Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

REGIONAL OFFICE IX - ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA

ZAMBOANGA CITY, March 31, 2022 – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 9 announced the various winners of the Regional 2022 Kabuhayan Awards that generated entries across Zamboanga Peninsula. DOLE 9 Regional Director Atty. Roy L. Buenafe said that the goal of the annual search was to showcase the best practices and achievements of continue reading : DOLE 9 2022 Regional Kabuhayan Awards winners announced

DOLE Region 9 through its Zamboanga del Norte Field Office provided a Food Processing Kabuhayan Starter Kit (KSK) to Marivic Dagpin, a kakanin seller from Brgy. Dansalan, Labason, Zamboanga del Norte. She received her KSK during the Labor Day Celebration for the Workers in the Informal Sector last June 23, 2021 held at Lopoc Evacuation continue reading : More income for kakanin seller after DOLE’s intervention

On March 16, 2020, the national lockdown was declared to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The once-bustling economy of the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay has slowed down affecting the livelihoods of thousands of Sibugaynon including the Municipality of Payao. The LGU has to install cost-saving measures to prepare for the influx of Locally Stranded Individuals continue reading : Palakaya de Payao: Sailing Against COVID-19 Current

(March 18, 2022) Aurora is a second-class municipality in Zamboanga del Sur, consisting of forty-four (44) barangays. As of May 2020, it has a total population of 52,995 people. In honor of the first lady, the town was named after President Manuel L. Quezon’s spouse, Doña Aurora Aragon Quezon. It is the easternmost municipality in continue reading : EXCEEDING THE CONVENTIONAL: PESO Aurora Goes Online

Within Barangay Goodyear, in Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay, is an Agrarian Reform Cooperative known as GARBEMCO (Goodyear Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose Cooperative). The rubber plantation cooperative was organized in 1992 with the implementation of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) of the government and registered with the Cooperative Development Authority the following year thereafter. A total continue reading : GARBEMCO: A PHOENIX RISING FROM THE ASHES

(March 17, 2022) ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY – The Municipality of Tungawan has been known for decades as a critical area in Western Mindanao due to local arm conflict and insurgencies. These conflicts affected the economy of the LGU as investors shy away from putting up businesses due to security risks. The livelihood of residents was also continue reading : COMMUNITY ECOTOURISM PAVING THE WAY FOR WORK, PEACE, AND RESILIENCE IN TUNGAWAN, ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY

ZAMBOANGA CITY, February 18, 2022 – Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 9 Regional Director Atty. Roy L. Buenafe, Nancy Fishing Corporation (NFC) General Manager Engr. Julius V. Daniel and Project HOPE Agricultural Cooperative (PHAC) Chairperson Engr. Jaydrick Yap formally signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to implement the Adopt-a-Farm project on February 11, 2022 continue reading : DOLE 9, PHAC, NFC sign MOA for Project HOPE’s Adopt-A Farm

ZAMBOANGA CITY, February 18, 2022 – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in the Zampen region turned over 60,000 pesos worth of Kabuhayan Starter Kits (KSK) to 3 victims of human trafficking to give them a fresh start. The livelihood project was implemented under the DOLE Integrated Livelihood Program in partnership with the Philippine continue reading : DOLE 9 distributes kabuhayan starter kits to victims of human trafficking