“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
Project HOPE’s Chilicious Products sold at Kadiwa & Cosechas Fair
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
DOLE 9 leads Project HOPE Common Service Facility Inauguration
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
DOLE orients interns for deployment in Zamboanga City under GIP
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
Parents of child laborers in Isabela City Basilan receive DOLE Kabuhayan Starter Kits
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
DOLE 9 assists displaced teachers, utility workers with emergency employment
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
Parents of rescued child laborers receive DOLE Kabuhayan Starter Kits
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment IX (DOLE 9) thru its Zamboanga City Field Office (ZCFO) released Kabuhayan Starter Kits worth Php 546,156.00 to 31 parents of rescued child laborers from Barangay Sangali, Zamboanga City on September 22, 2020. DOLE 9 Regional Director Atty. Roy L. Buenafe personally handed the starter kits, continue reading : Parents of rescued child laborers receive DOLE Kabuhayan Starter Kits
DOLE 9 employees join online learning session on mental health
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
DOLE 9 prepares for disaster; conducts earthquake drill
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
Zamboanga City Sea Gypsies hope at sea restored by DOLE’s livelihood assistance
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
DOLE 9 empowers women’s association of Tagasilay, Zamboanga City Thru Livelihood Assistance
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
DOLE 9 releases livelihood aid to former MNLF combatants in Mangusu
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