(Photo courtesy of DOLE) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) partnered with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), a United States technology company, to provide digital skills training to Filipinos. DOLE...
Starting March 7, the daily take-home pay of minimum wage earners and monthly salary of domestic workers in Region XI will increase following the approval of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPB), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has announced. Wage Order No. RB...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said that the intended P100 minimum wage increase in the private sector might create inflationary effects. Citing data from the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC), Laguesma said the proposed pay increase...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has expressed willingness to share inputs in the proposal before the Senate to increase the daily minimum wage by P100. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said the department recognizes the power of the Congress to push for legislative salary increase,...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has issued a new guideline that will ensure equal sharing of services charges among hotel, restaurant, and other institution workers. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said the Department Order (DO) No. 242 is actually a revision of the...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-6 is implementing a P10.4-million livelihood project for drivers and operators displaced by the phase out of traditional jeepneys in Western Visayas. THE United Negros Transport Cooperative (UNTC) receives a check for P1 million to...
(Courtesy of DOLE) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) launched a series of nationwide service caravan on Thursday, Jan. 18, in honor of household workers or “kasambahay”. The activities “aim to bring government services closer to kasambahay by teaching them and their employers...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has committed to provide at least P30,000 worth of in-kind assistance for jeepney drivers affected by the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). DOLE Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma said the livelihood initiative refers to the...
Funds intended for the emergency employment of poor Filipinos cannot be used for the ongoing signature campaign for the Charter change, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma said. The statement was issued in response to reports that access to government...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Thursday, January 11 welcomed the reported decline in the country’s unemployment rate saying it is a positive indication that the Philippine economy has fully recovered. “We laud the decline of our unemployment rate to 3.6 percent last...
(Department of Labor and Employment) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has expressed support for the “Caregivers’ Welfare Act,” which implements legislation meant to safeguard domestic caregivers' welfare and rights. On November 23, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed Republic...
The minimum wage for workers in Northern Mindanao region will increase following the latest daily wage adjustment approved by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. From P423 a day, the daily wage for workers in...
