Institute for Labor Studies - DOLE

04/09/2026

📢 Call for External Collaborator | Development of ASEAN Regional Guidelines for Digital Platform Workers

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is inviting qualified individuals to submit proposals for an External Collaborator to support the development of ASEAN Regional Guidelines on Promoting Employment and Strengthening Labour Rights Protection for Digital Platform Workers.

🗓️ Deadline for submission: 10 September 2026

🔗 View the full opportunity and submission details on UNGM:
https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/313440

📘 Need help submitting your proposal? Please refer to the EXCOLL Supplier Guide for step-by-step guidance on the submission process: bit.ly/ILO_EXCOLGuide

Interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to review the requirements and submit their proposals before the deadline.

03/09/2026

Newly-appointed ILS Chief and Supervising Labor and Employment Officer formally take oath

QUEZON CITY — Chief Labor and Employment Officer Bernard Paul M. Mangulabnan and Supervising Labor and Employment Officer Jan Danielle R. Bondad-Tambungui took their oath of office as newly-promoted officials before ILS Executive Director III Jeanette T. Damo and ILS personnel on September 2, 2026, at the ILS Conference Room, MegaOne Building, Santa Teresita, Quezon City.

Prior to his promotion, Bernard Paul M. Mangulabnan served as OIC Chief Labor and Employment Officer of the Employment Research Division. Since joining ILS in 2013, he has held various technical and leadership positions and has contributed to research on employment regulation, labor market development, foreign employment policies, and just transition initiatives.

For her part, Jan Danielle R. Bondad-Tambungui previously served as Senior Labor and Employment Officer of the Labor and Social Relations Research Division. Her research work has focused on labor standards compliance, labor-management relations, contracting and subcontracting, gender and development in labor organizations, workers' associations, and other emerging labor issues.



Read our latest research papers at https://ils.dole.gov.ph/publications/working-papers/2025-working-papers

02/09/2026

01/09/2026

𝐊𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐚 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭?

Oo, kayang-kayang makipagsabayan ng ating coconut industry sa global market, basta't mabibigyan ng sapat na kaalaman, pagsasanay, at suporta ang mga magniniyog at coconut MSMEs sa pagtugon sa ESG standards na hinahanap ng mga international buyers sa pandaigdigang merkado.

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Tuklasin din ang iba pang pinakabagong pag-aaral ng ILS sa https://ils.dole.gov.ph/publications/working-papers/2025-working-papers

30/08/2026

𝑮𝑶𝑶𝑫 𝑵𝑬𝑾𝑺: ILS Completes Data Gathering for 2026 Research Studies to Support Future Labor Policies

QUEZON CITY — The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) has completed data gathering for eight research studies that aim to provide evidence-based labor and employment issues, bringing the Department of Labor and Employment a step closer to strengthening policies and programs for Filipinos workers and enterprises.

Full story in the comment section.



Read our latest research papers at https://ils.dole.gov.ph/publications/working-papers/2025-working-papers

30/08/2026

𝑮𝑶𝑶𝑫 𝑵𝑬𝑾𝑺: ILS recognized by GPPB for procurement compliance

QUEZON CITY – The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) has been recognized by the Government Procurement Policy Board-Technical Support Office (GPPB-TSO) for complying with government procurement requirements, earning a place in the Positive List of Procurement Monitoring Report (PMR)-Compliant Procuring Entities for the Fiscal Year 2025 Second Semester.

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Read our latest research papers at https://ils.dole.gov.ph/publications/working-papers/2025-working-papers

27/08/2026

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

Procurement of Web Hosting Services

Solicitation Number: RFQ 2026-08-009

Reference Number: 66127

The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) invites all qualified and eligible suppliers to submit quotations for the Procurement of Web Hosting Services.

This project involves the procurement of a twelve (12)-month web hosting service subscription for the official website of the Institute for Labor Studies (ILS). The service shall provide a secure, reliable, and uninterrupted hosting environment to support the continuous operation and accessibility of the ILS website and its associated online platforms. It aims to ensure the effective dissemination of information, knowledge products, and digital services to stakeholders and the general public.

Quoted prices shall be inclusive of Value-Added Tax (VAT) and all other applicable taxes and charges. Only bidders whose quotations comply with the required technical specifications and eligibility requirements shall be considered for evaluation.


Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC)
Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Pesos Only (₱250,000.00)

Mode of Procurement:
Small Value Procurement (Sec. 34, RA 12009)
Date Published: 27 August 2026
Closing Date / Time: 01 September 2026, 1:30 PM.

