Memorandum from the Chairperson of Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education
Prohibition on the Collection of Any Mandatory Fee, Amount or Financial Exaction of Whatever Nature or Form by State Universities and Colleges and CHED-Recognized Local Universities and Colleges Other than those Expressly Stipulated in Section III (H) of RA 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Education Act of 2017
Over 8,000 workers affected by Boracay closure receive promised aid from DOLE
Aklan, Philippines. Following the total shutdown of operations in Boracay to tourists last 26 April 2018, the Department of Labor and Employment pledged to provide assistance to the estimated 17,735 workers expected to be displaced by the closure. As of 10 August 2018, 13,679 applications were received by the Department, and over 8,000 workers affected by the temporary closure of the island were endowedwith the promised aid from DOLE.
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JOBS JOBS JOBS: Construction sector posts 4M jobs
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported a year-on-year increase of 468,000 jobs generated in the construction sector based on a Labor Force Survey conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority in April 2018. DOLE Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III said, “We are elated with the strong performance of the construction sector. In April 2018, total employment in the sector reached 4.012 million from 3.544 million during the same period in 2017. This is a 13.2-percent increase.”
BLE and regional implementers strengthen strategies for optimum delivery of DOLE programs through SPES, GIP and PESO
The Bureau of Local Employment (BLE), in cooperation with DOLE NCR, successfully conducted this year’s Workshop and Capacity Development Training on the SPESIMO, GIP and the Revised SBP Manual for the DOLE Regional Implementers from 19-23 March and 2-6 April 2018. The workshop and training focused on cascading program updates and resolving issues which surfaced during the implementation of the programs of the Department.