Suspend deployment of nurses overseas amid COVID-19 crisis, DOLE urged

Neil Arwin Mercado 03/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines —  A lawmaker is urging the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to temporarily suspend the deployment of Filipino nurses overseas as the country fights the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Cagayan de Oro City…

DOLE-7, Pag-ibig will only accept documents sent through email

By Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/25/2020

CEBU CITY—To support the government’s call for physical distancing, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and other agencies in Central Visayas will only accept the submission of documents from their clients through electronic mail. The term…

DOLE-7 tells employers to consult with workers prior to adoption of new work schedules

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/09/2020

CEBU CITY—With businesses in Central Visayas affected by the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)  said that they can opt to implement changes in their work schedules but after proper consultation with…

DOLE to Employers:Ensure coronavirus free workplaces

Futch Anthony Inso 02/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has issued a Labor Advisory urging establishments to implement precautionary measures against the possible spread of the 2019-novel coronavirus (NCoV). Salome Siaton, DOLE Central Visayas director, …

DOLE-7: Court orders status quo, not suspension, pending resolution of petition of Bohol biz groups

Irene R. Sino Cruz 01/06/2020

CEBU CITY — The Bohol Regional Trial Court has ordered that a status quo on the minimum wage be maintained pending resolution of the petition of two business groups opposing the reclassification of Tagbilaran City. Salome Siaton,…

Judge halts salary hike for minimum wage earners in Bohol

Leo Udtohan - Philippine Daily Inquirer 01/05/2020

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Philippines — A trial court judge has stopped the implementation of the salary adjustments for minimum wage earners in Bohol province which was supposed to take effect on Sunday. Judge Jorge Cabalit of the…

Carmen Copper receives Outstanding Grievance Machinery for Industrial Peace Award from DOLE, NCMB

PR 12/08/2019

TOLEDO CITY, Cebu – Carmen Copper Corporation (Carmen Copper) and the Carmen Copper Workers’ Labor Organization (CCWLO) won another Outstanding Grievance Machinery for Industrial Peace Award for maintaining harmonious labor-management relations and for implementing best practices in…

Angel Tree project aims to address child labor

Irene R. Sino Cruz 12/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — To help address the child labor problem, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE-7) conducted an Angel Tree activity on Friday. The activity held at the old Sacred Heart School along Gen. Maxilom…

DOLE, Ang Probinsyano Partylist launch work-for-pay program for seniors in Cebu towns

Irene R. Sino Cruz 11/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-) and the Ang Probinsyano Partylist launched on Thursday and Friday, November 28 and 29, 2019, the work-for-pay program for senior citizens in Danao City and…

Displaced Cebu City vendors to receive P20K cash aid for high city gov’t ratings in clearing ops

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 800 registered sidewalk vendors in Cebu City, who were displaced by the recent road clearing operations of the city government, will receive P20,000 financial assistance each from the Department of Labor and…

Cebu City DMDP wins National Best Public Employment Service Office

Irene R. Sino Cruz 10/10/2019

CEBU CITY—The Cebu City Department of Manpower Development and Placement (DMDP) has been adjudged as this year’s National Best Public Employment Service Office (PESO). According to a press statement from the Department of Labor and Employment in…

DOLE: Family welfare program is key to workplace productivity

Irene R. Sino Cruz 10/10/2019

CEBU CITY—Adopting the family welfare program (FWP) would promote productivity in the workplace and improve relations between management and employees. During meetings with various industry tripartite councils (ITCs), Salome Siaton, regional director of the Department of Labor…

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