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...
Having a Public Employment Service Office (PESO) has just become a necessity for local government units (LGUs) aiming to win the coveted Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) award. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Photo from DOLE Facebook page) This, after the Department of Labor and Employment...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) have teamed up to address the plight of public utility vehicle (PUV) workers--a sector that had been brought to its knees by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade (left) and...
The supposed abundance of job opportunities in the United States (US) has spurred the Philippine Association of Medical Technologists (PAMET) to seek a review of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases's (IATF) annual deployment cap on Filipino healthcare...
Senior citizens and medical professionals comprise a "significant portion" of victims in the recent spate of discrimination against Filipinos in the United States (US), at least based on records of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Lanceplaine /...
The San Juan City local government, together with various government agencies, awarded on Friday safety seal certifications to compliant businesses and establishments. (Screenshot from Mayor Francis Zamora Facebook Live) The event was attended by San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, Department of...
Media broadcasting has emerged as a top local industry as far as job vacancies are concerned. (Photo by ThisisEngineering RAEng / Unsplash) This was bared by Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Assistant Secretary Dominique Rubia-Tutay as she announced on Wednesday, June 9 the conduct of an...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Assistant Secretary Dominique Rubia-Tutay gave some advice to jobless Filipinos on Wednesday, June 9 amid the increase in unemployment rate in the country. (Screengrab from Zoom meeting) "Ang nakakalungkot po, may mga nakikita po ako at nakakasalamuha na...
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)...
