Volume 2 Issue 2 FEBRUARY 2011 Tripartite industrial ...

Tripartite industrial bodies to promote culture of volunteerism, industrial peace

Volume 2 Issue 2 FEBRUARY 2011

Addressing the Executive Board of the council during its

first meeting at the Max’s Res-taurant, City of San Fernando, La Union, Regional Director

Henry John Jalbuena urged the RTIPC to closely work with

the Department of Labor and Employment in encouraging

and capacitating firms to adopt the reforms which are enunci-ated in the 22-point labor and

employment agenda of Presi-dent Benigno S. Aquino III.

Two workers associations from the Municipality of Umingan,

Pangasinan recently received livelihood assistance from the Department of Labor and Em-

ployment-Regional Office 1. In launching ceremonies

graced by 6th District Con-gresswoman Marlyn Primicias-

Agabas and Regional Director Henry John Jalbuena, the Guardians New Hope Brother-

hood International, Inc. and Santa Maria Tribal Women’s Association received the first

tranche of assistance which Turn to page 6

To foster a culture of voluntary compliance and industrial peace

among industries in region 1, the Regional Tripartite Industrial

Peace Council yesterday affirmed its support in institutionalizing at the plant level DOLE initiated reforms in Labor Standards En-forcement Framework and labor arbitration and adjudication

system.

“Through strengthened tripartite partnership, we will enable

firms to develop a culture of voluntary compliance by en-gaging them in the implemen-

tation of the DOLE Tripartite Certificate of Labor Standards Turn to page 3

Lourdes and Analyn: Two

Negokart Stories

See page 5

Women, farmers receive livelihood assistance from

DOLE 1

At the conclusion of its Cor-porate Planning Exercises on February 21-24, 2011, the

Department of Labor and Employment has emerged as a more outcome-oriented

agency of government in delivering the goals of the Aquino administration along

labor and employment. Gathering its people in the most crucial local and over-

seas posts, the event has paved the way for the formulation of the new Labor Governance Frame-work.

Intended to fulfill the President’s 22-point labor and employment agenda and 16-point Social Contract, the said framework sets the Department’s new di-

rections and policies which should guide its officials and employees in program implementation and in the discharge of their duties and functions.

Following the path of transformational leadership and still under a strategy of convergence, the whole

Department and its attached agencies will put pre-mium in facilitating quality EMPLOYMENT, coupled with continuing provision of SOCIAL WELFARE AND

PROTECTION services to our workers and ensuring harmonious LABOR RELATIONS.

We engage the support of our social partners in the realization of these deliverables. Through estab-lished cooperation, we will make our employment facilitation mechanisms such as the Labor Market

Information, Skills Registry System, PhilJobnet and PESOs truly functional and responsive to the needs of our workers; we will align our labor standards

with internationally accepted principles, foremost, through our project Labor Enforcement Action Pro-gram and Integrated Livelihood Program; and cre-

ate a culture of volunteerism among industries through the formulation of voluntary codes of good practices, Single Entry Approach, Certificate of La-

bor Standards Compliance and our alternative modes of dispute settlement. To our partners and clients, samahan niyo po kami sa pagtahak sa matuwid na landas tungo sa pagba-bago.

Editorial Board Dir. Henry John S. Jalbuena

Editorial Technical Consultant

Arly Sta. Ana-Valdez

Editor-In-Chief

Contributors:

Jeridee C. Orate

Agnes B. Aguinaldo

Fredderick L. Gaerlan

Rommel Ioannis E. Mendoza

Violeta J. Buenaventura

Mary Aurea de Jesus

Leonavella S. Dadiz

Layout and Design:

Jennelyn S. Malong

1 DOLE Gazette is the official monthly publication of the Depart-

ment of Labor and Employment-Regional Office 1, with address at

the Arnel Bldg., Mabini St., Catbangen, City of San Fernando, La

Union. Contact Details: (072)7002520; 7004371; 2421753; fax:

(072)6078114;email add: [email protected]; web-

site:ro1.dole.gov.ph

The title is a play of the Department’s name and the numeral

number 1.

The numeral number 1 signifies Region 1 and oneness of the

DOLE Regional Office 1 and its attached agencies in program

implementation.

Normally, the acronym DOLE 1 is used. However, as this newslet-

ter debuts at the dawn of a new administration’s strengthened

coherent policy and program complementation under a 22-point

labor platform, we deem it more emphatic to affix the number 1

before DOLE to represent both purposes.

THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR’S CORNER THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR’S CORNER THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR’S CORNER

PAG E 2 1 DOL E GAZ ETTE

What’s Inside

About the TitleAbout the TitleAbout the Title

Tripartite industrial bodies to promote culture

of volunteerism, industrial peace

Women, farmers receive livelihood assistance from DOLE 1

The Regional Director’s Corner 2

Editorial Board

About the title

DOLE 1 orients field heads, inspectors on 3

new wage order

RCC Updates 4

Lourdes and Analyn: Two Negokart Stories 5

People and Events 7

DOLE 1 set to raise efficiency and integrity in government 8

SRS

Calendar of Activities


Tripartite Industrial bodies . . . from page 1

Compliance and in the for-mulation of Voluntary Code

of Good Practices,” Jalbuena said.

The Certificate of Labor Standards Compliance will be issued to establishments

which, after thorough evaluation by a tripartite

committee under the TIPC, are found to have been com-pliant with Labor Standards

for the past three years. On one hand, the Voluntary

Code of Good Practices is a set of flexible rules or mini-mum standards which em-

ployers and workers volun-tarily formulate to mutually benefit them as to matters

affecting labor, employment, social and economic issues.

Jalbuena announced that a Voluntary Code of Good Practices in the Hotel and

Restaurant Industry of Da-gupan City is due for sign-

ing.

“Self-Regulation is a devel-opmental approach to ensur-

ing compliance with labor standards,” Jalbuena ex-plained, adding that it should

be a preferred option to be-ing subjected to the DOLE’s visitorial power or inspec-

tion.

Jalbuena also urged the council to support the 30-day mandatory conciliation-

mediation for all labor and employment cases under the Single Entry Approach which

aims to declog case loads in DOLE offices and its at-tached agencies. “As our

social partners, you can help prevent or lessen employer-employee issues by actively

utilizing your grievance ma-chineries. Resolve them at your level before they turn

into labor complaints,” he said. In attendance during the meet-ing were representatives of the

Divine Word

DOLE 1 orients field heads, inspectors on

new wage order

The Department of Labor and Employment-Regional Office 1, in cooperation with

the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board, yesterday conducted

an orientation for its Field Office heads and labor in-spectors on Wage Order No.

College of Vigan; Saint Louis College; Gifted Learning

Center; National Tobacco Redrying Company, Inc. Workers Union; La Union Ce-

ment (Holcim) Workers Un-ion; Union Christian Colleges Faculty and Staff Union;

Northern Philippines College of Maritime Science and

Technology; McKleene Pre-mium Products; Molte Aries Construction; AMA College;

Ilocos Sur Electric Coopera-tive; Bethany Hospital Em-ployees Union; Shipside,

Inc.; LandBank of the Philip-pines-La Union; Ilocos Sur Cooperative Bank; Pangasi-

nan Electric Cooperative I & III Employees Union; North-ern Luzon Security Agency;

Coca-Cola Bottling Phils., Inc.; and DOLE-1 officials and employees. asv

RB 1-14 and its Implement-ing Rules and Regulations.

Aimed at elevating the qual-ity of inspection and the dis-

pensation of labor laws, the salient provisions of the wage order and its IRR were

tackled.

Addressing the participants, DOLE 1 Director and RTWPB 1 Chair Henry John Jalbuena

emphasized the Depart-

ment’s policy on voluntary compliance with labor stan-

dards and the use of alterna-tive modes of dispute settle-ment.

“Under the present thrust of the Department, we should

focus our Labor Enforcement Framework towards enabling

employers to become our active partners in promoting industrial peace in the region

through a culture of volun-teerism,” Jalbuena said.

He also encouraged the par-ticipants to dutifully observe the 30-day Single Entry Turn to page 6

RCC UpdatesRCC Updates


PUBLIC ADVISORY The Department of Labor and

Employment (DOLE) issues the following procedures that should guide families who may call or e-

mail the DOLE to request for up-date or information, or inquire, on the situation of their OFWs in

Libya: (1) Numbers to call:

OWWA 24/7 Operation Center, Mobile: 0917 898 6992

OWWA 24/7 Operation Center, Fixed Phone: 551 15 60 POEA Assistance and Informa-tion Center: 722 11 44

DOLE Call Center: Globe Fixed

Phone (02) 908 29 17 PLDT Fixed Phone (02) 527 80 00

Globe Mobile Phone 2917

(2) Email to send mails to:

OWWA 24/7 Operation Center: [email protected]

POEA Assistance & Information

Center:

[email protected]

DOLE Call Center:

[email protected] (3) When making a call or

writing an e-mail, prepare to provide the following infor-mation:

(a) Name of caller or sender, including contact information;

(b) Name of OFW, including address and other contact infor-mation (phone number, e-mail,

etc.);

(c) Employer’s name, including address and contact information

(phone number, e-mail, etc.); and

(d) Deploying or recruitment agency, including address and contact information (phone

number, e-mail, etc.)

information

women, farmers receive... from page 1

amount to P377,175 and P285,750, respectively.

The assistance will help the GNBII, a farmers association, start up an agricultural sup-

plies store and the women’s group venture into a loom weaving business.

