Senate President Pro Tempore Jose Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday, July 9 expressed concern over reports the Philippines’ unemployment rate edged lower to 4.1 percent from 4.3 last year. This translates to about 2.11 million Filipinos that are jobless in May, based on data from the Philippine...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the number of jobless Filipinos decreased in May compared to the previous year; however, the figures were higher than they were a month ago. The PSA Labor Force Survey revealed on Monday, July 8, that the unemployment rate in May this year...
Only around 27 percent of establishments with 20 or more workers implemented a work-from-home (WFH) arrangement during the pandemic period of 2021 to 2022, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Based on the Integrated Survey on Labor and Employment, a total of 9,822 out of 36,342...
DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma (File photo) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reiterated its commitment to continue working with the International Labour Organization (ILO) in renewing the Philippine social contract as it participated in this year's International Labour Conference...
DOLE – Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns Director Ahmma Charisma Lobrin-Satumba shares Philippines’ strengthened efforts in addressing child labor, including its worst forms, during the International Public Information Sharing for ASEAN and other countries in Asia on May 27-30, 2024, in...
As the country marks the World Day Against Child Labor, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reaffirmed its commitment to ending child labor through its Strategic Helpdesks for Information, Education, Livelihood, and Other Developmental Interventions (SHIELD) Program, which has...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has provided livelihood assistance worth P257 million to workers who lost their jobs due to an oil spill that hit Oriental Mindoro last year. In a statement, the DOLE said it has extended emergency employment assistance to around 62,000 workers in...
(Department of Labor and Employment) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has committed to support activities for cervical cancer screening services nationwide. Lawyer Olivia O. Obrero-Samson, DOLE-National Capital Region (NCR) assistant director, made the pledge as she ensured that the...
The regional wage board of Metro Manila will hold consultations to discuss proposals to increase the daily take-home pay of minimum wage earners, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. In a statement, DOLE said the public sector consultation is on May 23 while the employers will...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is now working with various government agencies to strengthen technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in the senior high school curriculum and ensure the employability of graduates even before they enter college. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido...
Senator Grace Poe said on Friday, May 17 that concerned agencies must provide alternative livelihood to thousands of jeepney drivers who are now jobless amid the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) rollout. "The trainings and employment opportunities being touted should be...
Senior Philippine and United States government officials held a dialogue to discuss areas of collaboration in the advancement of labor rights. DOLE Undersecretary Benedicto Ernesto R. Bitonio Jr. expressed the Philippines' appreciation for the reestablishment of the Labor Working Group as a...
