BUTUAN CITY – The Tabon Farmers’ Association (TFA) in Nasipit, Agusan del Norte, has received P700,000 worth of livelihood assistance under the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Integrated Livelihood Program (DILP) facilitated by the Army 23rd Infantry (Masigasig) Battalion (IB)....
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Monday, Oct. 16 reminded employers to follow the payment of wages for those who will report for work on the official non-working days. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said that the “no work, no pay” policy will be in effect for Oct. 30...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has increased the maternity and death benefits for workers in the sugar industry under the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) fund. This, after Labor Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma signed DOLE Administrative Order No. 318, expanding the workers’...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the local labor market remains strong and resilient despite global uncertainties. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the latest jobs data revealed positive trends, with unemployment decreasing to 4.4 percent in August from 5.3 percent the previous year...
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has released over P1-million worth of assistance to a farmers’ association and Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Displaced Workers (TUPAD) beneficiaries in Loreto town, Agusan del Sur province. FARMERS in Loreto, Agusan del Sur pose...
The relevant government agencies of the Philippines have been working on ‘global certifications’ that could be accorded for the right-skilling of workers that will be joining the labor force of the country’s flourishing renewable energy (RE) sector. According to Energy Secretary Raphael P.M....
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) has reiterated the Marcos administration's dedication to providing Filipinos with high-quality and well-paying jobs to propel the Philippines to a more resilient and prosperous future. File photos The PCO said this after reports that the unemployment...
The business process outsourcing (BPO) industry had the most number of job vacancies in the country with more than 15,000 available jobs awaiting interested applicants, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Wednesday, Oct. 4. The DOLE said that a total of 15,144 job vacancies...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reminded employers from the private sector of their obligation to protect informal workers, including household helpers, from gender-based sexual harassment (GSBH) in workplaces. DOLE Undersecretary Benjo Santos M. Benavidez stressed that it is required...
(File photo) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is anticipating that more regional pay boards will raise the minimum wage for workers in the private sector before the year ends. So far, DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs)...
The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) has approved the salary adjustment for minimum wage earners in Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, and in Central Mindanao, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Thursday, Sept. 28. In a statement, DOLE said the decision of the...
President Marcos has signed into law the "Trabaho Para sa Bayan Act," which seeks to solve challenges plaguing the country's labor sector. ADDRESSING LABOR SECTOR ISSUES — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. signs into law the 'Trabaho Para sa Bayan Ac,t' which seeks to resolve the...
