DOLE XII - South Cotabato Field Office

09/10/2026

𝐃𝐎𝐋𝐄 𝐗𝐈𝐈 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐋𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 ₱𝟗𝟐𝟕,𝟓𝟐𝟎 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

The Department of Labor and Employment Regional Office XII (DOLE XII) conducted an Orientation on the Liquidation Process last October 8, 2026, in Cotabato City to guide Accredited Co-Partners /Local Government Units (LGUs) on the proper preparation, completion, and submission of liquidation documents in accordance with the agency’s financial and administrative requirements. The activity aimed to strengthen participants’ understanding of liquidation procedures, clarify documentary requirements, address common concerns, and emphasize the importance of accountability, transparency, and timely liquidation of funds.

The orientation significantly improved participants’ awareness and appreciation of their responsibilities in ensuring the proper use and liquidation of government funds. Through the guidance and technical assistance provided during the activity, participants were able to address liquidation-related concerns. This initiative contributed to the liquidation of funds amounting to Php 927,520.00, reflecting the positive impact of the orientation in promoting financial accountability and compliance with government liquidation requirements.

Furthermore, the participants committed to completing and submitting their remaining liquidation documents within the year to ensure the timely settlement of their financial obligations. This commitment demonstrates their willingness to comply with DOLE XII’s financial policies and procedures and to strengthen the proper management of government funds. The activity also reinforced the importance of continuous coordination, monitoring, and follow-up to facilitate the completion of pending liquidations and sustain transparency, accountability, and efficient implementation of DOLE programs and projects.

08/10/2026

𝐃𝐎𝐋𝐄 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐓𝐔𝐏𝐀𝐃 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟗𝟗𝟗 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧,𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚, 𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐌

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) XII, through its South Cotabato Field Office – BARMM Unit, conducted a Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) cash payout for 999 beneficiaries in Pahamuddin Special Geographic Area (SGA), Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

The beneficiaries were engaged in 10 days of temporary employment, providing them with much-needed income support while undertaking community-based activities that benefit their respective communities. As part of their work engagement, the beneficiaries took part in community clean-up drives and environmental protection activities which entailed cleaning and maintenance of public spaces and other identified areas in the community.

The implementation of TUPAD also included skills training and orientation sessions to provide the beneficiaries with applicable work skills, and awareness of work-related responsibilities and safety. These activities complemented the temporary employment component by affording beneficiaries the opportunity to acquire valuable skills and knowledge that could help improve their employability outside the program. The project shows that TUPAD can provide immediate income support as well as promote meaningful involvement in the community, skills training and a greater sense of responsibility for local environmental protection and conservation.

08/10/2026

DOLE XII SCFO Profiles 131 Parents of Child Laborers in Tantangan for TUPAD Emergency Employment

TANTANGAN, SOUTH COTABATO — As part of the ongoing efforts to eradicate child labor, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) XII - South Cotabato Field Office (SCFO) spearheaded a TUPAD profiling activity in partnership with Hon. Santiago V. Rodolfo, Local Chief Executive (LCE) of BLGU Dumadalig, together with local barangay officials and staff on October 10, 2026, at Barangay Dumadalig, Tantangan, South Cotabato.

A total of 131 parents of child laborers benefited from the initiative whose child/ren has been profiled and monitored in 2025-2026 as child laborers.
This initiative serves as a crucial intervention by DOLE XII, providing emergency employment and financial assistance through the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD) Program.

By supporting parents with sustainable income opportunities, the program aims to ease family financial burdens and prevent children from returning to hazardous labor.

07/10/2026

07/10/2026

𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐚 𝐢𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐦𝐨!

Ready na ba ang resume? Ihanda na rin ang kumpiyansa mo, dahil sa 𝐎𝐤𝐭𝐮𝐛𝐫𝐞 𝟖, baka ang job search mo ay maging 𝐉𝐎𝐁 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 na!

𝐌𝐞𝐠𝐚 𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐚 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 – 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞!

07/10/2026

05/10/2026

Matapos mawalan ng kaliwang binti dahil sa isang vehicular accident na may kaugnayan sa trabaho, nakatanggap ng above-knee prosthesis si Mr. Villegas, isang person with work-related disability (PWRD) mula sa Tantangan, South Cotabato.

