File photo SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union - Some 121,791 displaced and disadvantaged workers in the Ilocos Region have been given employment in the first half of 2022 through the emergency employment, Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD). Of the total number, 44,154 workers were from Ilocos Sur, 19,642 from Ilocos Norte, 18,046 from La Union, and 39,949 from Pangasinan. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Ilocos regional director lawyer Evelyn Ramos said the agency has disbursed over PHP523 million for the program. "This includes wages for the workers and procurement for their personal protective equipment and insurance coverage. Also part of the disbursements is the administrative costs and salaries for TUPAD coordinators," she said. DOLE Ilocos regional office information officer Justin Paul Marbella said the TUPAD beneficiaries rendered 10 to 15 days of community work in their barangays, such as clean
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan - The Department of Labor and Employment Ilocos regional office (DOLE-1) is opening 2,460 slots for students and out-of-school youths in the region under this year's Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES). DOLE Ilocos regional office information officer Justin Paul Marbella said 88 percent of SPES workers will be deployed in local government units (LGUs), while the 12 percent will be under private employers. "The approved pledges or commitment from partner employers already exceeded the target at 3,775," he said in a phone interview on Wednesday. Some of them have already started working depending on the period of implementation of the program, while some LGUs are still looking for beneficiaries. SPES program provides poor but deserving students the opportunity to work and earn at the same time acquire knowledge and develop their skills. DOLE partners with LGUs, schools, and private establishments for the implementation of the program.
JOBS FAIR. The Department of Labor and Employment will conduct a jobs fair anew in celebration of the country's Independence Day on June 12, 2022. In Ilocos Region, over 11,000 job vacancies will be offered. (PNA file photo) MALASIQUI, Pangasinan - Some 11,627 vacancies will be offered to Ilocos residents at the Independence Day jobs fair that will be held in different locations in the region. In an interview on Tuesday, Department of Labor and Employment Ilocos Region information officer Justin Paul Marbella said most of the job vacancies are in customer service representatives, sales, retail, and construction, among others. Of the total number, 8,213 are local employment vacancies while 3,414 are overseas under the 97 participating employers. The Sunday job fair venues are in Candon Civic Center in Candon City, Ilocos Sur; CSI mall in the City of San Fernando, La Union; Nepo mall in Dagupan City, Pangasinan; and Don Leopoldo Sison Convention Center in Alaminos City, Pangasinan. &
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan - The daily minimum wage rate in the Ilocos Region will soon increase to PHP372 and PHP400 following the approval of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-1 (RTWPB1). In an interview on Tuesday, Department of Labor and Employment Ilocos Region information officer Justin Paul Marbella said the new minimum wage rate is now up for the affirmation of the National Wages and Productivity Commission. "After which, it will be published in local newspapers and then the new rate shall be effective in 15 days upon publication," he said. Marbella said the RTWPB-1 approved on May 11 the minimum wage of PHP400 daily for all non-agriculture establishments employing 10 or more employees; and PHP372 a day for all non-agriculture firms employing less than 10 employees; and agriculture, whether plantation or non-plantation. The minimum wage starting 2019 has been PHP340 daily for non-agricultural establishments with more than 30 employees; PHP310 for those w
HIRED ON-THE-SPOT. Some of the applicants in the Labor Day job fair of the Department of Labor and Employment in Pangasinan on Sunday (May 1, 2022). They were among the 225 hired on-the-spot applicants. (Photo courtesy of DOLE Ilocos Region) URDANETA CITY, Pangasinan - A 25-year-old first-time job fair applicant described the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) Labor Day job fair as a wonderful experience. "Thank you DOLE for creating a wonderful experience for us first-time job seekers. We appreciate your effort to help us find decent jobs," said Danielle Michelle Jose of Natividad town, Pangasinan who was one of the 225 hired-on-the-spot applicants in the Ilocos Region. In an interview on Monday, DOLE Ilocos information officer Justin Paul Marbella said all of them were for local employment. Of the total number, 171 were from Pangasinan, 14 from Ilocos Sur, and 40 from Ilocos Norte. There were also 319 near-hire applicants, 278 of them for local employment and 4