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Workers can go straight to DOLE for P5,000 cash aid: Bello

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 12:49 PM

Bello said the one-time cash assistance of P5,000 per employee of DOLE can be availed by workers themselves by contacting the agency. Read more »

Private sector workers to receive P5,000 aid amid COVID-19 pandemic - DOLE

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 25 06:01 PM

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Wednesday it would provide a lump-sum cash aid amounting to P5,000 to private sector workers affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.   Read more »

Netizens squeeze Dole pineapples, mistaking it for Labor Department

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 25 04:47 PM

Dole Food Company, which supplies groceries with pineapples, bananas and other fruits, was again mistaken by some netizens for DOLE, the department headed by Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello. Read more »

Cash aid, repatriation offered to OFWs displaced by coronavirus pandemic: labor chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 10:56 AM

Overseas Filipino workers who lost their jobs due to COVID-19 and are still abroad are entitled to cash aid and may request for repatriation, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Wednesday. Read more »

Bello: DOLE, employers to discuss hazard pay for workers amid COVID-19 crisis

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 09:38 PM

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will discuss with employers and other concerned sectors the possibility of mandating hazard pay for workers in the private sector, according to its chief Tuesday. Read more »

Informal workers hired for disinfection jobs: labor dept

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 23 11:44 AM

The labor department on Monday said it has given temporary disinfecting jobs to informal workers as Luzon remains on lockdown due to COVID-19. Read more »

DOLE offers disinfection jobs for workers affected by Luzon lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 01:23 AM

MANILA - Workers whose sources of livelihood are affected by the ongoing lockdown in Luzon because of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic will be offered alternative jobs by the government such as disinfecting homes and roads, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Wednesday. Read more »

DOLE assures pay for regular employees required to undergo 14-day quarantine, but with used up leaves

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 15 03:38 PM

The Department of Labor and Employment on Sunday assured regular employees they will still get their pay if, upon full utilization of their leaves, they are required to undergo quarantine for 14 days.   Read more »

Labor dept seeks P2.8 billion budget for emergency jobs in case COVID 19 bites

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 11 03:08 PM

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is seeking an additional P2.8 billion to provide emergency employment to workers who will be displaced by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic.   Read more »

Bello says ABS-CBN compliant with labor laws, clarifies number of workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 08:55 PM

Labor chief Silvestre Bello said ABS-CBN had only 4,858 employees based on a 2018 audit, but that this figure may not have included ABS-CBN's subsidiaries.  Read more »

Bello: PH close to signing OFW deal with Russia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 06:22 PM

According to the labor secretary, both countries are keen on signing a bilateral labor agreement amid rising demand for Filipino workers in Russia. Read more »

Labor chief: Pagpapauwi sa Pinoy crew ng Japan cruise ship pinaplano na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 08:50 PM

Tiniyak naman ni Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III na pinaplano na ang pagpapauwi sa crew ng barkong naka-quarantine sa Yokohama, Japan. Read more »

Philippines to bring home Filipino crew from quarantined cruise ship in Japan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 16 05:01 PM

The Philippines will bring home hundreds of Filipino crew members of a quarantined cruise ship moored off Japan, the country's labor minister said Sunday. Read more »

PH eyes lifting travel ban to Macau

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 16 01:10 PM

The Philippines is considering lifting its travel ban on Macau once the casino hub implements strict measures against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the country's labor minister said Sunday. Read more »

PH lifts deployment ban to Kuwait

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 13 10:19 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) —The Philippines lifted its deployment ban to Kuwait, as the two governments reached an agreement for better working conditions of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello said Thursday. Read more »

DOLE chief nag-sorry sa UAE sa maling anunsiyo ng 'coronavirus' death

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 08:11 PM

Humingi ng paumanhin si Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III sa gobyerno ng United Arab Emirates dahil sa maling anunsiyo kahapon na namatay ang isang overseas Filipino worker dahil sa coronavirus.  Read more »

Labor chief apologizes to Dubai over report on 'coronavirus' death

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 12:41 PM

MANILA - Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III apologized Friday to the city government of Dubai after saying that a Filipina migrant worker had died of "coronavirus" in the city. Read more »

Bello: Pinay dies of undetermined coronavirus strain in Dubai

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 07 04:43 AM

MANILA (3rd UPDATE) - A Filipina domestic worker died of a still undetermined strain of the coronavirus in Dubai, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Thursday. Read more »

PH partially lifts deployment ban of workers to Kuwait

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 03:48 PM

Household service workers are still covered by the ban while new and returning skilled Filipino workers are now allowed to fly to Kuwait, Bello said.   Read more »

Pinoy workers' return to virus-hit Hong Kong up to DOH: Labor chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 11:43 AM

The health department will decide whether or not to allow the return of vacationing Filipino workers to Hong Kong, which is included in a temporary travel ban by the Philippines due to a new coronavirus outbreak, Labor Secretary Sillvestre Bello III said Thursday.  Read more »