Department of Labor and Employment (Philippines)

Department of Labor and Employment

Kagawaran ng Paggawa at Empleyo
Department overview
Formed	December 8, 1933
Headquarters	DOLE Building, Muralla corner General Luna Streets, Intramuros, Manila
Annual budget	₱11.6 billion (2015)
Department executives	Silvestre Bello III, Secretary Danilo P. Cruz, Undersecretary Nicon Fameronag, Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac, Undersecretary Lourdes Trasmonte, Undersecretary Ma. Teresa Soriano, Assistant Secretary Ma. Joji Aragon, Assistant Secretary Rebecca Calzado, Assistant Secretary
Website	www.dole.gov.ph

The Philippines' Department of Labor and Employment (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Paggawa at Empleyo, commonly abbreviated as DOLE) is the executive department of the Philippine Government mandated to formulate policies, implement programs and services, and serve as the policy-coordinating arm of the Executive Branch in the field of labor and employment. It is tasked with the enforcement of the provisions of the Labor Code.

The Department of Labor & Employment (DOLE) was founded on December 8, 1933 via the Act No. 4121 by the Philippine Legislature. It was renamed as Ministry of Labor and Employment in 1978. The agency was renamed as a Department after the 1986 EDSA Revolution in 1986.

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