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  DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental (PIA) -- About a thousand workers in the city have benefited from the emergency employment program under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). DOLE has partnered with the Dumaguete City government to provide emergency employment to marginalized residents to alleviate their economic difficulties. According to DOLE information officer Raizza Rubia, the agency has distributed P4.5 million to the beneficiaries after they rendered community services for 10 days.  TUPAD worker Mary Antonette Ramirez, 48, from Barangay Looc said the program has been a big help in addressing the financial needs of her family. “Ako manilhig ko gikan sa dalan sa boulevard padung ngadto sa pantalan mga 10 ka adlaw,”  said Ramirez.  (I swept the streets along the boulevard up to the sea port for 10 days.)  In an interview with the Philippine Information Agency, Ramirez sa...

  Rubie Cempron (2nd from left) of the Department of Labor and Employment turns over the check worth P500,000 as livelihood assistance to Lourdes Nalam (4th from left), association president of Dumaguete City Public Market Fruits and Vegetables Vendors Association. (PIA Negros Oriental/DOLE photo) DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental (PIA) – The  Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) turned over P500,000 as livelihood assistance to a vendor’s group at the Dumaguete City Public Market. Around 90 female members of the Dumaguete City Public Market Fruits and Vegetables Vendors Association received livelihood aid under the DOLE Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (DILEEP). DILEEP helps vulnerable and disadvantaged workers and community worker groups, especially women and children who operate in the informal sector by engaging them in sustainable enterprises to supplement their household income, said DOLE information officer Raizza Rubia.  Association preside...

  The eight musicians who benefited from DOLE’s Integrated Livelihood Program pose with DOLE-7 Regional Director Lilia Estillore (foreground, 2nd from left) during the turnover of cash assistance at the Guadalupe Church Function Room in Brgy. Guadalupe, Cebu City. The buskers each received a financial grant amounting to P29,000. (Photo courtesy of DOLE Region 7 Facebook page) CEBU CITY, Cebu (PIA) -- Marvin G. Dullo and his son, Kevin Mark, had been busking around Cebu City for several years. Their passion for music has led them to hop from one place to another, strumming their guitars to briefly entertain passers-by and hopefully be reciprocated with tips. On some days, they get to go home with money in their pocket that can help their family get by. In February of this year, Marvin and his son learned that they were among the eight musicians who were chosen to receive P29,000 in aid from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).  The aid under the DOLE’s Integrated Live...

  CEBU CITY, Cebu (PIA) – Mokabat sa 139 ka mga ginikanan sa mga profiled child laborers sa Barangay Tisa, Cebu City nakadawat sa ilang livelihood assistance gikan sa Department of Labor and Employment 7 (DOLE-7) nga adunay kinatibu-ang kantidad nga Php 3.5 Million. Ang pag-release ug pag-apod-apod sa mga materyales, jigs, ug mga ekipo nga gikinahanglan alang sa tagsa-tagsa ka mga proyekto sa panginabuhian sa mga nakadawat nahitabo sa barangay gym sa Barangay Tisa nga gipasiugdahan sa DOLE Tri-City Field Office (TCFO). Ang LGU-Tisa isip accredited nga kauban sa DOLE-7, maoy nangulo sa canvassing ug procurement sa mga butang ug dako usab ang papel sa pagmonitor sa matag livelihood undertaking. Ang maong mga benepisyaryo mopahigayon na sa ilang kaugalingong pagpili sa livelihood project diin ang matag package nagkantidad ug P26,000 ngadto sa P29,000.  Pipila sa mga mamahimu nilang panginabuhian mao ang: Rice Retailing, Pungko-pungko, Cake and Pastries, RTW an...

