Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

REGIONAL OFFICE IX - ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA

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

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment 9 (DOLE 9) thru its Zamboanga City Field Office (ZCFO) released a check amounting to Php 999,203.00 representing livelihood assistance to 54 members of the Kampung Islam Fisherfolk Association on August 13, 2020.DOLE 9 Regional Director Atty. Roy L. Buenafe said that the Barangay Kampung Islam continue reading : DOLE 9 grants livelihood assistance to Kampung Islam Fisherfolk

ZAMBOANGA CITY— The Department of Labor and Employment IX (DOLE9) and Department of Trade and Industry IX (DTI9) continue to monitor various private establishments to ensure the compliance to the interim guidelines on workplace prevention and control of COVID-19. DOLE 9 Regional Director Atty. Roy L. Buenafe said that to date, a total of 930 continue reading : DOLE, DTI 9 monitors Workplace Prevention and Control of COVID-19 in Fishing & Canning Companies

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Project HOPE Agricultural Cooperative (PHAC), a DOLE-initiated and assisted livelihood project, received financial assistance from the Department of Science and Technology IX (DOST 9) during a short program held on July 24, 2020 at Project HOPE DEMO Farm, San Ramon, Talisayan Zamboanga City.The check amounting to Php 345,735.00 will be used to continue reading : Project HOPE Agricultural Cooperative receives financial assistance from DOST 9

ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Department of Labor and Employment 9 (DOLE 9) in partnership with the DOLE Regional Coordinating Committee 9 will conduct a 2-day free Capacity Building Webinar for Safety Officer 1 dubbed as “Coping in the New Normal” starting August 11, 2020. Regional Director Atty. Roy L. Buenafe shared that this training activity continue reading : DOLE 9 to conduct Capacity Building Webinar for Safety Officer 1: Coping with the New Normal