Labor and skills development programs are being recalibrated to align with workforce demands and national priorities following a two-day performance assessment led by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Quezon City. DOLE Undersecretary Carmela I. Torres urged agencies under the...
Senator Joel Villanueva re-filed his bill that seeks to end contractualization in the country, stressing that the measure is long overdue. The proposed Security of Tenure and End of Endo (end of contract) bill is the senator’s top priority bill filed at the opening of the 20th Congress on June...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is intensifying its nationwide campaign against child labor by providing livelihood assistance and delivering integrated community outreach services to vulnerable families. Held in conjunction with the Kalayaan 2025 Job Fair, the Information and...
Starting July 18, the daily minimum wage for workers in Metro Manila will increase to ₱695 after the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board–National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR) approved a ₱50 pay hike, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) disclosed on Monday, Jun. 30. DOLE...
A total of 340 students from the municipality of Kapalong in Davao del Norte have joined the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES), the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) flagship initiative promoting youth employability and access to education. DOLE said the program...
Strengthening financial education and business planning among beneficiaries is seen as key to sustaining the impact of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)’s livelihood assistance programs nationwide. DOLE said it is enhancing the capacity of regional implementers to ensure its...
Content creators and filmmakers have been urged to embed labor rights and social inclusion in their work as part of efforts to build a values-driven creative industry, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. In support of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s call for dignified and...
Thousands of applicants explored employment opportunities at a two-day retail trade fair organized by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), which offered 1,649 jobs at SM North EDSA – The Annex in Quezon City recently. The DOLE said 26 participating companies opened vacancies for...
Key industries in Luzon have expressed strong support for the revision of national guidelines identifying hazardous work prohibited for minors, following consultations initiated by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). The department, through the Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns...
Thousands of beneficiaries under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program will be mobilized to support the expanded P20-per-kilo rice distribution through Kadiwa centers nationwide by 2026, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Monday, Jun....
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has expressed full support for the government’s unified green lane system designed to accelerate the approval of strategic investments that are expected to create more jobs for Filipinos. Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma joined officials from 38...
Minimum wage adjustments remain possible through ongoing assessments by regional wage boards, even after Congress adjourned without passing the proposed legislated increase, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. DOLE Undersecretary Benjo Benavidez said the Regional Tripartite Wage...
