The virus left us with nothing but a bad market, unemployment – and a mismanaged crisis. It's being managed in full detail by the Philippine government but it will be something that's going to be hard and difficult to subdue to. It left the world in a total mess – and it's leaving all countries […]
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Collaborative Effort to Save Workers – DOLE and DTI
A collaboration between the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as well as other government agencies has been insisted upon by Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go as an effort to extenuate the adverse effects and to save workers affected from the sudden outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease […]
Additional P1 Billion for OFWs' Financial Aid Due to COVID-19
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary, Silvestre Bello III, said in an interview that an additional P1 billion cash aid will be used to provide financial assistance to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) who were affected by Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The said amount is part of the P2.5 billion supplemental funding request of the […]
DOLE's CAMP Application is Suspended Due to the Large Volume of Applicants
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced with regret the COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP) is suspended as of Wednesday, the 15th of April 2020. Tracing back to the reason why this was put up; President Rodrigo Duterte has placed the entire island of Luzon in an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), placing all the […]
DOLE Coronavirus Assistance, Can be Taken Advantage of by OFWs and Repatriated OFWs
Filipinos in the country aren't the only ones troubled with the outbreak of the COVID-19. For all we know, the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are stressed wherever they are as well. As of writing, the numbers of Filipino people who are infected are rising; and it's not going anywhere near the end. There are, in […]
How to Receive Your P5K Salary Subsidy From DOLE
Because of the enhanced community quarantine set by our dear President Rodrigo Duterte to the entire island of Luzon, thousands of employees were left confused as to how they can earn for the time being. This sparked a lot of questions and worries for all workers in the region, especially workers in the National Capital […]
This is How DOLE Will Help Informal Workers, Tricycle Drivers, Sidewalk Vendors
Due to the enhanced community quarantine, many informal and irregular workers became weary that they would not be able to have food for their families. Irregular and informal workers such as sidewalk vendors, tricycle and jeepney drivers, and other workers are growing worried every day whenever they hear that the quarantine will go on for […]