The University of Santo Tomas (UST) on Saturday, May 10, expressed support for a resolution issued by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), which it views as confirmation of its compliance with legal standards in the allocation of Tuition Fee Increase (TFI) funds. University of Santo Tomas /...
The country 's labor market is shifting toward skilled occupations, prompting the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to intensify its efforts in sustaining job creation through its newly launched 10-year employment strategy. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma announced that the...
Workers who report for duty on Monday, May 12, are entitled to full pay plus 30 percent of their basic wages, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. In Labor Advisory No. 3, series of 2025, DOLE Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma clarified that May 12 has been declared a special...
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...
