The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has issued around 8,000 alien employment permits (AEP) to foreign workers employed in licensed internet gaming operators in the country from January to April this year. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma made the clarification following earlier reports...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Thursday expressed his dismay against Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) chief Bienvenido Laguesma, whom he said is becoming one of the “unpopular” secretaries of the agency. Zubiri’s disappointment on Laguesma stemmed from the...
Senators on Thursday, May 2, expressed their support to President Marcos' order on Labor Day for the timely review of the minimum wage amid rising prices of goods and services across the country. Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said that they welcome this move by the President to ensure that...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has expressed support to the recommendation implementing a four-day work week set up for workers in private and public sectors amid the rising temperatures in some parts of the country. In an Unang Balita interview, DOLE Undersecretary Benjo...
DAVAO CITY – One hundred seventy-six applicants were hired on the spot in the simultaneous Labor Day job fair of the Department of Labor and Employment in the Davao region. DOLE-Davao recorded 2,201 applicants from Davao City, Digos City, and Tagum City. Participating companies hired 176...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Hundreds of jobseekers flocked to a job fair organized by the Department of Labor and Employment here during the 122nd Labor Day celebration on May 1 with the theme “Sa Bagong Pilipinas: Manggagawang Pilipino, Kabalikat at Kasama sa Pag-asenso.” A total of 4,200...
Members of the Rizal Police Provincial Office (PPO) joined the local government unit in providing a livelihood training for members of the women sector in a community in Taytay, Rizal on Labor Day. Residents of Sitio Tibagan, Taytay, who are mostly women, attended the skills training on how to make...
BAGUIO CITY – More than 3,600 vacancies were offered during the Labor Day job fair at the Baguio Convention and Cultural Center here. JOBSEEKERS apply for work during a job fair conducted by the DOLE-Cordillera on Labor Day at the Baguio Convention and Cultural Center in Baguio City. (Zaldy...
Policemen block the protesters during the Labor Day march by some groups calling for wage increase in Manila on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 to call for wage increase. Police forces in Metro Manila were placed on full alert since April 29, the start of the three-day strike by transport group Piston....
ILOILO CITY – Approximately 12,000 job vacancies were offered during the simultaneous Labor Day job fair in Western Visayas. ROBINSONS Place in Iloilo City hosts a Labor Day job fair. (Contributed photo by Fraye Anona) Sixto Rodriguez Jr., Department of Labor and Employment-Western...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced the scheduled date for the resumption of operations in its offices. PRC "Appointments set on the said date (May 1) will be accommodated upon resumption of operations on May 02, 2024," PRC said in a social media post. On April 30, PRC declared...
House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Wednesday, May 1, led the House of Representtives in paying tribute to the thousand of Filipino workers in the country and abroad, saying the chamber will continue to pass legislation aimed at enhancing workers’ welfare. “As we mark...
