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The Institute for Labor Studies participated as a country representative in the Asian Pacific Economic (APEC) Workshop on Green Vocational Skills from September 19 to 20, in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China.

Bernard Paul M. Mangulabnan, Acting Chief of the ILS Employment Research Division, and Myka Rose Trono from the Department of Labor and Employment – Bureau of Local Employment, co-presented the overview of the mandate of DOLE under Republic Act No. 10771 or the Philippine Green Jobs Act, the National Green Jobs Human Resource Development Plan, and the assessment and certification system and standards for green jobs.

Bangkok, Thailand – The Institute for Labor Studies Executive Director Jeanette T. Damo served as the Philippine representative of the Senior Labour Officials Meeting (SLOM) at the Regional Workshop on the End-Term Review of the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) 2025 and the Development of the ASEAN Connectivity Strategic Plan (ACSP) held from September 2 to 4, in Bangkok, Thailand.

Bangkok, Thailand – The Institute for Labor Studies Executive Director Jeanette T. Damo served as the Philippine representative of the Senior Labour Officials Meeting (SLOM) at the Regional Workshop on the End-Term Review of the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) 2025 and the Development of the ASEAN Connectivity Strategic Plan (ACSP) held from September 2 to 4, in Bangkok, Thailand.

DOLE Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma graced the blessing of the new office space of the Institute for Labor Studies as it celebrated its 37^th anniversary at Mega One Building, España Boulevard, Quezon City.

Secretary Laguesma, in his inspirational message, highlighted the role of ILS in conducting relevant policy research studies aimed at addressing pressing issues in the labor and employment sector. He commended the milestones of the Institute in its research accomplishments, policy advocacy initiatives, technical secretariat support on legislative and research matters, and international engagements in ASEAN and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for the just transition workstream, among others.

DOLE Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma graced the blessing of the new office space of the Institute for Labor Studies as it celebrated its 37^th anniversary at Mega One Building, España Boulevard, Quezon City.

Secretary Laguesma, in his inspirational message, highlighted the role of ILS in conducting relevant policy research studies aimed at addressing pressing issues in the labor and employment sector. He commended the milestones of the Institute in its research accomplishments, policy advocacy initiatives, technical secretariat support on legislative and research matters, and international engagements in ASEAN and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for the just transition workstream, among others.

Quezon City – The Institute for Labor Studies remains among the attached agencies of the Department of Labor and Employment, which received a hundred percent compliance to transparency seal requirements since the 1st quarter audit conducted by FMS last May 2024.

Quezon City – The Institute for Labor Studies remains among the attached agencies of the Department of Labor and Employment, which received a hundred percent compliance to transparency seal requirements since the 1st quarter audit conducted by FMS last May 2024.

Quezon City – The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) attended the 2024 Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Midyear Planning and Exercise, held on 01 to 02 August, at the Park Inn by Radisson, Quezon City.