Former Vice President and senatorial aspirant Jejomar Binay on Wednesday, April 20, vowed that he will push for more learning and job opportunities for out-of-school youths (OSYs). Binay issued the statement after a study conducted by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) showed that...
With many office jobs in Quezon City and the rest of Metro Manila resuming in-person work, job seekers must also prepare for changes in the way interviews are held. Some employers may prefer to have face-to-face meetings, especially if the role requires onsite reporting. If you are currently...
Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) vice presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte is eyeing the immediate operationalization of the newly-created Department of Migrant Workers. Overseas Filipino workers (OFW) returning back home to the country (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Wednesday, March 30, that it has partnered with the Ontario government to provide more job opportunities for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III signed the Joint Communique with Ontario Labor Minister Monte...
Presidential candidate and survey frontrunner Bongbong Marcos thinks that the Philippines needs another dose of Ferdinand Marcos-style industrialization in a bid to create an employment boom. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (left) and his late father, strongman President Ferdinand Marcos...
Las Piñas City will celebrate its 25th year of cityhood on March 26 and its 115th founding anniversary on March 27. In line with the celebration of the cityhood and founding anniversary, the city government opened on Friday, March 25, a painting exhibit at the City Hall lobby, showing how the city...
Existing apprenticeships programs in the country must be further strengthened and expanded to help the unemployed and out-of-school youth, Senator Risa Hontiveros said. Senator Risa Hontiveros (Photo courtesy of Hontiveros Office) Hontiveros, who is seeking another Senate seat, stressed Tuesday,...
The next administration should prioritize generating opportunities for employment to the 75 million working-age Filipinos in the country, particularly the nearly four million who lost their jobs in an extended Covid-19 pandemic, senatorial candidate and Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Sunday called on the government to ensure that the 45-day public works ban that would take effect on March 25, in preparation for the May 2022 elections, should be implemented in a way that would not affect jobs nor delay the completion of significant infrastructure...
Further loosening of quarantine measures in the final month of last year ushered in 797,000 additional jobs, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In his latest DOF economic bulletin, Finance Chief Economist Gil S. Beltran said Wednesday, March 2, that loosened lockdowns generated more economic...
Senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Monday urged the government to provide more assistance to workers who have been laid off during lockdowns at the height of COVID-19 infections. Bautista, who is running for the Senate in the upcoming May 2022 elections said, these workers need...
Lack of jobs and livelihood. (Photos from Ren Pasco's Facebook) Barkadahan Party-list 1st nominee Ren Pasco said these are currently the biggest problems besseting the country, which for the past two years has been grappling with the effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. "In our...
