Tag: employment

TESDA, hinikayat ang publiko para sa libreng skills training

(Eagle News) — Hinikayat ni Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director General Guiling Mamondiong ang publiko sa libreng skills training. Ipinaliwanag niya na sa pamamagitan nito ay magagawa ng TESDA ang bahagi nito sa “social equity” o pagiging patas sa lipunan. Kabilang sa inaalok ng TESDA ang training program, scholarship, competency assessment at certification. Maaaring mag-apply ng scholarship sa internet, mag walk-in application o mag-apply sa pamamagitan ng survey ng barangay.

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‘Some’ job cuts confirmed by Microsoft

by Glenn Chapman Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Microsoft said Thursday it was cutting an unspecified number of jobs amid reports the United States tech giant was reorganizing its global sales operations. “Today, we are taking steps to notify some employees that their jobs are under consideration or that their positions will be eliminated,” Microsoft said in an email response to an AFP inquiry. Earlier, CNBC television said the company would be […]

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DOLE: 60,000 employees now on regular status

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment said that there were now 60,000 new regular employees, after the announced prohibition of the implementation of the “end-of-contract” or “endo” last March 2017. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that the rise in number of regular employees was due to the department’s strict implementation of the prohibition of illegal contractualization. https://youtu.be/HBs6MRPNb8U

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Labor group asks NCR wage board for higher wages for private sector employees

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Associated Labor Unions – Trade Union Congress of the Philippines asked for an increase in the minimum wage for employees in the private sector in the National Capital Region. The petition was filed on Thursday, May 25 at the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR) office in Malate, Manila. The group is asking for an increase of Php 184 based from the data of the National Wage and […]

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DOLE asks job seekers to use gov’t employment website

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) encouraged job seekers to make use of the government employment website to look for jobs and thus, lessen the unemployment rate in the country. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello asked job seekers to visit philjobnet to look at vacancies as well as schedules of job fairs. https://youtu.be/0MBBMnhJW8c

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Government employees to bring home larger mid-year bonus

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Starting this year, government employees will receive a larger mid-year bonus. Senator Edgardo “Sonny” Angara, chairman of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, reminded all employees and employers that this year’s mid-year bonus is covered by Republic Act No. 10653.  This law exempts from tax the 13th month pay and other incentives received by employees that is lower than Php 82,000.

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DOLE mulls decreasing number of skilled Filipino workers deployed abroad

(Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is now studying decreasing the number of skilled Filipino workers deployed abroad. In a statement, Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the move was due to the shortage of manpower supply in the country. “We are studying the possibility of decreasing the number of deployment para hindi naman ma-affected yung ating local demand,” the labor secretary said. Bello also said that many local […]

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Duterte promises thousands of jobs for Filipinos on Labor Day

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte, in his Labor Day message, promised thousands of new jobs for Filipinos. “Everyone who contributes labor as part of his commitment to nation-building deserves nothing less than a share of the fruits of his hard work,” he said. The President also said that government recognized the contribution of the Filipino worker to the country’s economy and promised to continue protecting the welfare of Filipino employees. “Workers […]

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Job fair sa General Santos City dinagsa ng 1,000 job seekers

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Cotabato South (Eagle News) – Dinagsa ng humigit kumulang 1,000 job seekers ang isinagawang job fair sa KCC Convention Center, General Santos City nitong Lunes, May 1. Inihanda ito ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) sa iba’t ibang lugar sa ating bansa. Ito ay bilang paggunita sa unang Labor Day sa ilalim ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Layunin nito na makapagbigay ng iba’t ibang trabaho, negosyo at pangkabuhayan. Ito ay may temang […]

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Coca-Cola to cut 1,200 jobs as earnings fall

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Coca-Cola plans to cut 1,200 jobs as it deepens its cost-cutting initiatives in response to sluggish soda sales, the company said Tuesday. The maker of Sprite and Fanta announced the job cuts as it reported lower second-quarter profits due to restructuring costs and flat sales amid efforts to tout new low-sugar beverages in response to flagging demand for soda. The job cuts account for about one percent of the […]

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Cash for Work Program, isinagawa sa Meycauayan, Bulacan

(Eagle News) — Maaga pa lamang ay nagsimula ng maglinis ng kapaligiran ang may 26 na katao sa Barangay Hulo, Meycauayan City. Sa pangunguna ni Konsehala Marissa Dimasin, sinimulan nilang linisin ang lahat ng mga baradong kanal na kung saan namumugad ang mga lamok na nagdadala ng sakit na dengue. Nilinis din nilang lahat ang mga nagkalat na basura at maging ang  mga sulok-sulok ng daan. Ang cash for works program na proyekto ng lokal […]

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Livelihood training at seminar kaloob ng Golden Treasure Skills and Development Program para sa mga nais magnegosyo

Ang Golden Treasure Skills and Development Program (GTSDP) ay ilang taon na ring tumutulong sa mga Filipino sa pamamagitan ng livelihood training at seminar na magagamit bilang negosyo o kaya naman bilang ordinary skill sa araw-araw. Isang organisasyon na nagbibigay ng mga livelihood trainings ang itinayo upang maging daan para makatulong na makapagbigay ng bagong kaalaman sa komunidad, ito ang Golden Treasure Skills and Development Program (GTSDP). Ilan sa mga livelihood trainings nito ay ang […]

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