00:00The list of dollars' accomplishments last year is nothing to sneeze at.
00:052,000 job fairs held for 100,000 applicants, 60,000 hired on the spot for starters.
00:12Then, there are 100,000 labor cases resolved and tens of thousands of successfully repatriated OFWs
00:20from war-torn places reintegrated back with local jobs and livelihood.
00:26BTV's Pierre Manalo has more to add in this report.
00:32The Department of Labor and Employment will continue to improve services and programs
00:37that provide more opportunities for Filipinos to make a living.
00:41As part of the eight-point socioeconomic agenda of the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.,
00:47due to the advent of technology, the dollar will strengthen employment human resources development
00:52while providing technical skills and trainings to workers.
00:55Further attention will focus on protecting the rights and welfare of Filipino workers.
01:00Last year, the dollar resolved over 100,000 labor cases.
01:04Interaction with the international community will also be strengthened.
01:09First of all, we will be able to help in the realization of the goals and aspirations of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
01:20to reduce the incidence of poverty and to provide the expected assistance from the dollar.
01:38Support will also be given to providing assistance to those severely affected by the closure of Pogos in the country under Project Dapat.
01:45In addition, public-private partnership will also be bolstered,
01:49as well as retooling, upskilling, and retraining for all Filipino workers.
01:53Also, the career counseling and support development program for the youth.
01:58It will be able to help through the tight and strong coordination in the private sector
02:05to achieve more quality and permanent work.
02:09Providing livelihood assistance to the vulnerable sectors, such as senior citizens and persons with disabilities,
02:15will receive even more support.
02:17And ramping up digitalization in all agency services as part of ease of doing business,
02:23improving the Tupad program, and strengthening the Expand Kadiwa program in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture.
