Dole announces 2,000 new jobs in Yukon, Canada

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO / GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE 09/09/2019

MANILA, Philippines — More overseas opportunities beckon for Filipino skilled workers as Yukon, a Canadian territory, will open 2,000 jobs in various industries every year, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole). Labor Secretary Silvestre…

Central Visayas economic growth this year to boost job opportunities

Irene R. Sino Cruz 05/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The Department of Trade and Industry in Central Visayas (DTI-7) says there will be more jobs created this year due to the projected growth in the region’s economy. “As we celebrate Labor Day, we also…

Korean business group wants to attract more investments in Cebu

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—While Cebu remains a popular destination for Korean tourists, the Cebu Korea Association wants to encourage more Koreans to invest in manufacturing and industrial sector. However, because of the many steps in processing business and…

TESDA Cebu holds event to promote construction courses

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines– The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Cebu provincial office is encouraging senior high school graduates to take construction courses. TESDA Cebu provincial director Francisca Opog said there is now a high demand…

At least 1,000 NFA employees to lose jobs as rice tariffication begins

Inquirer.net 02/21/2019

The National Food Authority (NFA) is already preparing for the eventual downsizing of its functions and scope as a grains agency following the passage of the Rice Import Liberalization Act. Under the law, the NFA will be…

Where are the promised jobs?

Fernando Fajardo 12/20/2018

Where are the promised jobs of this administration? Part of it is gone with the TRAIN and inflation that decreased consumer demand. From the labor force survey in October, the government reported that the country’s unemployment rate…

Canada desperately looking to fill 430,000 vacant jobs

Agence France Presse 12/05/2018

MONTREAL, Canada – A business group warned on Tuesday that a labor shortage in Canada is deepening, with more than 430,000 jobs at small and medium-sized firms remaining unfilled for at least four months. The job vacancy…

Chinese robbing Filipinos of jobs

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 11/26/2018

The Senate Committee on Labor opened its inquiry yesterday into the influx of illegal Chinese nationals working in the country and “shamelessly robbing Filipinos of jobs,” in the words of Senator Joel Villanueva, head of the Senate…

Ermita employees fear loss of jobs

Morexette Eram, USJ-R Intern 07/27/2018

EMPLOYEES of the Ermita barangay hall are scheduled to collect their pay for the second half of the month on July 30. But they expressed concern on the security of their tenure following the suspension of seven…

Overseas jobs fair at the Capitol set for Sunday

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 07/02/2018

THE Cebu Provincial Government, together with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), will hold its second overseas jobs fair on Sunday, July 8. Thousands of job vacancies in countries…

1,000 Mandaue City Hall JOs may lose jobs

Fe Marie D. Dumaboc 06/29/2018

At least 1,000 Job Order (JO) employees of the Mandaue City Hall may already be left jobless next month. City Administrator Danilo Almendras said they will have to let go of these JOs as part of the…

Gov’t uses AI to address AI threat, save BPO jobs

Inquirer.net 05/24/2018

Artificial intelligence (AI) battling artificial intelligence may sound like a science-fiction movie, but for the Philippine government, it is a way to save thousands of Filipinos from being jobless. It is known that several information technology and…

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