The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is taking a cautious approach as to when it would greenlight the deployment of the 400 Filipino caregivers who were supposed to be sent to the Israel before the eruption of violence there. (Photo by Oleg Vakhromov / Unsplash) DOLE Secretary Silvestre...
President Duterte has pulled through again for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as far as Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III is concerned. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III shares a bit of good news during the virtual press briefing on May 26, 2021. (Screengrab...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has sought the National Bureau of Investigation's (NBI) help in tracing the individuals behind a fake Facebook account bearing his name. (Photo from DOLE) Information provided by DOLE on Sunday, May 23, showed that the...
Will Canada become a major market for Filipino construction workers in the near future? Toronto, Canada (Photo by Alex Shutin Uhn / Unsplash) The prospect of that is promising, at least according to Rachel Zozobrado Nagayo, the Labor Attaché of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in...
Dole is holding a first! Health or wealth? Why not both? After being repeatedly mistaken by countless Filipinos as the as the Department of Labor and Employment (D.O.L.E) for financial aid, Dole Pineapple grabs this opportunity to actually provide wealth, while selling healthy products. Staying...
The government is amenable to the move of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to temporarily suspend the deployment of Filipino workers to Israel as the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians intensified. OWWA personnel inspect travel documents of passengers arriving at the Ninoy...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has "suspended the departure" of the 400 caregivers who were supposed to be deployed to Israel this month. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Photo from DOLE Facebook page) "It will just be about a few days of delay. We just want to be sure they will...
The Philippines could fill up its annual deployment cap of 5,000 nurses abroad as early as June, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Administrator Bernard Olalia said Wednesday, May 19. (Kevin Tristan Espiritu / The Medical City / File photo /MANILA BULLETIN) Once the limit is met,...
Some 400 Filipino caregivers will be deployed to Israel before the end of the month despite the ongoing conflict there. POEA Administrator Bernard Olalia answers questions from the media during the May 19, 2021 virtual press briefing. (Screengrab from Facebook live) Philippine Overseas Employment...
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) can now heave a sigh of relief as far as its dwindling funds are concerned. OWWA Chief Hans Leo Cacdac and DOLE Director Rolly Francia tackle OFW-related issues during a virtual press briefing Monday, May 17, 2021. (Screengrab from Facebook live)...
The Philippine government is ready to carry out a mass repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Israel in case the conflict there further escalates, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac said on Monday, May 17. OWWA Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) should issue guidelines and labor policies that would better protect and promote the welfare of delivery riders in the country and shield them from unfair labor practices. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Risa Hontiveros pointed out on Monday,...
