OVER a million Filipinos joined the ranks of the underemployed in March 2022 compared to February, according to the latest Labor Force Survey (LFS). On Friday, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said that while there was a decline in the ranks of the unemployed, more Filipinos became underemployed in March.…
Over 64,000 employment opportunities will be up for grabs in the resumption of face-to-face Labor Day jobs fairs spearheaded by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) next week. Labor Assistant Secretary Dominique R. Tutay disclosed after two years of being held exclusively online with the onset of Covid-19, most…
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) are now preparing for the opening of the country’s first hospital for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). In a Facebook post on April 1, DOLE announced that it has recently met with PGH doctors and Overseas Worker
FENDING off calls to suspend excise and value-added taxes (VAT) on fuel amid soaring oil prices, the Department of Finance (DOF) recommended and President Duterte approved the grant of an additional P200 per month or P2,400 per year in unconditional cash transfers to each household belonging to the poorest 50 percent of…
'OMJ' hosts (from left) Bea BInene, Arnell Ignacio, and Tuesday Niu
This weekend on “Oh My Job”, Assistant Secretary Dominique “Nikki” Rubia-Tutay, Employment and General Administration Cluster of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), will discuss the current situation of the workforce g