■ Jane B. Cadalig The Department of Labor and Employment-Cordillera has allotted P502 million as assistance to farmers adversely affected by the El Niño. DOLE-Cordillera Director Nathaniel Lacambra said the fund was allotted from the National Expenditure Program (NEP) because the agency does not have a separate fund for El Niño. NEP is the operating
The newly approved minimum wage order increasing daily wage in the Cordillera region by P30 will take effect on December 5, 2023, and minimum wage earners are thankful.
The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board has initiated consultations with the employer’s sector in preparation for wage adjustment in 2024. In accordance with Wage Rationalization Act, Department of Labor and Employment-Cordillera Director and RTWPB Chair Nathaniel Lacambra said wage adjustments may only be done once a year, except when there is a supervening event
BAGUIO CITY: The city government, represented by Mayor Benjamin Magalong, Technical Education and Skills Authority-Cordillera Administrative Region (Tesda-CAR), Regional Director (RD) Balmyrson Valdez, and Department of Labor and Nathaniel Lacambra of Employment (DoLE)-CAR, entered into a memorandum of agreement (MoA) on the Baguio City Night Market Livelihood Project. Around 75 night market stall vendors will be given livelihood enhancement and support from DoLE-CAR and Tesda-CAR. The DoLE Integrated Livelihood Program MoA signing aims to assist Tesda scholars in improving their welding skills by producing stainless collapsible food tables and rails for the food carts of the stall vendors. The stall design will be uniform and helpful, with a more robust frame against unpredictable weather conditions, albeit significantly weighing less, Tesda said. The improved portable stalls are expected to be released and ready for use by in July this year.
DOLE Regional Director for the Cordillera Administrative Region Nathaniel Lacambra reports that some 426 formal sector workers from 21 establishments and an unaccounted number of informal workers were affected by the magnitude 7.0 quake.