Employment – Local

MANILA, Philippines – More business enterprises are looking at hiring more workers in the first quarter of next year in light of the reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts of the government as well as the global economic recovery.

LETTERS We would like to clarify the article, “Jobs, incomes fell in second quarter amid slowdown” which appeared in the November 10, 2009 edition of Manila times.net. The article cited a report from the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) which was culled from the Quarterly Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (QSPBI) of the National…

THE projected increase in information technology (IT) spending in the next four years would create more jobs in the Philippines, according to Information Data Corp. (IDC).

The Arroyo administration has failed to meet its annual job creation targets for the past five years, according to a report of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). And also from 2004 to 2008, the report said, employment growth lagged behind economic growth.

MANILA, Philippines – Nursing, accounting, teaching, and even dog-handling are just a few of the “hot” jobs that Filipinos should apply for next year.

MANILA, Philippines – Vendors in Metro Manila can kiss loan sharks goodbye.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) sees brighter employment opportunities for jobseekers nationwide with the onset of election fever.

MANILA, Philippines – Almost a million Filipinos lost their jobs between the fourth quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009, the peak of the prevailing global financial crisis, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a report.

MANILA, Philippines—At least 50,000 information technology (IT) people are needed for the automated elections in May, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced Tuesday.

Says meltdown had little effect on Philippines MANILA, Philippines—The global financial meltdown resulted in the loss of 950,000 jobs in the country between October 2008 and March 2009, the Asian Development Bank said in the paper, “How has Asia fared in the global crisis? A tale of three countries: Republic of Korea, Philippines, and Thailand.”

EMPLOYMENT in major industries, particularly manufacturing and mining, fell for eight consecutive quarters in the April to June period this year, the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) said. In a statement, the agency said the employment index dipped by a faster 8.8 percent in the second quarter this year compared with the 7.2-percent drop in…

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported yesterday there were fewer job openings for jobseekers in Metro Manila despite the slight improvement in the economy over the past months.

It’s not rocket science, but somehow, a job interview is one of the trickiest moments in an adult’s life. we stutter, lose our train of thought or black out altogether. It shouldn’t be such an intense emotional rollercoaster. You just have to be yourself (but a slightly better version of) and let the chips fall…

THE Philippines may be the call center capital of the world, with its vast pool of English speakers, but it lacks the management talent that the business process outsourcing sector needs to fill higher-level positions in the industry.

The jobless situation in the Philippines was likely to worsen this year and next year because of the trade contraction resulting from the global crisis, according to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Unescap).

MANILA, Philippines – Government agencies will hire some 93,000 unemployed or underemployed Filipinos this year for a P1.77-billion roadside maintenance program in line with President Arroyo’s call for agencies to strengthen the country’s economic foundation in the face of continuing uncertainties in the global economy and international labor markets, Malacañang announced yesterday.

Amidst the unemployment problem, certain jobs are hard to fill and remain unfilled for unbelievably long period. As a result, 41% of employers in a recent survey struggled to find qualified candidates due to a dearth of talent.

Heeding the call of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for all government agencies to provide assistance and relief to areas heavily affected by Typhoons “Ondoy” and “Pepeng”, the Depart of Labor and Employment (DOLE) created the DOLE Crisis Response Team to expedite the necessary interventions and assistance particularly the Ondoy-affected workers in the private sector and informal…

Nearly a million Filipinos lost their jobs from October-December 2008 to January-March 2009 despite the global crisis having had “little impact” on Philippine economic growth and employment, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) reported.

MANILA, Philippines – Around 375,000 workers displaced during the global financial crisis as well as new jobseekers got new jobs and alternative sources of livelihood in the first half of the year, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported yesterday.

Some 48,000 locals will be hired by the Smartmatic and Total Information Management (TIM) for a couple of weeks to assist in the country’s first automated elections in 2010, a company executive said. Smartmatic-TIM would hire 42,000 Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) technicians, 4,000 supervisors, 2,000 canvassing and consolidation technicians and 600 call center agents,…

CLARK FREEPORT, Philippines — Labor Secretary Marianito Roque has ordered emergency employment of workers in areas hit by storm “Ondoy” and typhoon “Pepeng.”

MANILA, Philippines—After receiving dole-outs for more than a week, victims of Tropical Storm “Ondoy” (international codename: Ketsana) in Metro Manila will be given a chance to earn a living.

MANILA, Philippines—(UPDATE) Victims hardest hit by typhoon Ondoy who lost their income and livelihood will be given “short-term and emergency wage employment” of at least 15 days to help them rebuild their lives, Labor Secretary Marianito Roque said Tuesday.

“Hey Francis, why should I spend a lot of money training my people to only losing them to the competition?” “Hey Francis, training involves a lot of money. It is an expense we cannot afford.”

MANILA, Philippines – More than 3,000 new jobs will be opened up at the Clark freeport zone as a wave of business process outsourcing (BPO) firms settle in the area in the next three months, officials said yesterday.   

MANILA, Philippines – The booming business process outsourcing (BPO) industry in the country is expected to employ at least one million Filipinos by 2010, Malacañang said yesterday.

THE global slowdown of the past two years left economies high and dry, leaving companies with only three choices to survive: (1) to freeze hiring, (2) to downsize, (3) or to sell out.

THE number of unemployed Filipinos rose in July as both the government and the private sector generated fewer jobs amid an increase in those seeking work, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said Tuesday.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported yesterday that the number of jobless Filipinos increased to 2.9 million in July, apparently due to the lingering effects of the global financial crisis.