The Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources has “approved in principle” the bill seeking for a P150 across-the-board wage increase for all private sector workers in the country. The panel, which is headed by Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, will now discuss the proposed...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Sunday, May 7 said he is upbeat over President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s efforts to find employment opportunities for Filipinos in his overseas trips. This, after Malacañang announced during President Marcos’ trip to the United States...
Actress Ruffa Gutierrez said on April 5 that she will abide by the decision of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and will pay the claims of her two former maids. Mariglen Abraham-Garduque, lawyer of the Gutierrez family, sent a statement to Manila Bulletin regarding the case. ...
The measure that aims to reduce the number of jobless Filipinos by matching their education and skills to available jobs was overwhelmingly passed on third and final reading during plenary session Tuesday, March 21. Approved following the conduct of nominal voting was House Bill (HB) No. 7370,...
Senator Rafael ‘’Raffy’’ T. Tulfo has filed a Senate resolution seeking to review existing policies on the minimum wage increases to improve the standard of living and quality of life of workers, particularly those in the lower income bracket. In filing SR 476, Tulfo stressed that while...
On the heels of the disappointing news that the inflation rate had risen even higher to 8.7 percent in January – beyond the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ forecast range of 7.5 to 8.3 percent, and the government’s target range of two to four percent – there was a vital piece of good news on...
The Pasig City local government will open on Monday, Feb. 13, the application for the Katuwang sa Agarang Hanapbuhay Program (KAAGAPAY), an alternative employment initiative led by the Public Employment Service Office (PESO). Described as a “community-based package assistance,” the KAAGAPAY...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union -- Seven local government units (LGUs) of Region 1 have created the Barangay Employment Services Offices (BESO) to help facilitate information on job opportunities at the barangay level. In a report from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Region 1, the...
In a bid to boost the economy and help improve the citizens' way of living, the Pasig City local government urged Pasigueños to avail of the livelihood classes and seminars being offered by the Pasig City Livelihood Office. In its Facebook post, the city government listed the different...
The city government of Manila and the Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) forged on Tuesday, Jan. 31, a new partnership opening more employment opportunities to the city's senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs). In a set of photos posted on its officials Facebook page, the Manila Public...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, Jan. 30, revealed that the K-12 curriculum that aimed to equip Filipino senior high graduates with globally competitive skills failed in its promise to bring employment. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks at the Basic Education Report...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union -- Fully cognizant of the power of local government unit (LGU) in effective implementation of key programs of the national government, the Department of Labor and Employment Regional Office 1 (DOLE RO1) remains steadfast in building collaborative ties with the LGUs in...
