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  

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Some 91 displaced workers of Zion Evangelical School and Zamboanga Ministry Fellowship received good news as the Department of Labor and Employment IX (DOLE 9) gives them emergency employment thru the Tulong Panghanapbuhay Sa Ating Displaced/Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD) Program. Facilitated by the DOLE Zamboanga City Field Office, the beneficiaries were called to continue reading : DOLE 9 assists displaced teachers, utility workers with emergency employment

Rice has always been a staple in every Filipino household. And so when there is a shortage of this staple in the town of Tagasilay in Zamboanga City, its Barangay Council quickly thought of ways to mitigate this. Barangay Tagasilay is an agricultural area located far east of Zamboanga City with an estimated population of continue reading : DOLE 9 empowers women’s association of Tagasilay, Zamboanga City Thru Livelihood Assistance

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Some 100 qualified college students from various tertiary schools in Zamboanga del Sur Province are to benefit from the Department of Labor and Employment 9’s (DOLE 9) Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) as they undergo orientation and contract signing on September 1, 2020 at the Executive Function Hall, Provincial continue reading : 100 Students in Zamboanga del Sur to benefit from DOLE SPES

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Zamboanga Peninsula Region released over P6.9 million to 699 informal sector workers in the municipalities of Bayog, Dumingag and Kumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/ Displaced Workers (TUPAD) Program. DOLE 9 Regional Director Atty. Roy L. Buenafe personally handed continue reading : DOLE 9 releases PHP 6.9 M for TUPAD implementation in Zamboanga del Sur benefitting 699 workers