The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will ask President Duterte to certify the so-called "Endo" bill as an urgent piece of legislation. (File photo/ Screengrab from Zoom meeting) DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III made this announcement Monday, July 19 during a virtual press briefing. "A...
Presidential Adviser for Northern Luzon Raul Lambino cited the administration's "Build Build Build" projects as one of the significant gains of the Duterte administration. In a statement on Monday July 19, Lambino said that he presented the ongoing various infrastructure projects in Cagayan...
Contractual workers strongly rejected on Monday, July 19, the practice of having their coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) swab tests done only in the facilities chosen by the companies they are applying at. Factory worker Paul Suarez of Bulacan claimed that the swab test in the company-accredited...
Amid whispers of a possible stab at the senatorial race in the May 2022 national polls, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III appears to be eyeing an active stint as chairman of the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) Government Group instead. (File photo/...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre "Bebot" Bello III has won the "Natatanging Cagayano Award" in the Dangal ng Lahing Cagayano 2021, the DOLE Regional Office (RO) 2 bared. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Photo from DOLE Facebook page) Bello, who traces his roots in...
'Oh My Job' hosts from left: Bea BInene, Arnell Ignacio, and Tuesday Niu The top-rating show "Oh My Job!" hosted by Arnell Ignacio, Tuesday Niu and Bea Binene on work and employment will put a spotlight on the Philippine Overseas Labor Offices (POLO) through its spokesperson on this...
The Philippines will waste no time in sending overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Israel following the lifitng of the temporary suspension of OFW deployment to that country. (Photo by Vitamina Poleznova/ Unsplash) In a statement Thursday, July 15, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary...
Filipino workers with deployment papers to Israel can now heave a sigh of relief. (Photo by Cole Keister/ Unsplash) This, after Department of Labor and Employment-Information and Publication Service (DOLE-IPS) Director Rolly Francia announced in a virtual press briefing Wednesday afternoon, July 14...
Vice President and opposition leader Leni Robredo has added her voice against the proposed abolition of licensure examinations for certain professions. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo said the country’s entire educational system should be overhauled if the professional...
A total of 348 stranded overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were repatriated over the weekend, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) bared on Sunday, July 11. (Photo from DOLE) DOLE said this was the fourth batch of repatriation since...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go has also disagreed with the proposal to scrap board and other licensure exams, raising concern that such move could be detrimental to the quality of education and professional standards in the Philippines. (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) “Hindi po ako sang-ayon diyan...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Thursday, July 8 said the country’s professional licensure system should remain as Filipino professionals would have a hard time making it to local and international job markets if they do not pass the board examinations. Villanueva, who chairs the Senate Committee on...
