“Dili judlalim”, Yayang said. (Life was never easy) It was in 1993, when 25-year old WanurArastamAntao or Yayang tried her luck overseas to seek for greener pastures. She worked in LahadDatu, Sabah, Malaysia as a store attendant in Yam Brothers’, a store owned by a Chinese national. She shared that they were only given salaries continue reading : Single Mother raises family through Native Delicacies

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Twenty one (21) overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) received livelihood starter kits under the Balik Pinas Balik Hanapbuhay (BPBH) program of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) on May 24 & 26, 2017, this City. The awarding of starter kits was facilitated by Mark Teody Bidad, AO-V/Accountant and assisted by Shedra S. Ayaz, continue reading : OWWA9 awards Livelihood Starter Kits to 21 OFWs

IPIL, ZSP – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Region 9 thru its Zamboanga Sibugay Field Office (ZSFO) has released PHP 5,102,920.00 in total assistance under the TUPAD or Tulong Para sa Ating Displaced/Disadvantaged Workers Program to 610 residents of Siay, Titay, Alicia, Imelda, Sanito, Buug and Taway Municipalities in Zamboanga Sibugay Province. continue reading : DOLE’s 5M TUPAD Budget benefits 610 displaced workers in Sibugay

ZAMBOANGA CITY : The Department of Labor and Employment Regional Office IX (DOLE9) thru its Zamboanga City Field Office (ZCFO) has successfully conducted the Zamboanga Peninsula Trabaho Negosyo Kabuhayan (ZAMPEN TNK) Job Fair last October 6, 2017 at the Marcian Garden Convention Center. The job fair commenced after the simultaneous opening of the ZAMPEN TNK continue reading : ZAMPEN TNK Job Fair records 33% HOTS

Zamboanga City ? 70 delegates composed of officers and members of the Zamboanga Peninsula Region Federation of Family Welfare Committee (FFWC) and Department of Labor and Employment IX (DOLE9) headed to Tagum City, Davao del Norte to participate in the 2nd Mindanao Family Welfare Summit last September 21 and 22, 2017. The Family Welfare Summit, continue reading : Zampen Federation of Family Welfare Committee joins 2nd Mindanao FWP Summit