The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) continues to crank out timely "ayuda" or assistance via its flagship Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Photo from DOLE Facebook page) On Saturday, July 31, DOLE Secretary...
From left: Tuesday Niu, Arnell Igncio, and Bea Binene The past season saw the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) at the forefront of people-centric projects and decisions that have paved the way for employees and employers alike to find their way through this global pandemic. It did not...
If Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos would have his way, he would have Filipinos work from home for the next two weeks as a way to halt the spread of the highly-contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo by Thought Catalog/ Unsplash)...
Did you catch Dole & Seasons Plantation Pachinko grand raffle draw? Php 1 million for the taking in a draw that’s larger than life! The Plantation Pachinko aired live on the official Dole PH Facebook page on July 27. For the past two months, Dole and Seasons have been bringing #SunshineForAll...
Eight National Capital Region (NCR)-based food companies under the umbrella of San Miguel Corporation (SMC) have been given "safety seal" by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). SMC President and Chief Executive Officer Ramon S. Ang (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) A statement from DOLE...
Overseas Filipino worker (OFW) rights defender and advocate Susan "Toots" Ople raised concern Wednesday, July 28 over human traffickers' potential preying on stranded Filipino workers abroad. Susan Ople speaks during a July 28, 2021 virtual press briefing (Screengrab from Zoom meeting) In a virtual...
As far as the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is concerned, food delivery and courier riders are covered by either the Labor Code of the Philippines or the contract or agreement they have with their respectively digital platform company, depending on the existence of an employer-employee...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a fresh funding support to the Philippine government that aims to help young Filipinos find quality jobs after the pandemic. In a statement, the Manila-based multilateral institution said that the ADB approved a $400 million policy-based loan to support...
Officials from the Philippines and Oman have signed an agreement that would effect the resumption of the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to the western Asian state. (MANILA BULLETIN) In a Zoom meeting last Monday, July 19, Philippine labor officials headed by Department of Labor and...
A Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) offical believes that the Duterte administration will be able to squeak out the enactment of the much-sought Security of Tenure (SOT) Bill before the end of its term. (Screengrab from Zoom meeting) DOLE Undersecretary Benjo Santos Benavidez likened the...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is tightening its belt in efforts to extend the tenure of its hired contact tracers amid the current threat posed by the highly-contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III said it's up to employers to decide whether or not they would let their employees work from home amid the threat of the highly-contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo by Fusion Medical Animation/...
