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D OLE

(Department of

Labor and Em-

ployment) will

improve its employment levels

and access to employment

opportunities based on the

unemployment rates. Since our

targeted economic growth of 7

- 8% per year, an average of

one (1) million additional em-

ployments per year, is ex-

pected to be created. Since job

loss is expected in the agricul-

tural sector, strategies will be

supported such as agrarian

reform, infrastructure develop-

ment, and agribusiness pack-

ages. Then again, unemploy-

ment is expected to reach from

6.8% to 7.2% given that there

is a 2.75% labor force growth.

The industrial strategy will

formulate an industrial policy

through social dialogue. These

strategies are those that will

promote growth of forward

and backward linkages, as well

as preparing other industries

for attracting large investments

and job opportunities. The

government will pursue seri-

ous promotion, industry devel-

opment, and a more focused

incentive in the area of tour-

ism, mining, housing, business,

and other highly potential in-

dustries. Other than that,

DOLE will promote business

environment by raising the

competitiveness of the coun-

try, improving productivity,

and considering enhancing its

efficiency. It will provide fi-

nancing, productivity improve-

ment and marketing, that in-

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cludes e-marketing. They’ll

also adopt measures to mini-

mize the smuggling of goods

into the country too. That way,

it will prevent from competi-

tive biases from other domes-

tic industries.

DOLE will also promote en-

trepreneurships, such as, but

not limited to, the following:

personal, household, office

repairs and innovations, waste

recycling for organic fertilizer

and food supplements produc-

tion. It will support initiatives

by transforming workers into

suppliers of products and ser-

vices, thus creating new supply

chains. Also the support tech-

nology development projects

will enlarge business develop-

ment, innovation, and com-

petitiveness of technology

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DOLE WITH STRATEGIES By Marco Gutierrez

based projects of universities

and college.

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will im-prove its access to employment opportunities by adopting re-forms in employment facilita-tion. Reforms of the employ-ment will be pursued to support the policy that will increase labor demands, labor supply, labor markets, and employability of the youth and The educated. This will also include oversub-scription to academic degree and skills training programs among others, these programs are cov-ered by the reform. The Improvement of the job system includes to cover not just a job that compliments facilities, but also to make it capable of housing the critical supply and demand system.

E mployment rate

in the Philip-

pines, based on

the survey of

Department of Labor and

Employment (DOLE), is

going slow from year 2012 to

2013. Many jobs are offered

but few seekers are qualified

because of educational at-

tainment or background.

With that, also, some jobs

are requiring a college de-

gree, which may not be one

of the downfalls of some

sincere job applicants. Aside

from its economic struggle,

this qualification phenome-

non has been the pressing

problem in the society of our

country today. Education

should serve both a founda-

tion and a tool for every

Filipino citizen to qualify

and acquire for a decent job

in the future. In order to

address the problem, the

government persevered to

implement the new K-12

educational system which is

patterned after the US. The

government thoroughly

studied and researched the

causes and effects of the pre-

vious system. One of which

is the new educational sys-

tem and offering technical

skills program for those who

are less privileged people

and to those who cannot

afford proceed to college.

Through this new system

the government is hopeful

that it is able to produce

world class and skilled work-

ers to work abroad. There

are many good opportunities

and job s abroad that does

not only elevate the eco-

nomic status among Filipi-

nos but also served as a big

help in the Philippine econ-

omy as well. Through the

remittances of OFW’s, it

continually became a step-

ping stone in economic

growth.

How about the opportuni-

ties here in the Philippines?

Here are some job opportu-

nities offered by DOLE in

the entire region X.

