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...
Rizal Fourth District Representative Fidel Nograles on Thursday, May 1 renewed his call for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to certify the pending wage hike bill as urgent. Nograles, chairman of the House Labor and Employment Committee said the President’s certification...
Senator Raffy Tulfo is seeking to conduct a Senate investigation into what he described as “inhumane working conditions” and questionable labor practices, following a surprise inspection he personally conducted in two major canning factories in Navotas. (Photo from the Office of Senator Raffy...
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,...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has successfully facilitated the employment of 3,572 jobseekers through 128 job fairs conducted nationwide from January to early April this year. In a statement, DOLE Assistant Secretary Patrick Patriwirawan Jr. reported that 244,000 job vacancies were...
Former DILG secretary Benhur Abalos (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The "outdated, inefficient, and unnecessarily burdensome" Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) and contract verification processes must be overhauled. Thus, said Alyansa...
ILOILO CITY — The Philippine Statistics Authority reported a 96.7 percent employment rate for women in Western Visayas region in 2023. VENDORS at the public market in San Miguel town, Iloilo province are mostly women. (Tara Yap) “In terms of magnitude, the number of employed...
A congresswoman is pushing for a more seamless departure process for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) through the full automation of the Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) and its integration into the e-Travel system. OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa Magsino on Tuesday, March 18, called on the...
Officials and personnel from the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) service offices, bureaus, and attached agencies participate in a two-day Quality Management System awareness seminar at the DOLE Central Office on Feb. 17-18, 2025, to enhance operational efficiency and improve public...
(MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez hailed the creation of 2.6 million new jobs at the start of 2025, but underscored that the government's true goal is sustained quality employment for Filipinos. Pointing to the results of the...
DOLE Bureau of Working Conditions Director Alvin Curada (Screengrab from PTV Bagong Pilipinas livestream) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Friday, March 7, urged employers to implement heat protection measures for workers, particularly those in construction and factory settings, as...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Undersecretary for Employment and Human Resource Development Cluster Carmela I. Torres (center) leads the awarding of a P1-million training fund to Pacific Farms, Inc. on February 28, 2025. The initiative, under the DOLE Adjustment Measures Program (AMP),...
