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(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has leads on the location of the recruiters of Overseas Filipino Worker Joanna Demafelis. This is according to PNP Chief Ronald dela Rosa, who spoke in a press conference on Monday. Dela Rosa, however, refused to elaborate what information the Criminal Investigation of Detection Group had for fear disclosing such would disrupt police operations. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III has said the recruiters of Demafelis, who was found […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Wednesday said that Overseas Filipino Workers in Kuwait who are only currently on vacation in the Philippines can leave and return to their jobs. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente made the announcement after the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued a directive exempting “Balik Manggagawa” passengers from the total deployment ban of Filipino workers to the Middle Eastern country. According to Morente, he has instructed Marc Red Mariñas, BI […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday assured labor leaders that the government will do its part in forwarding labor rights as several groups asked him to issue an executive order that will “end contractualization.” The President gave the assurance during a meeting with representatives of the Nagkakaisa Labor Coalition, Kilusang Mayo Uno, Associated Labor Unions, Partido Manggagawa, National Labor Union, Trade Union Congress of the Philippines, National Confederation of Labor, and Sentro ng […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Umapela si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa bansang Kuwait at iba pang bansa sa gitnang silangan na tratuhin sa makataong pamamaraan ang mga mangagawang Pilipino, sa harap ito ng mga ulat na pang-aabuso na nagreresulta sa kamatayan. Inihayag ito ng Pangulo sa kanyang pre-departure speech patungong India sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) noong Miyerkules, ika-24 ng Enero. Nitong nakaraang linggo, sinuspinde ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) ang pagpapadala […]
Job availability net optimism at record-high “excellent,” pollster says (Eagle News) — The joblessness rate dropped in the fourth quarter of 2017, the lowest recorded since 2004, according to the latest Social Weather Stations survey. The 15.7 percent joblessness rate was 3.2 points below the 18.9 percent recorded in September 2017, and 5.9 points above the lowest rate recorded since March 2004, based on results from the survey done from December 8 to 16, 2017. The SWS […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment on Friday announced a suspension of deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers to Kuwait. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III issued Administrative Order No. 25 on Friday afternoon suspending the sending of OFWs to Kuwait pending the investigation on the deaths of seven OFWs in Kuwait. The order read, “In the interest of justice, pending the investigation of the cause of deaths of the following Overseas Filipino Workers […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III admitted that the Php 1,000 increase in the wages of the “kasambahay” or household help in Metro Manila is not enough. This even after the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board approved the Php 1,000 increase in the wages of “kasambahay” last November 30. According to RTWPB-NCR, the increase will be effective 15 days after the order is published in newspapers of […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has reminded government workers not to display his pictures in their offices. The President issued the reminder after the Department of Labor and Employment issued Overseas Filipino Worker identification cards with Duterte’s face on them. Many netizens were quick to react, noting that Duterte’s face was bigger than the picture of the OFW in question. In September, the Palace issued a memorandum urging government offices to display photos of Philippine […]
(Eagle News)– The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Wednesday (June 7) partially lifted the deployment ban of Filipino workers to Qatar after receiving reports that the situation in the Arab country has normalized. “Late last night I had a conversation with our labor attache based in Doha, Qatar and he informed that initially there were incidents of panic buying but after two or three hours the situation has normalized,” DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III […]
PASIG CITY, March 9 – The Department of Education (DepEd) has lowered the minimum age requirement for students who wish to participate in this year’s summer job employment. “Under this year’s Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES), we are allowing students aged 15 years old and above to join the program. Previously, they must be at least 18 years old, according to Dr. Juan Araojo, OIC of Youth Formation Division (YFD). “This is to accommodate […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Sisimulan nang ipatupad sa susunod na taon ang bagong kautusan ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) na nagbabawal sa ENDO o end of contract at contractualization. Sa bagong department order, tiniyak ni Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello the third ang commitment ng pamahalaan na wakasan ang ENDO sa mga kumpanya partikular na ang subcontracting ng mga empleyado.
MANILA, Dec. 23 — More than 10,000 overseas Filipino workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who were displaced by the oil crisis in the Middle East have benefited from the government’s Relief Assistance Program (RAP). RAP is a one-time grant of financial assistance provided to each qualified affected OFW who are either staying in camps or are live-out in KSA or who have been repatriated to the Philippines but have not received their salaries or end-of-service […]
