The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) IV-A, through its Batangas Provincial Office, in partnership with the Tanauan City Tripartite Industrial Peace Council (TIPC) and the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Tanauan City, successfully conducted an Employers’ Forum at the Tanauan City Hall, highlighting key government programs that directly support both employers and workers, March 6. (Representatives from various companies participated in the employers’ forum at Tanauan Ci

Representatives from various government and private employers attended the online orientation on the Special Program for the Employment of Students, March 6. Director Predelma Tan of the Department of Labor and Employment IV-A Batangas Provincial Office, in her opening remarks, said that the activity further strengthens the collaboration of the Department and its partners in bridging decent jobs for students and out of school youth. Further, Director Tan emphasized that the o

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) IV-A through its Batangas Provincial Office Employment Unit, in partnership with the Public Employment Service Offices (PESOs) and Job Placement Offices across the province, officially launched on March 11, 2026 the PESO–DOLE Batangas Trabaho Link: Referral and Placement Program, an online employment facilitation initiative designed to strengthen job referral and placement services for jobseekers. The PESO–DOLE Batangas Trabaho Li

For more than 15 years, Celia Dela Cruz has worked as a kasambahay  or domestic worker, trying to make ends meet for their family in Tanauan City, Batangas.  According to Nanay Celia, working as a kasambahay has its own share of struggles not just with the physical work but even with financial constraints.  But things changed after an Araw ng Kasambahay, organized by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region IV-A, celebrated the lives of domestic workers, took plac

In a quaint community in Lian, Batangas, Joshua Delos Reyes once measured success not by titles or positions, but by a simple hope: makatapos ng pag-aaral. “Marahil dahil sa kagustuhan kong makapagtapos ng Mechanical Engineering. Simpleng empleyado lang ang Mama at farmer naman si Papa, kaya ramdam namin ang hirap. Dagdag pa rito ang gastusin sa napili kong kurso,”  he recalled. Growing up in a household supported by farming and seasonal work meant every expense mattered. Eve

To streamline the issuance of safety permits and reinforce workplace standards, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Batangas Provincial Office, in collaboration with the Technical Support and Services Division - Labor Relations Labor Standards Unit, successfully conducted its first Hybrid Orientation on DOLE Electrical and Mechanical Permitting Requirements at the 3 rd  Floor DOLE Batangas Training Center, March 12. The activity consisted of two strategic sessions,

A total of 9,050 beneficiaries under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay para sa Ating Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD) program received their salaries following a series of payout activities conducted across Batangas. TUPAD payout in Lipa City, Batangas, last February 19, 2026. (Photo by S. Masangkay) According to Ms. Salvacion Kalalo, Provincial Focal Person of TUPAD in Batangas, coordinators facilitated payouts through remittance center transaction codes covering 14 areas in the provin

In a decisive move to combat unemployment and underemployment, the 2026 Grand Job Fair of the Public Employment Service Office of Taal, Batangas bridged more than 15,000 job opportunities to nearly 1,000 aspiring professionals at the Doña Corazon V. Agoncillo Sports and Cultural Center Taal Batangas, 13 February 2026. Grand Job Fair applicants flock in Doña Corazon V. Agoncillo Sports and Cultural Center. ( Photo by Leomar De Torres/ DOLE-BPO) Among the hopeful attendees was

With the goal of equipping cooperatives with the existing labor laws and available programs for their availment, the Department of Labor and Employment IV-A through its Batangas Provincial Office served as resource speakers during a learning session held via Zoom platform, 05 February 2026. The Cooperative Union of Batangas led the program to which two resource speakers from the DOLE Batangas shared substantial knowledge on the general labor standards and adjustment measures

The DOLE IV-A through its Batangas Provincial Office awarded livelihood assistance to the Samahang Pangkabuhayan ng Antipolo Del Norte (SPAN-RIC) during a ceremonial turnover at the Antipolo Del Norte, Lipa City, 05 February 2026. The group received tools and equipment to support the start-up of their candle-making production, providing a meaningful boost to their income-generating initiative for their eighteen (18) skilled and experienced beneficiaries. Ms. Salvacion R. Kala