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Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista reported the status of the implementation of various social welfare

DOLE Regional Director Ma. Zenaida A. Angara-Campita (PNA file photo) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) office in Region 5 (Bicol) has released some PHP1.7 million in livelihood aid to typhoon-affected and displaced fishermen in Dimasalang, Masbate. In an interview on Wednesday, Johana Vi Gasga, DOLE-Bicol spokesperson, said the assistance is under the DOLE Integrated Livelihood Program (DILP). "The said fund will be used to purchase Kabuhayan Starter Kits or fish...

Helping Hand for Relief and Development increases humanitarian efforts in India following COVID-19 outbreak - Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) exists as a leader in empowering lives, creating opportunities, and strengthening the bond of humanity.

PVO distributes P3.5M in post-harvest facilities

CEBU CITY - The Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) has led the creation of a federation for livelihood organizations in Northern Cebu to create a community enterprise and encourage self-reliance in their livelihood. DOLE-7 announced this on Thursday following the Sustainable Livelihood Framework (SLF) orientation it organized in Medellin which was attended by around 28 representatives from different associations from the northern towns. SLF is the department's str...

ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has released a PHP1.6-million fund for its BikeCINATION Project that will provide livelihood assistance to fully vaccinated informal sector workers in the Zamboanga Peninsula. The livelihood assistance that will be given through the BikeCINATION Project is in the form of bicycles and other delivery and vending equipment and tools. Lawyer Roy Buenafe, DOLE regional director, said in a statement Wednesday that the BikeCINATION Project ...

THE House of Representatives has introduced amendments involving a total of P65.5 billion in the P5.024-trillion General Appropriations Bill for 2022, a leader of the lower chamber said on Thursday. House Committee on Appropriations Chairman Eric Yap said these amendments to House Bill 10153 or the 2022 GAB include P20…

LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Western Visayas Director Sixto Rodriguez Jr. and Capiz Field Office head Amalia Judicpa (1st and 2nd from right) turn over 60 bags of rice to parent beneficiaries of rice retailing projects livelihood support in Barangay Punta Cogon, Roxas City on Oct. 5. In an interview on Tuesday (Oct 12, 2021) Judicpa said that they hope to see more child laborers going to school.(Photo courtesy of DOLE Capiz Field Office) ILOILO CITY - The Departm...

The government is spending P200 million to launch an alternative livelihood program for transport workers who will be affected by the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), officials announced on Tuesday.  The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) signed on Tuesday a memorandum of…

IN celebration of the Elderly Filipino Week, three-term senator, now Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda renewed her call for stronger implementation of Republic Act  9994, or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010, which she principally authored. “I authored the law in the 14th Congress to provide additional benefits and privileges…