“The continuous provision of

livelihood assistance to peo-ple is one of the strategies of the Aquino administration in

fulfilling its anti-poverty agenda,” Jalbuena said.

He said the assistance also entails high sense of respon-sibility on the part of the Turn to page 6

4) Action

After calls are received, the re-ceiver (either the OWWA 24/7

Operation Center, POEA Assis-tance & Information (Center, or DOLE Call Center) will send the request to the POLO in Libya, with an instruction to return feed-back within 24 hours. The caller

should call again after 24 hours for update or information about his request.

The OWWA 24/7 Operation Cen-ter, POEA Assistance & Informa-tion Center, and the DOLE Call

Center operates 24/7. Calls to these information assis-tance centers are free. The OWWA 24/7 Operation Center

also operates a “Libreng Tawag” for OFWs.

mailto:[email protected]




Lourdes and Analyn: Two Negokart Stories

“Life has been a lot easier with the “Negokart,” quips

Ma. Lourdes de Guzman as she positions her cart in front of the Laoag City So-

cial Welfare Office where she sells cooked food and other edible goods.

Three months ago, Lourdes

was among the five resi-dents of Laoag City who re-ceived carts under the De-

partment of Labor and Em-ployment’s Negosyo sa Kari-ton (Negokart) project. She

relates how the assistance served to increase her eco-nomic opportunities and her

capacity to earn more for her family through vending.

“Before, I had to walk

around, move from house to house to sell just small items my measly capital al-

lowed me to put up,” Malou recalls. “Small items” con-sisted of candies, biscuits

and some junk foods. “In that state, I never had a stable source of income,”

she adds. Now touted as “Honesty

Store”, the vending cart is usually left by Lourdes while she attends to personal re-

quests from City Hall em-ployees, from whom she re-ceives additional income by

being an “errand lady”.

She says customers can just just pick the goods they

need and leave their pay-ments in a box. A message,

saying “Lakuan lattan ti gu-matang ti bagbagina, ta ni Apo Dios ti mangdusa kada-giti saan nga agbayad ken agul-ulbod” (Help yourself. God knows who does not

pay.) hangs on the cart to remind people on honesty.

“The strategy works!” she exclaims.

For a single parent with two children to support, Lourdes equates the Negokart with

“good fortune” or “blessing”. “For just a mini-mal P900 annual fee col-

lected by the City Govern-ment of Laoag, we get the chance to peddle our com-

modities anywhere in the city,” shares Lourdes. The Negokart has afforded her

the opportunity to earn daily gross sales amounting to P1,000.00.

Ms. Analyn Guerrero also has her own story to tell.

For a long time, vending meant raking through the streets of their barangay on

foot and with “bilao” on her head.

She recalls how she would feel worn out when she got

home from vending. “It was drudgery with too little return,” she utters.

Negokart turned everything around for her. Now, on her

vending cart, she moves along the streets of their barangay. “I bring to my

customers vegetables, fish, meat, frozen/processed food and native delicacies right at

their doorsteps,” she nar-rates.

A mother to five children, Analyn now generates Turn to next page


women, farmers receive... from page 1

beneficiaries, as they are bound to properly manage

the projects as stipulated in the Memorandum of Agree-

ment they signed with the DOLE.

“As we have always stressed, our livelihood as-sistance are not dole-outs.

Our beneficiaries have to really work hard if they want to earn and improve

their economic conditions,” Jabuena added.

Ms. Danilla Laus, the STWA President, has expressed her gratitude to the DOLE.

She said the loom weaving project will not only help uplift their lives; it will also

showcase the beneficiaries’ craftsmanship and promote

their culture. On the other hand, Ms.

Gemma Medenilla, the President of GNBII, said the assistance will greatly ad-

dress their problem on highly-priced agricultural inputs. She said the agricul-

tural supplies store will aug-ment the direct beneficiar-ies’ income and generate

employment in the commu-nity.

The DOLE fund assistance consists of raw materials,

tools, jigs and equipment. asv

DOLE 1 orients… from page 3

Approach in handling labor issues brought to all DOLE

Offices.

He said the Department is inclined to implement a de-velopmental approach in en-

suring compliance with labor standards.

Similar orientations will be held for private establish-ments on the following

dates: March 21 (La Union); March 22 (Pangasinan); March 24 (Ilocos Sur); and

March 25 (Ilocos Norte). The new Wage Order pro-

vided for a P5 or P8 in-crease and the integration of P10 cost of living allow-

ance (COLA) to the basic wage of workers in the pri-

vate sector in the region. asv

Lourdes and Analyn... from page 5

decent profit through the

help of the vending cart. “I earn a daily net profit of P700. It is a big contribu-

tion to our family’s income,” she discloses.

She also plans to add to her commodities cooked food for employees and students

now that she does not have to carry a “bilao”.

