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The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has distributed nearly P129 million worth of assistance to residents of Northern Luzon who were either displaced or affected by the magnitude 7.0 earthquake on July 27.

ILOILO CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has said that P427.5 million in cash aid has been given to informal workers in Western Visayas in the first half of the year.

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Muntinlupa City government turned over eight fiberglass boats and equipment worth P1.7 million to fishermen to help them in their livelihood.

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Workers under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Worker (TUPAD) program were deployed for earthquake clearing and cleanup in Vigan City and other parts of Ilocos Sur Thursday, July 28.

Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte says the whole School Year 2022-23 is the time frame within which to conduct a comprehensive review of the country’s K-12 basic education program that has always been the object of close public scrutiny.

SARIAYA, Quezon – A total of 555 beneficiaries who rendered and completed community jobs here received payments from Tulong Pangkabuhayan sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displayed Workers of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE-TUPAD) on Monday, July 18, in this town.

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.

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Cordillera has awarded P30,000 in livelihood assistance each to four former communist rebels.

Employers or company owners should see to it that workplaces are safe for all of the workers or they might face stiff penalties if proven that they violate the law.

House Ways and Means Chair Rep. Joey Salceda told incoming Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan Ople and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma to lift the deployment ban on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has nominated outgoing Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III to serve as Chairman and Resident Representative-designate of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO).

At least two Cabinet officials of the outgoing Duterte administration have been nominated by President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to man either new or old positions in government.

The Navotas City government has distributed sacks of rice to sari-sari store owners through the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Livelihood Assistance Grant.

Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Sec. Silvestre Bello III will end his term by the end of this month but he expressed confidence Friday, June 10, that he will be leaving with a far better” labor market condition.

Less than a month before President Rodrigo Duterte’s term ends, labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) challenged him to immediately pass the proposed P750 national minimum wage, adding that this would help Filipinos deal with the soaring prices of basic commodities and services in the country.

BUTUAN CITY – – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has not stopped in providing assistance to displaced and affected workers of Agusan del Sur even as the country is slowly recovering from the impact brought by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Rebuilding livelihood

Former Department of Labor and Employment Secretary (DOLE) Bienvenido Laguesma has been nominated by President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to reprise his role in the DOLE in the incoming administration’s cabinet.