Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

REGIONAL OFFICE IX - ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA

ZAMBOANGA CITY – With bars, local pubs and restaurants closing down in an effort to stop the spread of the COVID-19, hundreds of musicians and entertainers in Zamboanga City found themselves jobless.  This led the Department of Labor and Employment IX (DOLE 9) through the Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority (ZAMBOECOZONE) to provide emergency continue reading : 147 displaced musicians in Zamboanga City benefit from DOLE TUPAD #BKBK

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment in Region IX (DOLE 9) continues to empower and give assistance to skilled women in Zamboanga City for better income generating opportunities.  Regional Director Atty. Roy L. Buenafe said that DOLE 9 released the amount of PHP 479,125.00 to Las Brillas Mujeres Association to jumpstart the continue reading : Women dressmakers in Zamboanga City receive Kabuhayan Starter Kits

“Daghang salamat kaayo DOLE kay nadawat na nako ang starter kit. Makasugod na gyud ko ug Negosyo! (Many thanks to DOLE for the starter kit I received! I can now start my business.)” was Evon Samaniego’s message at the official Facebook Page of the Department of Labor and Employment IX (DOLE 9).Evon, a housewife and continue reading : DOLE KSK: Responsive to People’s Needs

  ZAMBOANGA CITY – Beneficiaries of the DOLE-assisted Project HOPE (Helping Others Prosper Economically) Agricultural Cooperative (PHAC) showcased various “Chilicious” Chili products at the Kadiwa on Wheels Mobile Market and Cosechas de Zamboanga from September 4 to October 23, 2020. Both activities were joint initiatives of the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Trade and continue reading : Project HOPE’s Chilicious Products sold at Kadiwa & Cosechas Fair

  ZAMBOANGA CITY – Project HOPE Agricultural Cooperative (PHAC) member-beneficiaries can now manufacture and process more super hots chili products as the new Common Service Facility (CSF) was formally inaugurated yesterday morning at the Demo Farm in Zamboanga Ecozone and Freeport Authority, Talisayan, Zamboanga City. Regional Directors Atty. Roy L. Buenafe of Department of Labor continue reading : DOLE 9 leads Project HOPE Common Service Facility Inauguration

  ZAMBOANGA CITY — Young workers in Zamboanga City will now be given a chance to demonstrate their skills and talent in the field of public service as the Department of Labor and Employment Region IX (DOLE 9) has now started to implement the Government Internship Program (GIP) for the 4th quarter. DOLE 9 Regional continue reading : DOLE orients interns for deployment in Zamboanga City under GIP

  ZAMBOANGA CITY — Amidst the COVID19 Pandemic, the Department of Labor and Employment IX (DOLE 9) in partnership with the Nagdilaab Foundation, Inc. (NFI), an accredited co-partner (ACP), turned-over Kabuhayan Start Kit to thirty-two (32) individuals who are parents of child laborers in Isabela City on September 18, 2020 at the Isabela City Gymnasium, continue reading : Parents of child laborers in Isabela City Basilan receive DOLE Kabuhayan Starter Kits