The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has helped sustain gains in the country’s employment rate through job fairs and career development programs that provide Filipinos with access to sustainable job opportunities across key industries. DOLE Assistant Secretary Patrick Patriwirawan Jr....
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) released a total of P2.61 billion in emergency and livelihood assistance to more than 400,000 displaced and disadvantaged workers during the 123rd Labor Day celebration. Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said the support was provided through the DOLE...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will start reviewing regional minimum wage orders this May to ensure that current rates remain responsive to the economic conditions in each area. DOLE Assistant Secretary Patrick Patriwirawan Jr. said the review will cover all Regional Tripartite...
BUTUAN CITY – The Caraga Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board announced a P20 increase for minimum wage earners starting on Thursday, May 1. “As per Wage Order No. 19 which took effect on Jan. 2, 2025, an additional P20 increase will be given to our minimum wage earners starting...
Trabaho Party-list nominee kagawad Nelson de Vega tells Barangay Sta. Lucia residents about the group’s intention to support workers’ call for wage hike, adequate pay and non-wage benefits during a house-to-house campaign ahead of Labor Day. (Trabaho Party-list) ...
Approximately 9,300 job vacancies were offered in the Labor Day job fair in Iloilo. JOB seekers line up at the Labor Day Job Fair in a popular mall in Iloilo City. (DOLE-6) Atty. Sixto Rodriguez Jr., director of the Department of Labor and Employment-6, led the opening of the job...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expressed full support and lauded the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) initiative that provides assistance to workers impacted by labor rights violations. In observance of Labor Day today, May 1, the DOLE launched the Labor, Intervention, Financial,...
Senator Raffy Tulfo expressed alarm over multiple violations he encountered during a random inspection of a construction site in Quezon City. (Photo from the Office of Senator Raffy Tulfo) During the Senate recess, Tulfo, who serves as Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor and Employment,...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Trabaho Party-list said it finds "disturbing" how workers in the Philippines "suffer in silence" amid various labor rights violations. This, after the party-list expressed deep concern over the findings of a recent report...
A significant shift in the Philippine labor market is underway, with more Filipinos entering skilled, managerial, and professional jobs, based on the latest Labor Force Survey (LFS) results for February 2025, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Tuesday, Apr. 8. DOLE Secretary...
Training sessions aimed at enhancing the JobStart initiative sought to equip program implementers with the necessary skills to improve the workforce readiness of Filipino youth, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. From Mar. 12 to 14 in Cebu City and Mar. 19 to 21 in Pampanga, the...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has underscored the need for a responsible approach to artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in workplaces to equip Filipino workers with the necessary skills to remain competitive without facing job displacement. Through its Bureau of Local Employment...