  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol (PIA) -- Ang  Bohol Employment and Placement Office-Public Employment Service Office  (BEPO-PESO) nipahigayon sa ilang unang l ocal ug overseas job fair  niadtong Marso 2 sa  Bohol Cultural Center  sa syudad sa Tagbilaran. Gitawag nga “abregana,” usa ka Bisaya nga pulong sa Kinatsila ang gigikanan nga nagpasabot og  appetizer,  ang kalihokan, nagsugod sa una sa tulo ka  regular nga job fairs  nga gipangunahan sa buhatan aron ma- accommodate  ang mga Boholano nga nangitag trabaho ug mahatagan sila og kahigayonan nga makakita og trabaho sa lokal man o sa gawas sa nasud. Ang maong aktibidad kabahin sa  human capital ug workforce development  ubos sa  strategic governance roadmap  sa Kagamhanan sa Probinsiya sa Bohol ubos sa pagpangulo ni Gob. Erico Aristotle Aumentado ug BEPO-PESO head Vilma Yorong. Matud pa ni Yorong nga  24 ka local employers ug 10 ka overseas recruitment agencies ...

  CEBU CITY, Cebu Dec. 6 (PIA) -- Dul-an sa 300 ka mga  displaced ug self-employed  nga mga trabahante sa Lapulapu City ang makabenepisyo unya sa  livelihood assistance  gikan sa DOLE nga mokabat ngadto sa P8.5 million nga kinatibuk-ang kantidad, Ang DOLE-7 nipagawas sa pundo ngadto sa  local government unit  sa Lapulapu City isip  partner  niini sa pagpatuman sa mga proyekto sa mga benepisyaryo, atol sa  DOLE-7 Stakeholders' Dialogue and Recognition  nga gipahigayon niadtong Disyembre 1, 2023, ang kalihokan nga nagtimaan sa pagsugod sa usa ka semana nga pagsaulog sa ika-90 nga anibersaryo sa pagkatukod sa maong ahensya. Personal nga gitunol ni DOLE-7 Regional Director, Lilia A. Estillore, ang duha ka tseke sa LGU Lapulapu City nga nagkantidad ug Php8,567,230.00. Matod ni DOLE-7 Regional Director, Lilia A. Estillore, matag usa sa mga benepisyaryo makadawat og  livelihood starter kit assistance package. “ LGU-Lapulapu will be ou...

  CEBU CITY, Cebu, Dec.1 (PIA) -– The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region 7 urged the private sector to help in the government’s job immersion program for students. During DOLE7’s recent Stakeholder’s Dialogue and Engagement, the department invited partner government agencies and private establishments to engage with them to improve and enhance DOLE’s services. DOLE-7 Regional Director Lilia Estillore said that the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) pledgers are commonly the local government units, national government agencies, and private establishments. “We would want to expand it to the private sector. We only have a few acceptors in the private sector,” Estillore said. Struggling still with tenure concerns in the private sector, DOLE opened up the discussion on how to make the program more acceptable.  “That’s why we have the consultation, the dialogue on how this could be attractive to private sectors,” the regional director said. SPES eng...

  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Nov. 30 (PIA) -- Walo ka mga lungsod sa Bohol kang kinsa nga mga gagmay nga mga establisemento nga nahimoan og  Technical Advisory Visits (TAV)   sa  Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)  ang gihatagan og higayon nga makahimo og bansaybansay sa  Emergency First Aid (EFA)  aron makapasar na sa panginahanglan sa DOLE. Pinaagi sa  Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP),  gikompleto sa DOLE ang rekisitos sa 369 ka mga  micro-establishments  nga namatikdan sa DOLE nga walay nabansay nga EFA, nga importante sa usa ka trabaho-an sa pagpanalipod sa kaluwasan sa ilang mga trabahante.  Ang pagbaton og nabansay nga EFA usa sa mga hinungdan nga ang establisemento dili makasubay sa mga panginahanglan alang sa  compliance  sa  Department Order No 238, series of 2023. Niining paagi, nahatagan og libre nga siyam ka sesyon nga bansay bansay sa EFA ang mga establisemento nga anaa sa  Albur, Danao,...

