The number of establishments that have been compliant with the government's health and safety protocols increased this year, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Friday, Dec. 17. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) DOLE Assistant Secretary Ma. Teresita Cucueco said that compared to last...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has warned against bogus Facebook pages or accounts pretending to be him and asking for money. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Photo from DOLE Facebook page) This, after Bello received reports that a Facebook account...
The government has strengthened its monitoring of the economic activities of foreign nationals, including retirees, as the country continues to allow the entry of foreign labor amid the pandemic. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN This, after the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Philippine...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has suspended all labor inspection activities this December to allow the agency to dispose of all pending labor standards cases and prepare the inspection program for 2022. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Photo from DOLE...
There will be no compromise in the call of the House Committee on Labor and Employment for the suspension of the “no vaccine, no work” policy introduced by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) against the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. 1Pacman Partylist Rep. Eric Pineda Committee...
The Department of Finance (DOF) urged the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to harness digital technology in building a database and payout system for the labor force to efficiently and swiftly deliver aid to workers needing assistance in times of crises. In a statement, Finance Secretary...
The unemployment rate in the Philippines continues to decrease as it recorded its third lowest for the year following the gradual improvement in the country's pandemic situation, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. (Photo courtesy of the DPWH) Citing the latest Labor Force Survey of...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has vowed to continue its commitment to serve Filipino workers, employers, and jobseekers as it commemorates its 88th founding anniversary on Wednesday, Dec. 8. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III leads the payout of salaries to 1,500 beneficiaries...
More than 15,000 local and overseas employment opportunities are available to jobseekers across the country during the week-long celebration of the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) 88th founding anniversary. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III called on...
The Philippines has temporarily suspended the deployment of new household workers to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in a bid to prevent cases of physical abuse among Filipino migrant workers there. (Jansen Romero / File Photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual public briefing on Thursday, Dec. 2,...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday expressed her support for the labor covenant Vice President Leni Robredo has signed together with the Alliance of Labor Leaders for Leni (ALL4Leni). De Lima said the alliance will bolster Robredo’s presidential campaign and urged the public to help...
Vice President Leni Robredo and various labor leaders backing her presidential bid came up with a "vision" and a covenant in pursuing several labor agendas in the country once the opposition leader wins the election in May 2022. (Screengrab from Robredo People's Council Facebook page) Robredo and...
