Siaton to businesses: Make sure to adopt Wage Order No. VII-22

Doris C. Bongcc 01/26/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (Dole-7)  is reminding businesses here to already comply with the minimum wage order that took effect in the early part of 2020. A Dole-7…

3.9 quake rocks parts of Negros

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 3.9-magnitude earthquake rocked portions of Negros Oriental early Thursday morning, November 12, 2020. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), in its earthquake bulletin, located the epicenter 17 kilometers west of…

Siaton Mayor: P200K for info on killers of cop, city hall worker

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Cezanne Fritz Diaz of Siaton town in Negros Oriental has offered a P200,000 reward to whoever can give a lead on the killing of a policeman and a City Hall employee, who…

DOLE-7 asks employers to report status of their workers online

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) has called on establishments to submit their reports on the status of their operations to help the agency arrive at fitting policies to…

SBWS program to provide wage subsidy for formal sector workers affected by ECQ

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Here’s good news for formal sector workers who were unable to avail of the one-time cash assistance under the COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP). While the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) could no longer…

DOLE-7 disburses P109.7M to CAMP beneficiaries

Futch Anthony Inso 04/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) has already disbursed a total of P109.7 million to 21,945 workers in the region who qualified under the COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP).…

DOLE-7: Inspection of BPO office still ongoing

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE -7) is now conducting an inspection and assessment in a business process outsourcing (BPO) firm based in Cebu City.  Salome Siaton, director of…

Alleged ‘subhuman conditions’ in BPO to be checked

Delta Dyrecka Letigio, Morexette Marie Erram 04/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Government officials in Cebu are now checking reports alleging that workers of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company operating in Cebu City have endured poor living conditions — a story that has reached…

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,…

Employees told: No 13th month pay till now? File complaint at DOLE-7 office

Futch Anthony Inso 01/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) is encouraging employees from private establishments to lodge a complaint before their office, if they have not received yet their 13th month pay…

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