Sec. Bello III, along with Asec. Benavidez, former LabSec Roque, & Asec. Aragon, briefs media of an agreement between DOLE & ECOP for the implementation of a National Voluntary Regularization Plan.

POEA Adm. Bernard Olalia signs a Cooperation Agreement with Kristin Dadey, Chief of Mission from the IOM PH, & Dr. Maruja Asis, Exec. Dir. of the Scalabrini Migration Ctr., on the conduct of policy research & risk assessment on direct hiring of OFWs.

The DOLE Chief welcomes Sen. Richard Gordon at the Build Build Build Jobs Caravan in Subic Bay Freeport Zone. The one-day fair was meant for Hanjin workers who lost their jobs, as well as other jobseekers in Central Luzon.

Labor Sec. Bello III & BLE Dir. Dominique Tutay talks with one of the hired-on-the-spot jobseekers at the Build Build Build Jobs Caravan in Subic. A total of 186 jobseekers, 99 of them former Hanjin workers were immediately hired.

Sec. Bello III encourages employers at the Build Build Build Jobs Caravan in Subic to hire qualified applicants, especially the displaced Hanjin workers.

The DOLE Secretary & OIC Asec. Benjo Benavidez, assures Hanjin workers of assistance in the form of livelihood & re-employment in various construction firms in the country during their dialogue at the OSEC.

Sec. Bello III administers the oath of office to Atty. Dione ( Undersecretary); Joel Maglunsod (NMP ED); Salome Siaton (RO6 RD); Lilia Estillore (RO7 ARD), & Lilia Paralla (RO10 ARD), during a ceremony at the DOLE Conf. Rm.