At least 2.9 million displaced Filipino workers from the formal and informal labor sectors have benefitted from the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) assistance program. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III leads the payout of salaries to 1,500 beneficiaries under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay...
The government of Oman has decided to lift its ban on Filipinos traveling to their country effective Wednesday, Sept. 1, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) DOLE Information and Publication Service Director Rolly Francia said Labor Secretary...
President Duterte intends to funnel another P3 billion to the national government's scholarship assistance for children of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were displaced by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (From left) Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea and President Rodrigo...
The government of Brunei is again seeking an exemption from the Philippines' existing deployment cap on healthcare workers due to the current demand of medical frontliners there amid the pandemic, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. (Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has assured that it will provide assistance to the 250 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Kuwait who will be repatriated today, Aug. 31. (Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III said the...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III emphasized the importance of investing in the country's healthcare industry, adding that this is one of the major realizations brought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
Labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) is urging the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to act on and investigate cases of workers' rights violations which they said have intensified in the country amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo from Unsplash) KMU secretary...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has reminded employers and business owners to observe proper pay rules during the special non-working and regular holidays this month despite the imposition of community quarantine. Department of Labor and Employment (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Labor...
More workers in economically-active industries will be protected against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after the government's pandemic task force approved the request of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for additional vaccines for them. A Manila resident receives a coronavirus vaccine...
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) bound for Hong Kong (HK) need only to present Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ)-issued vaccination certificates to gain entry to the Chinese special administrative region. (Photo by Jamie Street/ Unsplash) According to Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary...
From left: Bea Binene, Arnell Ignacio, and Tuesday Niu "Oh My Job!," the top-rating favorite show hosted by Arnell Ignacio, Tuesday Niu and Bea Binene on work and employment, will introduce a new segment entitled “Bongga Ka Job” this Saturday, Aug. 21. It will highlight inspirational stories...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) should be in charge of distributing the special risk allowances (SRA) of health workers if the Department of Health (DOH) cannot do the job, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri addresses...
