Latest in francis tolentinoDelivery and platform riders working for companies including Foodpanda, Ninja Van, Flash, and Lalamove are closer to getting formal labor protections after Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino said Thursday he has begun individual negotiations with each company toward a labor advisory that will…
The Philippines will preside over the International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva beginning April or May 2027, a significant multilateral responsibility that Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino said Thursday makes it urgent to resolve longstanding complaints filed with the International Labor…
Criminology and Nursing consistently rank among the highest enrollment courses in Philippine schools despite not reflecting actual labor market demand, and the jobs mismatch problem has persisted for decades without a durable solution, Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino said Thursday. Tolentino…
Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino has directed the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Occupational Safety and Health office to form its own rescue teams and conduct safety and rescue exercises in commercial establishments and office buildings, starting in Metro Manila, following a…
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is launching a nationwide job fair on September 14 with the entire DOLE leadership team deployed across the country, and will follow it with monthly job fairs through the rest of the year, Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino said Thursday. Tolentino…
The Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program has evolved far beyond its original purpose as an emergency cash-for-work scheme, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino said the program is now serving…
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has only 477 active labor inspectors to cover tens of thousands of establishments across the Philippines, far short of the 1,210 positions in the plantilla, and Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino says even filling all 1,210 slots would still not be…
Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino said he will be working with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to open a training center for solar panel installation. Tolentino identified solar panel installation as one of the most urgent skills gaps in the Philippine labor market…
Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino has created the first dedicated Maritime Labor Affairs Office within the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), covering the welfare, working conditions, and legal rights of Filipino seafarers and fisherfolk who were previously without a specialized office to…
Parents of child content creators including vloggers, bloggers, and child entertainers can only use 20% of their child’s earnings for family expenses, while 80% must be set aside for the child’s education, healthcare, and overall welfare, under a labor advisory recently issued by the Department of…
Ninety-eight percent of Filipino workers and their employers are in micro, small, and medium enterprises rather than large corporations, yet labor inspection and compliance resources of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) have historically been concentrated on big companies, a mismatch…
The Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB) settled 219 out of 249 labor cases handled so far in 2026, an 88% settlement rate that resulted in ₱112 million in payouts to approximately 7,500 workers who were spared from years-long court…
Filipino workers who cannot afford a lawyer when filing labor complaints may soon have access to free legal representation through a proposed Labor Attorney’s Office, should Congress approve Secretary Francis Tolentino’s request for 64 government-funded lawyers deployed across Luzon, Visayas, and…
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will not allow employers to let artificial intelligence or AI make the final decision on who gets hired in their companies, Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino said Thursday. Tolentino said his department is already preparing to issue a labor advisory…
Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino has summoned Ateneo de Manila University men’s basketball team head coach Tab Baldwin to personally appear before the DOLE and present proof of a valid and current Alien Employment Permit (AEP). Tolentino, himself an Ateneo de Manila University alumnus who earned…
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