DOLE-7, PCUP partner to provide livelihood projects for 100 families in Cebu and Bohol

Futch Anthony Inso 02/12/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-7 and the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) forged an agreement on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, to provide Nego-livelihood projects for 100 families in Cebu and…

DOLE issues pay rules for special working day on February 25

Pia Piquero 02/08/2025

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has reminded private sector employers to ensure proper wage payment for employees reporting to work on February 25, 2025, the 39th anniversary of the historic EDSA People Power Revolution. Labor…

MSMEs to absorb impact of P200 wage hike – DOLE

Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos 02/02/2025

MANILA – Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) should be taken into consideration before making a decision on the proposed P200 daily wage hike, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Saturday. “Whether it’s doable…

Filipinos deported from US: DOLE ready to help them

Darryl John Esguerra - Philippine News Agency 01/29/2025

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Wednesday said it is ready to provide assistance to Filipinos deported from the United States. In a media interview in a career event in Pasay City, Labor…

DOLE issues pay rules for Chinese New Year holiday on Jan 29

Pia Piquero 01/25/2025

CEBU, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has issued an advisory detailing the rules for wage computation for the Special (Non-Working) Day on January 29, 2025, in celebration of the Chinese New Year. The…

Chinese nationals lead employment permit recipients  in PH – Dole data

John Eric Mendoza - @inquirerdotnet 01/22/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Chinese nationals ranked first among recipients of employment permits in the country for at least three consecutive years, according to data from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Dole’s data furnished to the…

Minimum wage up in 14 regions, benefits 5M workers

Ferdinand Patinio 01/01/2025

  MANILA – Close to five million private sector workers who are minimum wage earners will directly benefit from wage increases approved by 14 Regional Tripartite Wage Productivity Boards (RTWPBs) in 2024. Data from the Department of Labor…

DOLE urges employers to ensure 13th-month pay before Christmas

Ferdinand Patinio - Philippine News Agency 12/24/2024

MANILA — On Monday, just one day before the legally mandated deadline, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) renewed its appeal to private sector establishment owners to provide their employees with their 13th-month pay. DOLE Secretary…

December 24 is a special non-working holiday

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/23/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Christmas Eve, which falls on December 24, this year is a special non-working holiday, a memorandum from the Malacañang announced. Special non-working days are also holidays but they differ from regular holidays. These…

LIST: December holidays, pay guidelines

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/13/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Before 2024 ends, the Philippines will be having at least six holidays in December. With this, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has once again reminded employers to comply with the corresponding…

Pay guidelines for Dec. 8 holiday issued

Ferdinand Patinio 12/07/2024

MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reminded private sector employers to observe proper pay rules for Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, a special non-working holiday in celebration of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of…

DOLE: 10 regional boards issue wage hike orders

Ferdinand Patinio - Philippine News Agency 12/03/2024

MANILA – Ten Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs) have issued their respective orders granting a hike in the daily minimum wage of private sector workers, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Tuesday. In a…

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