The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) revealed Friday, Nov. 4, that it has issued a labor advisory requiring foreign micro and small domestic market enterprises to secure a certification from the department’s Regional Offices (ROs). Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Sec....
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Friday, Oct. 28, pushed to strengthen the protection of displaced and vulnerable workers in the 27th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Labor Ministers’ Meeting (ALMM) held in the country. Department of Labor and Emoloyment (DOLE) Secretary...
A total of 1,134 workers from the informal sector in Isabela were integrated into the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported on Friday, Sept. 30. (Photo: DOLE) According to the DOLE Isabela Field Office,...
Minimum wage earners in the provinces of Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, and Siargao Islands, have received a salary adjustment starting on Sept. 1, according to the wage advisory of the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) released on Friday, Sept. 2. (Courtesy of National Wages...
Employees who reported for work on Monday, Aug. 29, will get twice their regular pay as the country celebrated National Heroes' Day. (Photo by Armed Forces of the Philippines) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued Labor Advisory (LA) No. 16 series of 2022 to remind employers of the...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – A laborer was found possessing illegal drugs after he was apprehended for stealing a saleslady’s shoulder bag on Wednesday, Aug. 24, in Barangay Pico in this town. Photo via Zaldy Comanda The suspect was identified as David Orbito Matias, 28, a resident of Tam-awan,...
Young workers are utmost casualty of the Covid-19 pandemic compared to older workers, according to labor rights group International Labour Organization (ILO). (File photo: MANILA BULLETIN) This came out on the recent ILO report on "Global Employment Trends for Youth 2022: Investing in transforming...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The National Intelligence Coordinating Agency Northern Mindanao (NICA-10) urged employees associations from various government agencies to secede from the Confederation for Unity Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees (Courage). NICA-10 director Manuel Orduña,...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the local jobs market has continued to improve, citing positive figures from the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) June 2022 Labor Force Survey results. In a statement Tuesday, Aug. 9, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said that while the June...
Senator Joel Villanueva said he is raring to hear from President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s his plans for the country’s vast workers in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA). Villanueva said he wants to hear from the President in particular his plans for workers—from job...
Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma allayed fears of government workers of being booted out of job following the proposal of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to all agencies to initiate belt-tightening measures amid the economic crunches that the country is continue facing. The...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion Newly-appointed Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said all the right things during an early morning interview with DZRH anchor Deo Macalma on July 11. Inclusivity in OFW deployment, dialogues with different labor and labor recruitment groups, support for the government...
