Only employees who would be reporting to work during the long weekend holiday would get extra pay, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Saturday, Oct. 29. In his Labor Advisory No. 21, Series of 2022, DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said that ’no work, no pay’ policy...
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...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has distributed on Thursday, Oct. 27, a livelihood package to at least 120 ‘pedicab’ drivers to help them cope with the surge in prices of commodities and services. Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma led the awarding of livelihood support under...
Delegates of the 18th Senior Labor Officials’ Meeting (SLOM) have started to tackle various regional labor and employment programs as a prelude to the upcoming 27th ASEAN Labor Ministers’ Meeting on Saturday, Oct. 29. DIOLE Undersecretary Benedicto Ernesto R. Bitonio, Jr. said art of the labor...
Ninety-two beneficiaries of the "Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD)" program from the Manide tribe in Camarines Norte are set to build community vegetable gardens instead of working on its usual roadside cleaning projects. NCIP Labo Service Center (Facebook) "The...
Top labor officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will gather in the Philippines this week to discuss fields of cooperation in protecting migrant workers, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Sunday, Oct. 23. DOLE Sec. Bienvenido Laguesma said expected to...
An official of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has admitted to congressmen that Filipino workers at Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) won't be able to get the same level of compensation that they're enjoying if they're left to "regular local employers". (Mari Gimenez/...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is targeting to reduce child labor practices in the country by 30 percent this year. In a statement, DOLE said it is part of the national government's campaign to eradicate child labor through various programs and projects. The DOLE Region 4-A for...
A Filipino worker at a Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) firm appealed to House of Representatives members on Wednesday, Oct 19 to be "open-minded" regarding her industry, which has apparently given her a lot of relief in life. Jacqueline Frias Adap (Screenshot from Zoom) Jacqueline Frias...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, October 19 urged the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to expedite its program that would assist Filipino workers who could potentially be displaced by the possible closure of the Philippine Overseas Gaming Operators (POGOs). Gatchalian said there is...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has assisted a retired truck driver from Lasam, Cagayan in finally claiming his long overdue back pay to his former employer amounting to P100,000. In a statement, the DOLE Regional Office 2 said former truck driver Melañio Salvador Galicinao finally...
A House leader has thanked the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Department of Health (DOH) for facilitating Filipino cancer patients' access to "life-saving support" in the form of the P529.2 million cancer assistance fund (CAF). Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera...
