Quezon City will host the 2026 COOP Job Fair on May 26 at SM North EDSA, connecting job seekers with cooperative sector employers in a localized employment drive. The event will begin at 10 a.m. at the 4th Floor Atrium of SM North EDSA under the theme “Legitimacy, Sustainability, and...
The Philippines ranked among the countries with the strongest preference for self-employment, with more than eight in 10 Filipinos saying they would rather work for themselves than for someone else, according to a global study by cross-border payments provider Remitly Business. In a study involving...
The Quezon City government has opened employment opportunities for up to 100 senior citizens through a collaboration with a private sector. The memorandum of agreement for the special employment program was formally signed on Monday, May 18, by the Quezon City government, the Department of Labor...
Amid the more vocal and aggressive stand of the Office of the Ombudsman especially against top government officials linked to corruption, the agency has recorded a noticeable increase in the number of applicants seeking employment. In fact, Assistant Ombudsman for Internal Affairs Luigi Bonoan said...
President Marcos has vowed to deliver “disenteng trabaho” (decent jobs) for Filipinos as he acknowledged the burden of rising fuel prices, electricity costs, and basic goods on workers. In a speech during the 124th Labor Day Celebration in General Santos City, the President said the government...
Only 17 percent of Philippine employers say they are able to recruit and retain enough workers with artificial intelligence (AI) skills, underscoring a growing talent crunch even as local companies accelerate the adoption of AI across their organizations, according to global professional services...
Senator Raffy Tulfo has raised alarm over the continued "5-5-5" scheme, which practices firing and re-hiring employees to prevent them from being regularized. During Wednesday 's Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development hearing, Tulfo called on the Department of...
President Marcos’ chief economic manager is pressing global financial institutions for enhanced budgetary support and emergency financing, warning that escalating Middle East tensions and climate-driven crises are severely narrowing the fiscal maneuvering room for emerging economies. Speaking at...
In a crowded school area turned job hub, the usual end-of-school-year anxiety—résumés, long lines, and uncertain prospects—gave way to something unexpected: on-the-spot job offers. For thousands of graduating learners, the nationwide rollout of the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) did...
Senior high school (SHS) and Alternative Learning System (ALS) graduates across the country will soon find it easier to land their first jobs as the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) expand the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) nationwide. The...
Aiming to remove financial and bureaucratic barriers that often prevent Senior High School (SHS) graduates from securing employment, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, March 19, rolled out the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) across three major public schools in Metro Manila. In...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has relaunched its legal query portal to provide workers and employers with faster responses and more efficient access to labor guidance. The upgraded query.dole.gov.ph portal allows users to submit labor-related concerns, track their queries, and...
