Department of Labor and Employment

(Philippines)
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Not to be confused with the food company Dole.

Department of Labor and Employment

Kagawaran ng Paggawa at Empleyo

Department overview

Formed December 8, 1933

Headquarters DOLE Building, Muralla corner General Luna

Streets, Intramuros, Manila

Annual budget ₱11.6 billion (2015)[1]

 Silvestre Bello III, Secretary

Department
 Danilo P. Cruz, Undersecretary
executives
 Nicon Fameronag, Undersecretary

 Hans Leo Cacdac, Undersecretary

 Lourdes Trasmonte, Undersecretary

 Ma. Teresa Soriano, Assistant Secretary

 Ma. Joji Aragon, Assistant Secretary

 Rebecca Calzado, Assistant Secretary
 Website www.dole.gov.ph

Facade, DOLE

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.[2]

Contents

 1History
 2List of the Secretaries of the Department of Labor and Employment
 3Bureaus
 4Attached Agencies
 5Seals
 6References

History[edit]
The Department of Labor & Employment (DOLE) was founded on December 7, 1933 via the Act No.
4121 by the Philippine Legislature. It was renamed as Ministry of Labor and Employment in 1978.
The agency was renamed as a Department after the 1986 EDSA Revolution in 1986.[3]

List of the Secretaries of the Department of Labor and

Employment[edit]
Main article: Secretary of Labor and Employment (Philippines)

Bureaus[edit]
 Bureau of Local Employment (BLE)
 Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics (BLES)
 Bureau of Labor Relations (BLR)
 Bureau of Working Conditions (BWC)
 Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns (BWSC)
 International Labor Affairs Bureau (ILAB)
 National Reintegration Center for OFWs (NRCO)
 Bureau of Women and Young Workers
 Bureau of Rural Workers

Attached Agencies[edit]
 Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC)
 Institute for Labor Studies (ILS)
 National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB)
 National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC)
 National Maritime Polytechnic (NMP)
 National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC)
 Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC)
 Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA)
 Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)
 Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
 Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)

Seals[edit]


Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)

Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA)

Bureau of Local Employment (BLE)

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Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC)

National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC)

National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB)

Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC)

References[edit]
1. ^ "GAA 2015" (PDF). DBM. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
2. ^ "Labor Code of the Philippines". Philippine Government. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
3. ^ "EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE 1999 ANNUAL AUDIT REPORT ON THE DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT". Commission on Audit. Retrieved 2009-06-01