Sa tulong ng ECC, nabigyan si Villegas ng prosthesis bilang bahagi ng rehabilitation services ng EC Program upang matulungan siyang muling makakilos at makabalik sa kanyang pang-araw-araw na gawain. Bukod dito, nakatanggap na rin siya ng iba pang EC benefits sa pamamagitan ng SSS.

Tandaan, kung ikaw ay isang manggagawang nagkasakit, naaksidente, nagkaroon ng kapansanan, o namatay dahil sa trabaho, ikaw o ang iyong mga benepisyaryo ay maaaring makatanggap ng karagdagang benepisyo mula sa ECC, bukod pa sa mga benepisyong ibinibigay ng SSS o GSIS.

Magpadala lamang ng mensahe sa aming page upang malaman ang iba pang detalye tungkol sa EC Program.

03/10/2026

𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃: 𝐃𝐎𝐋𝐄 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐲 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued Labor Advisory No. 17, Series of 2026, prescribing rules on the payment of wages for employees who work on regular holidays, special non-working days, and the special working day in 2027, pursuant to Proclamation No. 1427, Series of 2026.

𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺.

03/10/2026

❤️🙏🏼

𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐁𝐀𝐇𝐎: 𝐏𝟏𝟏.𝟎𝟑-𝐁 𝐓𝐔𝐏𝐀𝐃 𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝟔𝟕𝟐,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕

𝐷𝐵𝑀: 𝐻𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑎𝑓𝑒𝑡𝑦 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑑, 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑗𝑜𝑏𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑖ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑑𝑠

When a worker suddenly loses a source of income, a family’s needs cannot wait while they search for the next opportunity.

This is the safety net that the government seeks to sustain through the proposed P11.03-billion allocation for the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD) Program of the Department of Labor and Employment - DOLE in 2027, targeted to provide temporary employment and income support to 672,776 disadvantaged and displaced workers nationwide.

But under the government’s strengthened approach, TUPAD is envisioned not simply as temporary work, but as a bridge toward the worker’s next, more sustainable source of income.

TUPAD provides community-based emergency employment to disadvantaged and displaced workers, allowing beneficiaries to earn wages through temporary public and community work when regular sources of income are disrupted.

While the proposed P11.03-billion funding is maintained at the FY 2026 National Expenditure Program (NEP) level, the 2027 program provides longer support for qualified long-term beneficiaries, with the prescribed work period increasing from 20 days to 45 days. Support for personal protective equipment (PPE) will likewise increase from P350 to P400 per beneficiary.

This means that qualified beneficiaries under the long-term component will have a longer period to earn income while receiving greater workplace safety support.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., in his FY 2027 Budget Message, underscored the role of emergency and community-based employment in helping families withstand sudden economic shocks.

“Through emergency and community-based employment, the program helps Filipino families cope with economic disruptions, recover from disasters, and address other unforeseen challenges while earning a dignified source of livelihood,” President Marcos said.

For Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Acting Secretary Kim Robert C. De Leon, however, the real measure of TUPAD is not just how many temporary jobs government can provide, but whether these opportunities can help workers move toward something more sustainable.

“Hindi dapat matapos ang tulong kapag natapos ang TUPAD. Dapat itong magsilbing tulay habang tinutulungan ang manggagawa na makahanap ng mas matatag na trabaho o kabuhayan sa pamamagitan ng livelihood programs, internships, skills training, at employment services,” Secretary De Leon emphasized.

The direction is consistent with DOLE’s strengthened TUPAD framework, which links beneficiaries to skills training, employment facilitation, livelihood assistance, and other opportunities that can help them transition to more sustainable sources of income.

“Ang TUPAD ay agarang suporta kapag nawalan ng pagkakakitaan, pero ang mas malaking layunin natin ay tulungan silang makarating sa susunod na oportunidad. Temporary work should be a bridge—not a dead end,” Secretary De Leon added.

With the proposed FY 2027 funding, the government seeks to provide workers with immediate income when they need it most, while creating a clearer pathway from temporary employment to skills, livelihood, and more sustainable work.

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23/02/2026