ZAMBOANGA CITY — At the start of the Closed Fishing Season in December, hundreds of fishing and canning industry workers in Zamboanga Peninsula are temporarily displaced until resumption of work in February the following year. The closed fishing season policy was imposed on sardines in the Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines for December 1 to March 1, continue reading : 100 displaced fishing & canning workers benefit from DOLE’s TUPAD program

ZAMBOANGA CITY – In line with the 120th Philippine Civil Service Anniversary celebration, the Department of Labor and Employment 9 held an online learning session on mental health for its employees via Zoom teleconference. Aware that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone and that mental well-being of workers need to be supported while at their continue reading : DOLE 9 employees join online learning session on mental health

ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Department of Labor and Employment IX (DOLE 9), all its Field Offices and attached agencies participated in the 3rd Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) last September 10, 2020. DOLE 9 Regional Director Atty. Roy L. Buenafe said prior to the activity, “Everyone in this institution must inculcate the knowledge and continue reading : DOLE 9 prepares for disaster; conducts earthquake drill

The Badjao / Bajau tribe is an indigenous population whose culture and livelihood are tied to the sea. Also widely known as the “Sea Gypsies” of the Sulu and Celebes Seas, the Badjao are scattered along the coastal areas of Tawi Tawi, Sulu, Basilan, and some coastal areas of Zamboanga City. Some are found living on continue reading : Zamboanga City Sea Gypsies hope at sea restored by DOLE’s livelihood assistance

ZAMBOANGA CITY –The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in the Zampen Region has recently released PHP 500,000.00 worth of livelihood assistance to former MNLF combatants from Barangay Mangusu, Zamboanga City. Atty. Roy L. Buenafe, DOLE 9 Regional Director, said that the assistance is made possible through DOLE’s Integrated Livelihood Program (DILP) which is one continue reading : DOLE 9 releases livelihood aid to former MNLF combatants in Mangusu

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Some 135 rubber workers of the Goodyear Agrarian Reform Multipurpose Cooperative (GARBEMCO) happily received their wages for the 10-day short-term employment provided by the Department of Labor and Employment 9 (DOLE 9). DOLE 9 Regional Director Atty. Roy L. Buenafe said that the assistance is a post-COVID intervention to aid distressed rubber continue reading : 135 GARBEMCO Rubber Workers receive wages under DOLE TUPAD Program

ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Department of Labor and Employment Regional Office IX (DOLE9) provided assistance to 97 returning Filipinos (ReFs) from Sabah, Malaysia on July 5, 2020 at the Zamboanga Port. DOLE9 joined the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Regional Unit IX (OWWA IX) and the members of the Inter-Agency Task Group Western Mindanao – Management continue reading : DOLE IX provides assistance to returning Filipinos from Sabah, Malaysia

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment Region 9 (DOLE 9) released a check amounting to 540,339.00 pesos representing livelihood assistance to 29 dependents of soldiers killed-in-action (KIA) during the siege in Marawi City, explosions in Lamitan City and rebel encounters in Jolo, Sulu. The said assistance will be in the form of continue reading : DOLE provides livelihood assistance to dependents of AFP and PNP KIA

ZAMBOANGA CITY — Some 94 employees of the Department of Labor and Employment Region 9 had already undergone  rapid antibody test since June 19, 2020 when the agency ordered the mandatory testing of all its personnel for COVID-19.DOLE 9 Regional Director Atty. Roy L. Buenafe said that the testing is in close coordination with the continue reading : DOLE 9 employees undergo mandatory rapid testing

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who were displaced due to receiving country’s imposition of lockdown or community quarantine have received financial assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment thru the Overseas Workers Welfare Administrations (OWWA) AKAP for OFWs Program. In a report from OWWA 9 thru OIC Regional Director, Priscilla Pamella Flores, continue reading : 1,599 OFWs benefit from DOLE-OWWA AKAP in Zampen Region