ZAMBOANGA CITY, December 23, 2022 – A total of 250 skilled workers from various municipalities in Zamboanga Sibugay received early Christmas presents as tools and equipment amounting to Php 7,500,000.00 were turned-over to them from December 12- 20, 2022, courtesy of the Labor Department in Region 9. DOLE 9 Regional Director Atty. Roy L. Buenafe continue reading : Sibugaynon skilled workers get early pamaskong handog from DOLE
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‘Arf arf arf’ goes the stray dogs amidst the stillness of early dawn as a group of people starts filling up a 4-wheel vehicle…and as darkness engulfs the daylight, the weary face of same people disembarking, is a regular scene in this community with around 22,918* residents. From a brood of ten (10), Maimuna is continue reading : The Untold Story of Maimuna
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ZAMBOANGA CITY, December 12, 2022- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 9 concluded its celebration of the agency’s 89th anniversary on December 8, 2022 with an array of activities held at the KCC Mall de Zamboanga Convention Center, Zamboanga City. With the theme “Kahapon, Ngayon at sa Habang Panahon, Kaagapay ng Bayan sa Pagbaghon,” continue reading : DOLE 9 honors its workforce in 89th anniversary
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ZAMBOANGA CITY, December 9, 2022 – With the aim of providing streamlined error-free services to the public, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region 9 successfully launched the Service Quality Improvement Program (SQIP) on November 29, 2022 at Grand Astoria Hotel, Zamboanga City. Atty. Roy L. Buenafe, DOLE 9 Regional Director, emphasized that the continue reading : DOLE 9 ups the ante with SQIP roll-out
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ZAMBOANGA CITY, November 24, 2022– Labor and Employment Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma has commended the city government of Zamboanga under Mayor John Dalipe’s leadership for being the first local government unit in the country to have institutionalized its Public Employment Services Office (PESO) through Ordinance 581 approved by the Sangguniang Panlungsod in record time of continue reading : DOLE secretary hails Zambo’s Institutionalized PESO edict
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ZAMBOANGA CITY, November 28, 2022 – Dubbed as the National Cooperative Month, the Labor Department is one with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) and the whole cooperative movement in celebrating the role that cooperatives have played in the nation’s economic development for the whole month of October with the theme: “KooPinas: Nagkakaisang Lakas Para sa continue reading : Coops in Sibugay commended on National Cooperative Month
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Working on the field has never been a problem for 34 year old Neljon Q. Jimenez. Despite the heat, the risks and the occasional mild altercations with clients who cannot afford to pay their monthly dues, Neljon was content with being a collector and credit investigator for a local appliance center in Zamboanga City. With continue reading : Debt Collector racks up 12k in back wages, thanks to SENA!
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ZAMBOANGA CITY, November 28, 2022 – Fourteen year old Jhonpaul is one of the many beneficiaries of the Labor Department’s Project Angel Tree, an initiative related to child labor prevention and elimination. For two years, he worked as a jeepney conductor for his grandfather who owned the public utility vehicle during the onset of the continue reading : Getting Through A Day with A Child
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A strong bond between a daughter and her father has shown to produce positive results. It is so powerful that it is directly linked to positive self-esteem.Such is Paulyn Linterna’s relationship with her father. With an easy-going personality, Pau, as family and friends call her, always aspires to bring good vibes to people around her. continue reading : Ad Meliora (To Better Things): Paulyn Linterna Story
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ZAMBOANGA CITY, October 28, 2022 – Some 13 public transport workers in Zamboanga Sibugay received equipment and tools worth 30,000 pesos on October 27, 2022 at Sibugay International Plaza Hotel, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay. In partnership with the Department of Transportation (DOTr), Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), Office of Transportation Cooperatives (OTC) and accredited continue reading : Sibugaynon tsupers benefit from DOLE EnTSUPERneur Program
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Arnel Loquias’ love for coffee can be felt even through a phone call when I interviewed him for an article. Spoken as a true barista, Arnel shares his experience as a struggling barista in a small town in Zamboanga Sibugay called Diplahan. Prior to the pandemic, Arnel worked as a bartender and barista in 2019 continue reading : FEATURE STORY | An interview with not your ordinary barista
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ZAMBOANGA CITY – Displaced workers in Dumalinao and Lakewood municipalities will benefit from the 4.7 million pesos budget released under the emergency employment program of the Labor Department on October 17, 2022 at the Dumalinao Municipal Hall and Lakewood Municipal Hall, respectively. DOLE 9 regional director Atty, Roy L. Buenafe said that the assistance was continue reading : Informal sector workers in Dumalinao and Lakewood to benefit from 4.7M TUPAD fund
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