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)...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has left the door open for the possible lifting of the annual limit for Filipino nurses that are sent to work abroad. (Screengrab from Zoom meeting) Bello, in an online press briefing on the occasion of Migrant Workers' Day...
Vaccination from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) isn't a requirement for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) bound for Singapore. (Mark Balmores / MANILA BULLETIN) This was relayed to the public by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Sunday, June 6, after it received such assurance from...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) will lead the establishment of an inter-agency task force that will oversee the streamlining of the processing of blood money claims. ARTA Director-General Jeremiah Belgica during the meeting with officials from ARTA, the Department of Foreign Affairs-Office of...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III is supremely confident that Filipino seafarers' chances of employment will remain high amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Photo from DOLE Facebook page) "It's high time that we...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) urged on Wednesday, June 2, owners of private establishments to secure a safety certificate confirming their compliance with public health standards set by the government in order to gain the confidence of consumers amid the continuing threat of the...
Qualified pensioners of the Employees Compensation Commission (ECC) will start receiving their one-time cash aid of P20,000 starting this June, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III said. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) “The...
