A total of 806 job applicants were hired on the spot during the first three days of the job fair hosted by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in celebration of its 90th founding anniversary. The 806 applicants were among the 6,138 job seekers who participated in the job fair sites in the...
Senator Imelda "Imee" Marcos said on Tuesday, December 5, that the Philippines could be the first Asian country to ratify an international labor treaty that would give informal workers the same degree of protection as regular employees against physical, sexual, psychological, and economic abuse....
Sen. Raffy Tulfo called out the presence of discrimination in hiring K to 12 senior high school graduates since most jobs in the country still prioritize college graduates. Sen. Raffy Tulfo proposes the integration of an enterprise-based training program into the senior high curriculum as soon as...
BUTUAN CITY – More than 1,000 jobs will be offered in the mega job fair in the Caraga region of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in celebration of its 90th founding anniversary with the theme “DOLE@90: Serbisyong Mabilis at Matapat sa Bagong Pilipinas” at Robinsons Place here on...
Private sector workers in Region 4B are set to receive a P40 daily increase in their wages starting Dec. 7, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Wednesday, Nov. 22. Region 4B covers the provinces of Occidental and Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan. The...
The measure seeking to protect employees working under the government’s apprenticeship program has advanced in the Senate plenary. This, after Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada sponsored on Wednesday, November 22, Senate Bill No. 2491 which proposes a new system for the National...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has awarded the livelihood program that benefited Indigenous Peoples (IP) as the construction of the Iloilo mega dam project is ongoing. CONSTRUCTION ongoing at the Jalaur High Dam, one of the three dams being built in Calinog town,...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reminded on Thursday, Nov. 16, all private sector employers to give the mandated 13th-month pay of their workers before Dec. 24. DOLE Undersecretary Benjo Santos Benavidez said there is neither exemption nor deferment for the release of the 13 th -month...
The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) has approved the salary increase for minimum wage earners in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Bicol and Eastern Visayas, the Department of Labor of Employment (DOLE) has disclosed. In a statement, DOLE said the NWPC decision affirmed the...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has reminded all private sector employers to release the 13 th month of their workers on time. The early release of the 13 th month pay is stipulated in the Labor Advisory No. 25-2023 signed by DOLE Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma. Under the law, the...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) recognized 10 Public Employment Service Offices (PESO) and job placement offices for being its frontline partners in promoting productive employment on the local level during the 23rd National PESO Congress from October 25 to 27 in Palo, Leyte. LABOR...
The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) has approved a wage increase ranging from P30 to P35 for minimum wage earners in the Ilocos and Western Visayas region, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. In a statement, DOLE said the wage increase— P30-P35 in Ilocos Region...