Wage and Opportunities By Marco A. Villanueva

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Position Title: Supervising

Labor and Employment Offi-

cer

Location/Area: Training and

Technical Services Di-

vision-NWPC Central Office

Salary Grade: 22

Qualification Standards:

Education – Bachelor’s De-

gree

Experience – Three (3) years

of relevant experience

Training – Sixteen (16) hours

of relevant training

Eligibility – Career Services

(Professional)/Second Level

Eligibility

Position Title: Labor and Em-

ployment Officer III

Location/Area: Training and

Technical Services Division-

NWPC Central Office

Salary Grade: 16

Qualification Standards:

Education – Bachelor’s De-

gree

Experience – One (1) years of

relevant experience

Training – Four (4) hours of

relevant training

Eligibility – Career Services

(Professional)/Second Level

Eligibility

Position Title: Administra-

tive Assistant I

Location/Area: Manage-

ment and Support Services

–NWPC Central Office

Salary Grade: 07

Qualification Standards:

Education – Completion of

two years studies in college

Experience – None Re-

quired

Training – Four None Re-

quired

Eligibility – Career Service

(Sub-Professional)/First

Level Eligibility

Requirements:

Application Letter

Duly accomplished Personal

Data Sheet (PDS)/Resume

Certified True Copy of

Transcript of Records/

Diploma

Service Record/Certificate

of Employment

Certificate of Trainings/

Seminars/Conferences

Photocopy of Eligibility

For existing government

employees: Latest Perform-

ance Rating (2 Latest rating

period)

Submit complete applica-

tion addressed to:

Administrative Division

National Wages and Pro-

ductivity Commission

2nd Floor, DY International

Building

Gen. Malvar and San

Marcelino Sts.

Malate Manila

Tel. Nos. 527-5171 and 527-

5522

Email:

ad.nwpc@yahoo.com

Deadline for submission of

application: 28 October

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2013. This information will

surely be helpful especially to

those who are searching for

job opportunities.

The basic minimum wage rate

in Misamis Oriental on Non-

Agricultural jobs is Php296.00

with Php10.00 Cost of Living

Allowance (COLA) and the

DOLE updated a new mini-

mum increased wage rate of

Php306.00. In the Agricul-

tural category the basic mini-

mum wage is Php284.00 with

Php10.00 COLA and now in-

creased to Php294.00.

Workaholic Metropolis By Melrein Viado

A ny nation’s me-

tropolis had al-

ways been per-

ceived rightly or

wrongly as the most financially

competitive, socially advanced,

and politically active in com-

parison to all the other urban

centers within the nation’s

boundaries. While this fact

may be true in some countries,

it may not be so in the Philip-

pines.

It is quite easy to realize that

activities involving economic,

social and political, are cen-

tered in the National Capital

Region. It is, however, equally

difficult to see how being in

the middle of a highly urban

environment translate to a

better and more meaningful

way of life for individuals like

you and me.

Philippines’ Mega Manila is

undoubtedly the nation’s most

populated metropolis. It has

become so due to a number of

pull factors that some of which

are mythical at best. While it

may be true that Mega Manila

is the nation’s commercial,

industrial, and political hub,

this does not logically add up

to becoming a haven for peo-

ple looking for jobs. Here, one

can certainly see the most

number of employed people

than anywhere else in the

country.

Unfortunately, it is also here

that one may find the most

number of unemployed and

underemployed people. Ca-

gayan de Oro also happens to

be a commercial, industrial,

and political hub, only for the

Northern Mindanao region. It

is also the most populated

metropolis in the region.

Cagayan de Oro’s unemploy-

ment figure stood at 5.6% for

the first quarter of 2013. In

comparison, the national figure

was at 7.5% in the same pe-

riod. This comparison may

lead one to several conclu-

sions. It may be possible that

there more employment op-

portunities available in the City

of Golden Friendship than

elsewhere in the country.

It may also be possible that

there is a better match be-

tween the people’s employable

skills and the employment

needs of businesses in the city.

Or, it may simply mean that

Kagayanons are more hard-

working, more patient and

more persistent in looking for

jobs.

For whatever it’s worth, allow

me to state that when I reach

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Marco Gutierrez Author

Cedric Rodriguez Author/Layout

Melrein Viado

Author

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the legally considered employ-

able age, I shall make it a cer-

tainty that, if opportunities do

abound by then, my skills will

match any existing need in the

labor market. I shall be a hard-

working, patient, and become a

persistent job seeker.

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