Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Oliarez called on all city residents looking for a job to join the job fair to be held on May 4 at the Parañaque City Hall starting at 8 a.m. Olivarez said the city government will conduct the job fair in celebration of Labor Day with the theme: "Matatag na...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines on Monday, April 25, bared the labor issues and concerns of teachers and other education workers and pledged to highlight their plight and demands during the observance of Labor Day 2022. (NOEL B. PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) To discuss the...
A labor official has dismissed the proposal of the newly-created Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to lift the ban on the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in some parts of the Middle East. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Embassy in Beirut/DFA) Labor Attache Alejandro Padaen, of the...
ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has pumped livelihood projects worth P2.48 million to curb child labor in the island province of Guimaras. Parents listen intently to DOLE-6 Regional Director Sixto Rodriguez Jr. during the turn-over of Php 2.48 million worth of projects...
Despite having fewer jobless Filipinos in February this year compared to the same period in 2021, Malacañang said that more needs to be done to allow everyone to return to work amid the Covid-19 pandemic. (File Photo) Communications Secretary Martin Andanar made this statement after the...
The country’s unemployment rate steadied at 6.4 percent in February, translating to 3.13 million jobless Filipinos following the further easing of mobility and quarantine restrictions, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The PSA’s preliminary February 2022 Labor Force Survey...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Monday, April 4, that it has mandated employers to provide double pay for workers who will render services on the declared regular holidays this month. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that workers who will report to work on regular...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) are now preparing for the opening of the country’s first hospital for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). In a Facebook post on April 1, DOLE announced that it has recently met with PGH doctors and Overseas...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Wednesday, March 30, that it has partnered with the Ontario government to provide more job opportunities for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III signed the Joint Communique with Ontario Labor Minister Monte...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Wednesday, March 30, that it is set to offer a 10-day job for thousands of individuals affected by the Taal Volcano’s eruption as a form of government assistance. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that Taal victims will earn P4,000 for...
Labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) conducted a transport strike in Negros Occidental as part of its protest in junking the Oil Deregulation Law amid the bigtime and continuous oil price hikes in the country. The Oil Deregulation Law removed the government’s control on the pricing, exportation,...
CEBU CITY—A labor group on Monday filed a petition for a P430-increase in the daily minimum wage in Central Visayas. The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) filed the wage hike petition before the Cebu City-based Regional Wages and Productivity Board-Central Visayas (RTWPB-7). Rep....
