An advocacy group called on the government to ensure that Filipino students are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need for future employment. Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN The Philippine Business for Education (PBED), on Friday, May 7 made this call as the current school year nears its end....
Believing that “it will do more harm than good,” Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has rejected the request of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to make the n ational p olice c learance (NPC) a requirement in the agency’s various transactions . DOLE...
The total vacancies in the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) much-hyped Labor Day online job fair has now ballooned to over 52,000. (Photo by Luis Villasmil/ Unsplash) "Pangungunahan po ni Secretary Bello ang pagbubukas ng nationwide, simultaneous job fair na mayroon na po, as of 12 noon...
The Philippines’ Labor Day celebration should be symbolically marked by a massive coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination drive for the country’s workers. Senator Joel Villanueva, chair of the Senate Committee on Labor and Employment, said the government’s plan to vaccinate a select group of...
The sheer number of job vacancies that will be offered in the upcoming Labor Day job fair makes Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III think that the country’s employment situation isn't so bad. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Video screengrab from Zoom...
Requiring workers to get a coronavirus vaccine could be a possibility in case of a low turnout in the immunization drive, according to a government adviser. (Photo by Martin BUREAU / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion has appealed, however, to the...
The government will administer 5,000 doses of coronavirus vaccines to workers during the observance of Labor Day on May 1. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images / AFP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The planned vaccination of minimum wage earners and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) has been given the green...
Malacañang said that while President Duterte has not yet taken a position on the issue, the government has the authority to require vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as part of its police power. File photo Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement in his Monday...
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III On the first Saturday of 2021, January 2, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III will open up the year on a high note with anchor Arnell Ignacio and co-hosts Tuesday Niu and Bea Binene. Secretary Bello will announce DOLE's...
