Diane Marie D.

Vinuya
BSAccountancy III

The Philippines' Department of Labor and Employment (Filipino: Kagawaran ng

Paggawa at Empleyo, commonly abbreviated as DOLE) is the executive department of
the Philippine Government mandated to formulate policies, implement programs and
services, and serve as the policy-coordinating arm of the Executive Branch in the field of
labor and employment. It is tasked with the enforcement of the provisions of the Labor
Code.
Silvestre "Bebot" Bello III (born June 23, 1944) is a Filipino businessman and
lawyer from Cagayan. He is the current Secretary of the Philippines' Department of
Labor and Employment and concurrently Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process.
Bello was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Rosalinda Baldoz in the
secretaryship. Bello was a former Justice Secretary, Solicitor General and representative
of 1-BAP party-list during the 16th Congress of the Philippines.
Policies that would promote or solve the unemployment problem of the country:
Full development of small-scale, labor-intensive industries

The expansion of these mostly small-scale and labor-intensive industries in both urban
and rural areas can be accomplished in two ways: directly, through government
intervention and indirectly through investment incentives for the private sector. This is
because the consumption activities of barrio folk demand less import-intensive and
more labor-intensive than that of the rich (there are less import-oriented shopping
malls in the provinces!)

Creating a more direct link between education and employment

The phenomenon of the educated unemployed calls into question the appropriateness
and relevance of the educational system, especially at the higher levels in this country.

The creation of attractive economic opportunities in rural areas would make it easier to
redirect educational system toward the needs of rural development. The present
educational systems, being transplant of Western systems, are oriented toward
preparing students to function in a small modern sector which can absorb only so much
of school-leavers. Many of the necessary skills for development therefore remain largely
neglected.