Businesses express concerns as minimum wage hike set to take effect

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Establishments of all sizes in Central Visayas are told to start preparing for the new daily minimum wage rate that will take effect this October. But business communities here in Cebu had reservations…

DOLE-7 provides free COVID testing for newly hired employees in Central Visayas

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 09/15/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) announced the one-time grant of free COVID-19 testing for qualified newly hired employees who are required to secure a negative RT-PCR test result…

DOLE-7 to conduct monthly, free labor education seminars

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 08/09/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — To empower micro-businesses in the region, the Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) will conduct free monthly labor education seminar beginning this month. In a statement, DOLE-7 said the priority…

DOLE’s CAMP 2, 3 beneficiaries told to claim cash aid before June 30

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 06/19/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Beneficiaries for the second and third tranches of the COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP) have until June 30 to claim their share of the financial assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment…

140 job applicants hired on the spot in DOLE-7 Kalayaan jobs fair

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 06/16/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 140 job applicants in the region were hired on the spot during the Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas’ (DOLE-7’s) Kalayaan Day Jobs Fair held in Cebu and…

DOLE-7 issues temporary work stoppage order vs Universal Robina Corp. for worker’s death

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 06/08/2022

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) has issued a temporary work stoppage order against a food and beverage company in Mandaue City after one of its workers died…

Fully-vaxxed vendors from Mandaue City and Bohol receive livelihood assistance from DOLE-7

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 06/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Several fully vaccinated vendors in Mandaue City in Cebu and Bohol received livelihood equipment assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment  in Central Visayas’ (DOLE-7) “BikeCINATION” program. In a statement on Tuesday,…

DOLE-7: Almost 4,000 jobs available on June 12’s Kalayaan Day Job Fair

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 06/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — About 4,000 job openings await job seekers in the region during the Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas’ (DOLE-7) 2022 Kalayaan Day Job Fair scheduled on June 12, 2022 in Cebu…

DOLE-7 releases allowance of GIP beneficiaries in Lapu-Lapu

Futch Anthony Inso 09/03/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-7 has released the cash allowance of the 141 beneficiaries for the Government Internship Program (GIP) in Lapu-lapu City. DOLE had allocated a total of P561,298.44 for…

DOLE-7 on May 1 virtual job fair: Only 1 hired on the spot

Futch Anthony Inso 05/02/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas or DOLE-7 has only recorded one job applicant who got hired on the spot (HOTS) during the conduct of their first-ever virtual job fair…

Virtual job fair on May 1: 1.7K jobs offered

Futch Anthony Inso 04/30/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Some 1,700 local jobs will be offered tomorrow for job seekers in a virtual job fair as the country celebrates the 119th anniversary of Labor Day. The Department of Labor in Central Visayas…

DOLE-7 issues over 1K unemployment certificates in Cebu, Bohol in January

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/07/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The crisis spawned by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to affect businesses in Cebu and Bohol provinces leaving hundreds unemployed. In January 2021, the Department of Labor and Employment in Central…

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