President Marcos has named Valenzuela City Rep. Rex Gatchalian as secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, replacing Erwin Tulfo, whose appointment was bypassed twice by the Commission on Appointments.
From left: Director Rolly Francia, Arnel Ignacio, and Tuesday Niu
This Saturday, Oh My Job (OMJ), Regional Director, Department of Labor and Employment Regional Office, Atty. Randolf C. Pensoy, will grace the show as he talks about employment and labor.
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A total of 630 individuals finished their two-week stint and received their certificates of completion during the culminating activities for the Department of Labor and Employment’s Tulong Panghanapbuhay Para sa Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers or TUPAD Program in Parañaque City.
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LEGAZPI CITY - Close to 500 senior citizens in Libon, Albay province who are still fit to work are expected to benefit from the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) community-based package of assistance that provides emergency employment. In a message to local media on Wednesday, DOLE-Bicol spokesperson Johana Vi Gasga said DOLE awarded on Tuesday a check to Libon municipality a total of PHP1.8 million for the wages of workers who were tapped for the cash-for-work services under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay Para sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program. "TUPAD beneficiaries will render work activities and at the end of their 10-day work period, they will receive their salary based on the prevailing highest minimum wage in the region for the private sector," Gasga said. She said the municipality of Libon will decide when it would implement the program, adding that it would be not later than September. "Dahil mahalaga ang bawat miyembro ng mamamayan
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan - Some 3,056 displaced or disadvantaged workers in Pangasinan have benefitted from the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) community-based package of assistance that provides emergency employment for them from Sept. 1 to 21. In a phone interview on Wednesday, DOLE Ilocos information officer Justin Paul Marbella said DOLE has released a total of PHP13.5 million for the wages of workers who were tapped for cash-for-work services under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay Para sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program. "The workers labored for sanitation and disinfection services in their home barangays. To protect them in their discharge of duties, the workers were also given personal protective equipment and micro-insurance," he said. In partnership with the local government units, the program also aims to help in alleviating the threats of the coronavirus disease 2019 in Pangasinan. Sta. Maria town has 257 workers, with each worker earnin