) urged on Wednesday, June 2, owners of private establishments to secure a safety certificate confirming their compliance with public health standards set by the government in order to gain the confidence of consumers amid the continuing threat of the...
Qualified pensioners of the Employees Compensation Commission (ECC) will start receiving their one-time cash aid of P20,000 starting this June, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III said. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) “The...
The temporary suspension on the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has been lifted, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III said on Saturday, May 29. (Photo from DOLE Facebook) This, after the Saudi government assured...
Asec. Teresita Cucueco This Saturday, May 28, Asec. Teresita Cucueco, M.D., Regional Operations, Labor Standards and Special Concerns Cluster, will discuss with us the next tier of Filipinos who will be eligible for vaccination on "Oh My Job!" The national government has already released the...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III's raw, intial reaction to reports that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) was going to impose vaccine preferences on inbound foreigners--supposedly including overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)--was gold. DOLE Secretary Silvestre...
