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'No legal basis': DOLE junks Sinas' move to make police clearance requisite

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Posted at May 05 06:21 PM

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has rejected the suggestion of outgoing Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Debold Sinas to make police clearance mandatory in various transactions. Read more »

DOLE: 5,000 workers to get COVID-19 vaccine on Labor Day

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Updated as of Apr 29 01:14 PM

About 5,000 of so-called economic frontliners are set to be vaccinated against COVID-19 on May 1, Labor Day, the Department of Labor and Employment said Thursday. Read more »

Philippines to vaccinate 5,000 workers on Labor Day

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Updated as of Apr 28 09:52 AM

Government will vaccinate 3,000 Filipino migrant workers and 2,000 minimum wage income earners on Labor Day, an official said Wednesday.   Read more »

Duterte di pa aprub sa pagluwag ng quarantine protocols sa mga balikbayan

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Posted at Apr 22 08:01 PM

Pero sabi ni Pangulong Duterte, hindi pa siya komportableng pagbigyan ang hirit ni Labor Secretary Bello.  Read more »

PH may slow down OFW deployment in countries still practicing kafala system: Bello

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Posted at Apr 21 03:53 PM

MANILA - Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III believes that countries in the Middle East still practicing the kafala system will grant President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for the complete abolition of the practice.   Read more »

Labor relations ng Pilipinas, Tsina, hindi apektado ng tensyon sa West PH Sea: DOLE

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 04:14 PM

MAYNILA - Malaki ang paniwala ni Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III na hindi magkakaroon ng negatibong epekto sa labor deployment sa China ang tensiyon sa West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Mga tsuper na nawalan ng trabaho, sakop ng CAMP Tourism program para sa ayuda: DOLE

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Posted at Apr 13 01:11 PM

Pwede nang mag-apply ng ayuda ang mga tsuper sa ilalim ng CAMP Tourism ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).   Read more »

High school graduates maaaring mag-apply bilang contact tracer

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Posted at Apr 09 09:25 PM

Papayagan nang mag-apply bilang contact tracer ang mga high school graduate. Read more »

'NCR Plus' workers affected by ECQ to receive cash aid

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Posted at Mar 30 12:43 PM

The Department of Labor and Employment said Tuesday it would provide financial assistance to workers affected by the reimposition of enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila and 4 surrounding provinces.   Read more »

Govt ready to provide cash aid to temporarily displaced workers in NCR Plus: DOLE

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 28 12:47 PM

The government is prepared to provide financial assistance to all displaced workers within the NCR Plus bubble during its week-long strict lockdown, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Sunday.   Read more »

DOLE: P300-million COVID-19 aid for workers still unclaimed

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Posted at Mar 26 02:21 PM

Some P300 million in financial assistance for workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic remains unclaimed, the Department of Labor and Employment said Friday.   Read more »

DOLE, employers' group reject 'no vaccination, no work' policy

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Updated as of Mar 04 08:56 AM

The supposed "no vaccination, no work" policy of some companies is impractical, the labor department and an employers' group said Thursday. Read more »

Pilipinas maaari na muling magpadala ng household workers sa UAE

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Posted at Mar 03 08:03 PM

Nagkapirmahan na ang Pilipinas at United Arab Emirates (UAE) ng bilateral labor agreement kaya papayagan na ulit ang deployment ng household service workers doon sa katapusan ng Marso. Read more »

Bello 'inclined' to propose UK exemption from deployment cap

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Updated as of Mar 03 11:45 AM

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Wednesday he is "inclined" to recommend that Britan be exempted from the country's deployment cap of healthworkers. Read more »

Philippines to resume deployment of domestic workers to UAE

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Updated as of Mar 03 10:31 AM

After 7 years of negotiation, the Philippines will resume its deployment of domestic workers to the United Arab Emirates on March 31, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Wednesday. Read more »

Public apology hiling ng nurses group dahil sa hirit na ‘palit-bakuna’ sa Europe

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Posted at Feb 25 05:53 PM

Humirit ng public apology ang malaking grupo ng mga nurse sa mistulang pagkalakal sa kanila ng labor department kapalit ng COVID-19 vaccines. Read more »

UK sent 'positive' response on PH request for pre-deployment COVID-19 vaccination of nurses: Bello

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Updated as of Feb 25 10:58 AM

MANILA - The United Kingdom has sent a "positive" response to the Philippines on its request for health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to their deployment there, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Thursday.   Read more »

Bello denies using Filipino health workers as bargaining chips for more vaccines

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Posted at Feb 25 05:01 AM

The Philippine labor department denies haggling with Britain for more COVID-19 vaccines in exchange for more Filipino health workers to be sent there.  Read more »

PH eyes to create 3.5 million jobs in 2021

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Updated as of Feb 15 03:58 PM

The Philippine government is eyeing to employ millions of workers this year as part of its national employment recovery strategy. Read more »

DOLE reminds employers of February holiday pay rules

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Posted at Feb 10 12:31 PM

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Wednesday reminded private sector employers to strictly observe wage rules for 2 declared holidays in February. Read more »