Thousands of young workers will be deployed to public schools beginning in August under a nationwide tutoring initiative jointly launched by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Department of Education (DepEd) to help address the country’s worsening literacy crisis. Under a...
Minimum wage reviews are underway in five regions across Luzon and the Visayas, with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) clarifying that wage rates remain under evaluation as regional consultations continue. Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said the Regional Tripartite Wages and...
Stronger employment facilitation at the local level, coupled with increased job-seeking activity and expanded government training programs, helped raise the country’s employment rate to 96.1 percent in May, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported on Wednesday, July 9. DOLE...
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...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), in collaboration with the government of the Republic of Korea, is rolling out a regional initiative to equip Filipino youth with essential skills for emerging jobs in the green and digital construction sector. Launched in Manila on Jun. 26, the...
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...
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...
A total of 340 students from the municipality of Kapalong in Davao del Norte have joined the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES), the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) flagship initiative promoting youth employability and access to education. DOLE said the program...
Strengthening financial education and business planning among beneficiaries is seen as key to sustaining the impact of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)’s livelihood assistance programs nationwide. DOLE said it is enhancing the capacity of regional implementers to ensure its...