  CEBU CITY, Cebu, Nov. 17 (PIA) -- Mipahinumdom ang Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) sa tanang mga  employ er ubos sa pribadong sektor nga i -release ang 13th-month pay  sa ilang mga trabahante sa mga adlaw nga dili molapas sa Disyembre 24 karong tuiga. Sa  Labor Advisory 25, series of 2023,  nga gi-isyu sa ahensya niadtong Nobyembre 8, gisubli usab ni Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma ang tinuig nga giya gikan sa departamento alang sa hustong pag- compute sa mandatory  nga benepisyo alang sa tanang empleyado sa pribadong kompanya. Ang  13th month  pay ihatag ngadto sa tanang mga  rank-and-file  nga mga empleyado nga gibayran sa usa ka  piece-rate  nga basehan,  fixed rate,  o garantisadong sweldo ug komisyon; mi- resign ; gipaundang sa trabaho; o kadtong naa sa  maternity leave  ug nakadawat og  salary differential. Ang  minimum nga 13th-month pay  dili moubos sa 1/12 sa kinatibuk...

  DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental (PIA) -- Fisherman Johnny Casido, 42, of Baybay Alangilan, Manjuyod town used to bring his eldest son with him when he goes fishing.  A fisherman for three years, Casido struggled to feed his family and had to bring along his 13-year old son, Marlon (not his real name) to help him in his livelihood.  But with the government’s help, Casido no longer brings Marlon with him when he goes fishing after he received livelihood assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).  One of the parents of profiled child laborers in Negros Oriental, Casido is one of the more than 400 beneficiaries of a livelihood grant from DOLE.  New banca  DOLE recently turned over a total of 8.7 million worth of livelihood aid to 421 beneficiaries from Manjuyod, Ayungon, La Libertad, Siaton, Basay, Sta. Catalina, Bindoy, and Tayasan, Guihulngan City, Bayawan City, Bais City, and Tanjay City in Negros Oriental. The livelihood assistance aim...

  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, October 18 (PIA) -- Ipatuman ang  “no work, no pay” policy   sa umaabot nga  Barangay ug Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) holiday  karong Oktubre 30, matud pa sa  Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Sa usa ka  advisory,  gipahinumdoman sa DOLE ang mga  employer  nga sundon ang saktong pagbayad sa suholan sa mga mo- report  sa trabaho sa Lunes nga gideklarar nga  holiday. Si Presidente Ferdinand R. Marcos niisyu sa  Proclamation No. 359  niadtong Oktubre 9, nga nagdeklarar sa adlaw sa piniliay nga usa ka espesyal nga adlaw nga walay trabaho aron mahatagan og kahigayonan ang publiko nga makaapil sa BSKE. Matud pa sa maong proklamasyon, kun ang empleyado dili motrabaho, ipatuman ang “ no work, no pay”  nga polisiya gawas kun adunay paborableng polisiya, praktis, o  collective bargaining agreement  sa kompanya nga maghatag og bayad sa usa ka espesyal nga adlaw nga ...

  DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, October 15 (PIA) -- Over 50 farmers who are members of an agrarian reform beneficiary organization (ARBO) received P950,000 worth of livelihood assistance from the Department of labor and Employment (DOLE). DOLE turned over the check to Jagna Nagbalaye Agrarian Reform Cooperative of Sta. Catalina town for its rice mill project. Through the rice mill, the agrarian cooperative farmers in Sta. Catalina and neighboring towns can market their milled rice grains at a higher price. The project aims to address the lack of production and post-production milling facility in the area as they will no longer spend for costly transportation fares just to have their rice milled in the town. Primo Hepolan, president of Jagna Nagbalaye Agrarian Reform Cooperative, personally received the check in behalf of the cooperative. “This is a very good news for us. Dili na mamiliti ang mga famers nato ug daku para lang i-byahe pa didto sa lungsod ang ilang ani para mapa-ga...

  DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, October 9 (PIA) -- Around 60 affected workers in Negros Oriental and Siquijor provinces have received their one-time payment for underpayment of wages under the Single Entry Approach (SEnA) program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). DOLE released the cash payment ranging from P11,000 to as high as P96,000 to each farm worker-beneficiary. Some 56 farm workers in the municipality of Sta. Catalina and Bayawan received their claims for underpayment of wages that amounted to more than P2.5 Million. The settlement came about after both parties involving an agriculture-based firm arrived at mutually agreed terms during the conferences conducted. DOLE Officer in Charge Ma. Teresa Tanquiamco of Negros Oriental and Siquijor field offices said one worker assigned in retail sales and distribution department of a sales and marketing company claimed a total of P3.5 million as payment for his separation pay. This one-time payment was made after th...