68 from Brgy Kamputhaw receive Kabuhayan cash grants

DORIS BONGCAC 12/08/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – A total of 68 aspiring entrepreneurs in Barangay Kamputhaw received cash grants that will help them achieve their dream business. The distribution of the Starter Kit Assistance under the Department of Labor and…

Legarda: Ending Violence Against Women, a cause for all

PR 11/25/2021

In observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (VAW) and the 18-Day Campaign to End VAW (November 25 – December 12), three-term Senator, now Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda stressed the importance of…

DOH, DOLE urged to step in amid air purifier mandates

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/12/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A labor group here in Cebu is calling for national government agencies to intervene in the recent orders of the Capitol mandating air purifiers for workers in air-conditioned environments. The Alyansa sa mga…

Observe holiday pay for Ninoy Aquino Day, National Heroes Day, employers told

Inquirer.net 08/27/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has urged employers and business owners to abide by proper pay rules during the special non-working and regular holidays in August. In an advisory, Labor Secretary Silvestre…

Grab PH bans over 100 delivery drivers in Cebu City for availing ‘promo’

Dyrecka Letigio 08/25/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Grab PH drivers in Cebu City has sought the help of the Cebu City Council on their loss of livelihood after they were allegedly banned by the food delivery application. A group of…

1K workers in Aloguinsan, Barili receive DOLE cash aid

Mae Fhel Gom-os 07/24/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Over 1,000 workers in the towns of Aloguinsan and Barili in southwestern Cebu have received their financial assistance and wages from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Friday afternoon, July 23,…

No such thing as ‘no jab, no work’ policy amid A4 vaccination — DOLE

John Eric Mendoza - @inquirerdotnet 06/07/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The government still does not “recognize” the no vaccine, no work policy even as the country kicked off the vaccination of economic frontliners, an official of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) clarified…

DOLE-7: Over 4k jobs available in Independence Day virtual job fair

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 06/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More than 4, 000 local and overseas job vacancies are up for grab during the five-day online Kalayaan jobs fair scheduled from June 8 to 12, 2021, the Department of Labor and Employment…

Bello: No vaccine, no work policy illegal

Leila B. Salaverria 03/07/2021

MANILA, Philippines — It would be illegal for employers to stop their workers from reporting to work because they refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said on Saturday. Bello said the Department…

Gov’t to release guidelines for ventilation in cinemas — DOH

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 02/15/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The government will release guidelines for proper ventilation in cinemas after it allowed movie houses in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) to reopen amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Health (DOH) said…

25,000 more workers laid off, 100,000 others got pay cuts in January

Dona Pazzibungan 02/15/2021

MANILA, Philippines — At least 25,226 more workers were laid off in January while 108,089 more workers found themselves without pay or with drastic pay cuts as businesses suffered further losses since the new coronavirus pandemic emerged…

Dole: Employers should pay for their househelp’s treatment

Leila B. Salaverria 01/23/2021

MANILA, Philippines — A Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) official has asked employers to pay for the medical expenses of their domestic workers who would contract the new coronavirus especially if they were not enrolled for…

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