Lourdes and Analyn. Both are mothers. Both are ven-dors. Both have been

blessed with a cart that will give them a “ride” to better

life. The Negokart project assists

ambulant vendors in making their existing livelihood un-dertakings grow into profit-

able and sustainable level at Turn to page 8

PEOPLE & EVENTS


Orientation of Punong Barangays in the City of San Fernando, La Union on the National Skills Regis-try System. Ms. Bernadette May Mamitag, DOLE– RO1 Focal Person on Employment, discusses the concept of the NSRS and the roles of Barangay Chief Executives in program implementation. Mr. Fiorello Surell, La Union Field Office Head, urges the participants to strongly support the NSRS as it will spell out economic growth and quality employment. Skills registration in the aforementioned City started on March 1,

P r e - d e p l o y m e n t O r i e n t a t i o n o f nurse-beneficiaries of the Registered Nurses for Health Enhancement and Local Service. Prior to their deployment to identified Conditional Cash Transfer areas, successful applicants to the RNHEALS were briefed to equip them with knowledge re-quired in the dis-charge of their duties under the project.

Pre-DOLEwide Corporate Plan-ning Exercises. DOLE 1 Director Henry John Jalbuena (center) and Division and Field Heads prepare for the DOLEwide Corplanning Exercises held on February 21-24, 2011 in Nasugbu, Batangas. The event gath-ered DOLE high ranking officials in local and overseas posts to formu-late a truly holistic and realistic labor governance framework pursuant to President Benigno S. Aquino III’s 22-point labor and employment agenda and 16-point Social Contract.

F EBRUA RY 2011 1 DOL E GAZ ETTE

DOLE 1 set to raise efficiency and integrity in government

To intensify the operationaliza-tion of its Efficiency and Integ-

rity Boards already established in all its Regional Offices and attached agencies, the Depart-

ment of Labor and Employ-ment has firmed up support from Tripartite Industrial

Peace Councils.

Of late, its Regional Office in the City of San Fernando, La Union convened the Executive

Board of the Regional TIPC to strengthen its capacity in the performance of its functions as

member of the EIB. “As ardently advocated by the

present administration, we seek the support of our tripar-tite partners in the TIPCs to

pursue transformational lead-ership within the realm of la-bor and employment,” Direc-

tor Henry John Jalbuena said.

Headed by Director Jalbuena, the EIB will take particular

steps to ensure compliance with legal and ethical stan-dards and make public service

free from graft and irregulari-ties.

The body will monitor strict observance of the Code of

Conduct of DOLE regional and field office officials and em-ployees and recommend sys-

tems improvement where nec-essary to address areas of weaknesses.

For 2011, the DOLE 1 EIB is set out to implement an Integ-

rity Development Action Plan in order to fulfill its functions. asv

Lourdes and Analyn… from page 6

the minimum wage earners.

Each vendor-beneficiary was provided with a total of

P15,000.00 in fund assistance. This includes a vending cart and livelihood tools costing

P12,000.00, working capital amounting to P2,500.00 and training assistance worth

P500.00. asv

7 DOLE-Reg ional Coord i nating Committee Meeting on the Libya crisis

8 Consultation-Meeting on the Status of the RPMES and Showing of Best Prac tices on Monitoring and Evaluation, NEDA 1 Con

ference Room, City of San Fernando, La Union

Women’s Month Celebra tion

10 Orientation on the new Stra tegic Performance Manage ment System (1st Batch)

10-11 Regional Family Welfare Council Benchmarking for the Establishment with t h e B e s t F W P r a c t i c e s , Te a m En e r g y , Su a l , Pangasi nan

14 Orientation on the new Stra tegic Performance Manage ment System (2nd Batch) 21 New Wage Order Orienta

tion for Private Establish ments in La Union

22 New Wage Order Orienta

tion for Private Establish ments in Pangasinan

24 New Wage Order Orienta

tion for Private Establish ments in Ilocos Sur

25 New Wage Order Orient ation for Private Establish ments in Ilocos Norte

SRS

Para sa mga residente ng Lung-sod ng San Fernando, La Union, ano ang dapat gawin para makarehistro?

1. Magsadya sa Barangay Hall

o sa PESO na matatagpuan sa Marcos building para humingi ng registration form.

2. Lagyan ng nararapat na im-

pormasyon ang bawat pu-wang sa registration form.

3. Personal na dalhin sa PESO ang registration form mata-pos na ito’y masulatan, upang ito’y maitala ng mga

kawani ng PESO. 4. Maaaring hintayin ang refer-

ral ng PESO kung mayroong trabaho na tugma sa inyong kakayahan.

5. Mga dapat dalhin o ihanda sa pagpaparehistro:

a. Biodata b. Listahan at katibayan ng

mga dating pinaglingkurang kompanya

c. Listahan at katibayan ng inyong mga kakayahan o skills

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