Modernization and digitalization initiatives implemented through the Public Employment Service Offices (PESOs) led to the sourcing of more than 5.76 million job vacancies last year, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). DOLE OIC-Assistant Secretary Patrick P. Patriwirawan Jr....
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will conduct region-wide inspections starting July 18 to ensure compliance with the ₱50 daily minimum wage increase in Metro Manila. Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma has directed regional and field offices in the National Capital Region (NCR) to...
Labor and skills development programs are being recalibrated to align with workforce demands and national priorities following a two-day performance assessment led by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Quezon City. DOLE Undersecretary Carmela I. Torres urged agencies under the...
Senator Joel Villanueva re-filed his bill that seeks to end contractualization in the country, stressing that the measure is long overdue. The proposed Security of Tenure and End of Endo (end of contract) bill is the senator’s top priority bill filed at the opening of the 20th Congress on June...
Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go has filed the bill proposing a P100 across the board, daily wage increase. Go made the effort following the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board’s announcement of a P50 daily wage increase for National Capital Region (NCR) workers. Labor groups and...
To mark its founding anniversary, the local government of Pasig held a Day Against Child Labor observance by providing groceries, school supplies, and mental and health check-up vouchers to 100 child laborers profiled by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). The program was held on...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is intensifying its nationwide campaign against child labor by providing livelihood assistance and delivering integrated community outreach services to vulnerable families. Held in conjunction with the Kalayaan 2025 Job Fair, the Information and...
Starting July 18, the daily minimum wage for workers in Metro Manila will increase to ₱695 after the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board–National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR) approved a ₱50 pay hike, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) disclosed on Monday, Jun. 30. DOLE...
Content creators and filmmakers have been urged to embed labor rights and social inclusion in their work as part of efforts to build a values-driven creative industry, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. In support of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s call for dignified and...
Senator Loren Legarda on Monday, June 23 urged the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to immediately execute labor reforms to reverse the Philippines’ inclusion in the International Trade Union Confederation’s (ITUC) list of the “10 worst countries for workers.” Legarda noted the...
Key industries in Luzon have expressed strong support for the revision of national guidelines identifying hazardous work prohibited for minors, following consultations initiated by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). The department, through the Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns...
Minimum wage earners can now take advantage of the government’s ₱20-per-kilo subsidized rice following its rollout in Manila led by the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel and Labor Secretary Bienvenido...
