EMERGENCY WORK. Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Displaced/Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD) workers in Ilocos Sur clean the debris from the earthquake on Wednesday (July 27, 2022). The Department of Labor and Employment Ilocos regional office has immediately employed workers after the disaster. (Photo courtesy of DOLE Ilocos) MALASIQUI, Pangasinan - National government agencies are providing assistance in various forms to the individuals and families in the Ilocos Region affected by the magnitude 7 earthquake on Wednesday. In a press briefing hosted by the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office and Philippine Information Agency Ilocos Region on Thursday, Department of Labor and Employment Ilocos regional director lawyer Evelyn Ramos said they have started the implementation of the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Displaced/Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD) for some 750 workers in eight municipalities in Ilocos Sur. "They were tapped to do clearing, clean-up debris from the re
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.