The implementation of the Government Internship Program for Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Youth (GIP for ABE Youth) kicks off this month as officially announced by the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering (DA-BAFE).

Said program under the partnership between the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and Department of Agriculture (DA) aims to augment the delivery of agricultural and biosystems engineering services in the implementation of agri-fisheries mechanization, small scale irrigation and farm-to-market roads, post-harvest facilities, and other agri-fisheries infrastructure projects of the DA.

 

"DOLE-Government Internship Program opens hope for PWD"

Mr. Greg Sabado, a beneficiary of the agency’s GIP, suffered polio when he was an infant, resulting in imperfectly functioning hands and legs. Though initially challenged, his condition never stops him from pursuing his dreams, recently graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree at the University of Saint Louis Tuguegarao (USLT).

He applied for the agency’s GIP and was assigned at Brgy. Alimannao, Peñablanca as Barangay Administrative Clerk. His tasks include encoding barangay clearances, certificates of indigencies, travel passes, and other related undertakings. His performance was rated very satisfactory and his work quality is on par with other staff. His dedication to his work is his greatest weapon over success.

On 26 February 2021, the Bureau of Local Employment (BLE) formally launched the JobsFit COVID-19 Labor Market Information (LMI) Report: How the Pandemic is Reshaping the Labor Market during an online conference dubbed ‘Kapihan Media Forum’. The forum gathered panelists representing industry and employer associations, labor groups, national government agencies, and job boards, to provide comments and insights on the report.

During the joint meeting of the Task Group on Economic Recovery (TGER) and the National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS) 2021-2022 Task Force last 4 March 2021, Labor Assistant Secretary and Concurrent BLE Director Dominique Rubia-Tutay presented the concept of a proposed whole-of-society Job Summit for employment recovery. The activity, slated for 1 May 2021, will bring together key National Government Agencies and relevant stakeholders (i.e., employers, workers, industry, academe) in a discourse focused on employment preservation and generation.

On 12 March 2021, during the 1st National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS) 2021 – 2022 Task Force Technical Working Group Meeting, Labor Assistant Secretary and Concurrent BLE Director Dominique Rubia-Tutay detailed the DOLE-proposed Wage Subsidy program which will form part of its obligations under the Task Force’s action plan.

Chaired by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and co-chaired by DOLE and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), NERS is a medium-term plan that aims to create employment opportunities, improve employability and productivity of workers, and support existing and emerging businesses while taking into consideration the changes in the labor market brought by the pandemic and the fast adoption of the Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies.

803 beneficiaries of the Department of Labor and Employment – Government Internship Program (DOLE-GIP) out of 25,610 interns engaged for 2020 were absorbed by GIP Partner Agencies, with an absorption rate of 3.14%. This feat is the highest recorded rate for the program in the last 5 years.

Based on DOLE Regional Offices reports, most of the interns absorbed were taken by Local Government Units (LGUs) with 504 beneficiaries hired either as job order, contractual, project-based, or permanent employee. This is followed by DOLE offices including attached agencies with 201 absorbed interns.

While the Philippine economy shrank a record 9.5 percent in 2020, the improvements in the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the fourth quarter of the year with the smaller contraction of -8.3 percent was seen as an indicator of economic recovery amidst the lingering effects of COVID-19.

From the imposition of community lockdowns and disruption of business operations in March, the government’s resolve on the implementation of the “Prevent, Detect, Isolate, Treat, and Recover” (PDITR) strategy, provision of safety-net and income support programs to workers and businesses, and the gradual re-opening of the economy ushered in the country’s improved economic performance.

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