Interested bidders may view and download bidding documents via this link: https://ils.dole.gov.ph/philgeps/

Quotations / bids must be submitted through the Online Submission of Bids (OSB) facility via this link https://bit.ly/OnlineSubmissionBids

Submitted bids that are not in compressed archive format and are not password protected, shall be automatically rejected. Any other form of submission such as manual/printed bid and bid submitted through email shall not be entertained.

For inquiries and clarifications, please email the ILS-BAC Secretariat at [email protected].

27/08/2026

Delivered during the Exchange of Views of labor ministers on Thailand's ALMM Chairship theme "Advancing ASEAN Human Capital: Skills Certification towards Global Recognition" at the 14th ASEAN Plus Three Labour Ministers Meeting (ALMM+3)
(August 27, 2026, Bangkok, Thailand)

19/08/2026

NGAYONG ARAW.
Binigyang-diin ng ILS ang mga Pangunahing Inisyatiba sa Pananaliksik sa Pakikipag-ugnayan Ngayong Araw sa DOLE-NAGKAISA!

MAYNILA – Nakilahok si Executive Director Jeanette T. Damo ng Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) sa delegasyon ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) nitong umaga, ika-20 ng Agosto, sa diyalogo kasama ang NAGKAISA! Labor Coalition, sa ilalim ng pamumuno ni Kalihim Francis N. Tolentino.

Nagsilbing lunsaran ang diyalogo upang maihain ng koalisyon ang pitong prayoridad na isyu nito sa Kagawaran at mapatibay ang ugnayan sa pagitan ng pamahalaan at ng mga stakeholder sa sektor ng paggawa. Sa naging talakayan ukol sa unemployment (kawalan ng trabaho) at underemployment (kakulangan sa trabaho), binigyang-diin ni Executive Director Damo ang mga kasalukuyang pagsisikap sa pananaliksik ng Institute upang tugunan ang mga hamong ito sa labor market.

Ibinahagi ni ED Damo na ang ILS ay inatasan kamakailan sa isang pagdinig sa badyet ng ILS na magsagawa ng pag-aaral ukol sa school-to-work transition. Binanggit din niya na ang mga natuklasan sa mga pag-aaral ng Institute ngayong 2026 ukol sa labor standards (mga pamantayan sa paggawa), labor relations (ugnayan sa paggawa), at kapakanan ng mga manggagawa, kasama ang nabanggit na pag-aaral, ay ihaharap sa DOLE Research Conference ngayong darating na Oktubre. Sa pamamagitan ng mga inisyatiba nito sa pananaliksik, patuloy na sinusuportahan ng ILS ang mga pagsisikap ng Kagawaran sa pagbuo ng mga patakaran at programang nakabatay sa ebidensya na nagtataguyod ng marangal na trabaho at nagpapabuti sa kapakanan ng mga manggagawang Pilipino.

Tuklasin ang mga pananaliksik ng ILS dito:https://ils.dole.gov.ph/publications/working-papers/2025-working-papers

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[English text]
ILS Highlights Key Research Initiatives During DOLE-NAGKAISA! Dialogue

MANILA – Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) Executive Director Jeanette T. Damo joined the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) delegation during the recent dialogue with the NAGKAISA! Labor Coalition, chaired by Secretary Francis Tolentino.

The dialogue served as a venue for the labor coalition to present its seven priority issues to the Department and strengthen engagement between government and labor stakeholders.
During the discussion on unemployment and underemployment, Executive Director Damo highlighted the Institute's ongoing research efforts addressing these labor market challenges. She shared that the ILS was recently directed during the budget hearing to conduct a study on school-to-work transition.

She also noted that the findings of the Institute's 2026 studies on labor standards, labor relations, and workers' welfare and the above mentioned study will be presented during the DOLE Research Conference this coming October.

Through its research initiatives, the ILS continues to support the Department's efforts in developing evidence-based policies and programs that promote decent work and improve the welfare of Filipino workers.

Check ILS researches here:
https://ils.dole.gov.ph/publications/working-papers/2025-working-papers

19/08/2026

Sa pangunguna ni Secretary Francis N. Tolentino, nanumpa sa tungkulin si Atty. Jebb Lynus Q. Cane bilang full-fledged Assistant Secretary ng DOLE. Makakatuwang niya si Undersecretary Warren M. Miclat sa pangangasiwa ng General Administration Cluster upang higit na mapalakas ang mahusay, episyente, at responsibong paghahatid ng mga serbisyo ng Kagawaran.