Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has suspended the implementation of the emergency employment program for displaced workers in Quezon City District 2 amid reports of anomalies in the distribution of cash aid. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Photo from DOLE...
At least 2.9 million displaced Filipino workers from the formal and informal labor sectors have benefitted from the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) assistance program. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III leads the payout of salaries to 1,500 beneficiaries under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay...
The government of Oman has decided to lift its ban on Filipinos traveling to their country effective Wednesday, Sept. 1, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) DOLE Information and Publication Service Director Rolly Francia said Labor Secretary...
The government of Brunei is again seeking an exemption from the Philippines' existing deployment cap on healthcare workers due to the current demand of medical frontliners there amid the pandemic, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. (Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has assured that it will provide assistance to the 250 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Kuwait who will be repatriated today, Aug. 31. (Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III said the...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III emphasized the importance of investing in the country's healthcare industry, adding that this is one of the major realizations brought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
Labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) is urging the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to act on and investigate cases of workers' rights violations which they said have intensified in the country amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo from Unsplash) KMU secretary...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has reminded employers and business owners to observe proper pay rules during the special non-working and regular holidays this month despite the imposition of community quarantine. Department of Labor and Employment (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Labor...
More workers in economically-active industries will be protected against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after the government's pandemic task force approved the request of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for additional vaccines for them. A Manila resident receives a coronavirus vaccine...
Here's some good news for Filipinos who are eyeing employment in the American territory of Guam. Tumon Bay, Guam (Photo by Huang Junsheng/ Unsplash) Labor Attaché in Los Angeles, Armi Evangel Peña bared on Friday, Aug. 13 that the prospects for employment in Guam will be bright for overseas...
Senator Joel Villanueva has called on the government to step up its efforts in assisting displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and give them jobs that match their skills. (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) “Giving them P20,000 each simply would not cut it anymore,” said Villanueva,...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated that the "no vaccine, no work policy" is prohibited. Citing Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Advisory 3, Series of 2021, the DOH said that all employers may only encourage their workers to get vaccinated. ; "Any employee who chooses not to...
