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Duterte orders Bello to talk with communist leader Sison

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 05 08:14 PM

Duterte emphasized the need to keep channels of communication with rebels open, saying "the quest for longing for peace has always been there Read more »

Amid graft complaint, Labor chief says foreign trips authorized by Duterte

Zen Hernandez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 03:36 PM

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Tuesday said all his overseas trips were work-related and authorized by President Rodrigo Duterte following a graft complaint filed against him by a radio commentator. Read more »

Labor dept eyes dialogue with Regent Foods for release of jailed workers

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Posted at Nov 18 06:56 PM

Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on his Facebook page said he had already asked Regent Foods Corp. to drop the charges against 23 workers who were arrested during a strike last Nov. 9. Read more »

Labor chief handling OFW kidnappings in Africa: Palace

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 07:02 PM

At least 2 Filipino sailors were reported to be abducted in Togo, while 9 Filipino seafarers were captured last week in Benin. Read more »

Russia needs household workers, musicians, skilled workers: labor dept

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Posted at Oct 08 09:29 AM

The Philippines is seeking to forge a bilateral labor agreement with the Russian agreement after the latter said it is in need of hundreds of household service workers, musicians and professionals.  Read more »

Labor dept says 'toothless' on illegal POGO workers

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Updated as of Sep 18 10:54 AM

The labor department has no power over Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGOs) from employing illegal foreign workers, its chief said Wednesday. Read more »

Labor chief explains Duterte veto of Security of Tenure bill

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Posted at Jul 29 04:35 PM

The Department of Labor and Employment clarifies President Rodrigo Duterte's veto of the security of tenure bill. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III says that the President's opposition was focused on the definition of labor-only contracting and that labor officials were instructed to revisit the provision to balance the interest of workers and businessmen. Read more »

Is Labor chief Bello keen on becoming a senator? Duterte believes so

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 11:04 PM

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III apparently has eyes on a Senate seat, President Duterte said Friday. Read more »

Alleged rape of Filipina by Kuwaiti cop still being probed - Bello

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Posted at Jun 14 10:27 AM

Officials have yet to verify if a Filipino worker in Kuwait was raped by a policeman in the Middle Eastern country, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Friday. Read more »

Filipinos on Middle East oil tankers 'safe' after attacks: labor chief

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Updated as of Jun 14 10:45 AM

All Filipino crew members on board 2 oil tankers that were attacked in the Gulf of Oman are safe, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Friday. Read more »

OFWs in Libya urged to take advantage of repatriation offer

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Posted at Apr 11 04:36 PM

The labor department says there are around 2,600 documented OFWs in Libya, mostly professionals in the medical field and skilled workers in oil and gas facilities. Read more »

Pagpapadala ng manggagawa sa Tripoli, Libya pinagbawal

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Posted at Apr 10 07:23 PM

Iniutos na ng gobyerno ang total deployment ban ng overseas Filipino workers sa Tripoli, Libya.  Read more »

Palace dismantles negotiating panel with Reds

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 06:50 PM

MANILA - Malacañang has terminated a government panel tasked to hold peace talks with communist rebels, according to documents released Wednesday.   Read more »

Filipinos can soon 'object' to foreign workers, says labor chief

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Posted at Mar 08 03:35 PM

Some provisions under a proposed memorandum circular include the posting of the position and the foreign applicant for a month before the issuance of an alien employment permit, Bello told ANC. Read more »

DOLE reduces overseas deployment of construction workers by 90 pct

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Posted at Mar 07 04:42 PM

The Department of Labor and Local Employment (DOLE) on Thursday said it is slowing down the deployment of construction workers abroad by at least 90 percent to address the manpower shortage in the local construction sector. Read more »

Pinalawig na maternity leave isinabatas

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Updated as of Feb 21 10:55 PM

Nagpaalala naman ang Department of Labor and Employment sa mga employer na ipinagbabawal ang diskriminasyon sa mga kababaihan dahil sa bagong batas. Read more »

Labor chief warns Hanjin employees: Don't sign 'voluntary resignation' papers

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Updated as of Feb 14 02:13 PM

Employees of debt-saddled Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries Corp in the Philippines were advised not to sign "voluntary resignation" papers as doing so would strip them of their rightful benefits, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Thursday. Read more »

Kaanak ng 7 seamen na nakakulong sa Libya, humihingi ng tulong

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Posted at Jan 15 11:14 PM

Labingpitong buwan nang nakakulong ang 7 seaman na pinaghihinalaang sangkot sa oil smuggling.  Read more »

Extortion claims vs Labor chief 'credible,' says PACC chair

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Updated as of Jan 08 02:35 PM

MANILA - Complaints of extortion against Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III have a strong basis, President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-corruption body insisted on Tuesday.    Read more »

P25 dagdag sa minimum wage di sapat: Labor chief

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Posted at Jan 03 07:16 PM

Naniniwala si Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III na kulang ang umento sa sahod na inaprubahan noong Nobyembre para makaagapay ang mga manggagawa sa pagtaas ng presyo ng mga pangunahing bilihin.  Read more »