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Tolentino bares alarming DOLE inspector shortage, with only 477 in the field to cover the entire country
Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino has laid bare a critical shortage of active labor inspectors at the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), revealing that of 1,210 inspectors across 17 regional offices, only 477 are actually deployed in the field nationwide. Tolentino made the disclosure…
TUPAD meets Brigada Eskwela: Francis Tolentino to deploy 240,000 workers to ready 5,000 schools nationwide
Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino announced that the government’s “Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced” or TUPAD Workers program will roll out nationwide starting Monday, June 1, with a target of deploying 240,000 beneficiaries to clean and repair classrooms in 5,000 schools…
Francis Tolentino vows ‘hyperactive’ DOLE, pledges to reach out to labor sector
Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino closed out his first week in office with a promise of an aggressive and responsive Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), vowing to personally reach out to the labor sector in the coming days as he outlined his vision for the department. “Sa darating na mga…
Francis Tolentino launches ‘Trabaho Agad’ job fair program in at least 45 venues nationwide starting June 11
Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino is launching a nationwide hiring blitz he is calling the “Trabaho Agad Program,” with at least 45 job fairs scheduled across the country starting June 11, ahead of Araw ng Kalayaan on June 12. Tolentino announced the program during an interview on DZRH News…
Wage increases, inflation among Francis Tolentino’s priorities as Labor chief
Wage increases and inflation relief are among the immediate priorities of newly sworn-in Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino, who pointed to his Senate record as evidence of his commitment to the issue as he settled into his new role on Tuesday, May 26. Tolentino, speaking on DZRH’s “Damdaming…
Labor chief Francis Tolentino vows action on deadly collapse in Angeles City, bares lifted work stoppage order
Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino vowed action on the deadly building collapse in Angeles City, Pampanga on his first day in office Tuesday, disclosing that the construction site had previously been issued a work stoppage order by the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Region 3 office—an…
Tolentino vows to scrutinize contractualization, enforce worker protections on Day 1 as Labor chief
Newly sworn-in Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino hit the ground running on his first day in office Tuesday, May 26, pledging to immediately scrutinize contractualization rules and enforce worker protections—a day after taking his oath before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Tolentino, in an…
Who is Francis Tolentino, President Marcos’ new Labor Secretary?
Incoming Labor Secretary Francis “Tol” Tolentino brings to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) a career spanning four decades of public service—from the mayoralty of Tagaytay City to the halls of the Philippine Senate. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. named Tolentino to the post, according…
Sapilitang pagsayaw sa mga Christmas Party ng mga kumpanya pwede ireklamo sa DOLE
Maaaring ireklamo sa Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) ang mga kumpanyang nananakot o sapilitang pinipilit ang mga empleyado sumayaw sa Christmas Party, lalo na kung may bantang parusa sa pagtanggi. Ayon sa DOLE, dapat tiyakin ng mga kumpanya na inclusive ang kanilang Christmas activities…
Probe underway vs Cebu BPOs forcing staff back to work after earthquake
Authorities in Cebu have launched investigations into reports that business process outsourcing (BPO) firms forced employees to return to work despite unsafe conditions following the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the province on September 30, leaving at least 72 people dead and hundreds…