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The Institute for Labor Studies’ ongoing 2019 researches on the construction industry were mentioned by Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) OIC for Project Development Division Charlyn B. Justimbaste in her presentation titled “Preparing TVET for the 4^th Industrial Revolution Challenge” at the 9th National Education Forum held in Hotel Jen in Pasay City last August 29.

The Institute for Labor Studies’ ongoing 2019 research titled “A Study on the Industry Practices, Business Landscape and Strategies in Coping with Current Trends of the IT-BPM Sector in the Philippines” was included in the monthly list of Information Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) studies for the month of July at the official web site (www.ibpap.org) of the IT & Business Process Association of the Philippine (IBPAP)

The Institute for Labor Studies conducted its 2019 Mid-Year Performance Assessment and Technical Learning Session on the Civil Service Commission Program to Institutionalize Meritocracy and Excellence in Human Resource Management (PRIME-HRM) and Strategic Performance Management System last 08-09 August 2019 at Taal, Vista Hotel in Tagaytay City, Cavite.

Institute for Labor Studies Executive Director Ahmma Charisma Lobrin-Satumba was one of the recipients of the Outstanding Alumnus Award of the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP) during the 56th NDCP Foundation Anniversary and Alumni Homecoming held at the AFP Commissioned Officers Clubhouse Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo in Quezon City last August 16.

The Institute for Labor Studies has updated its Citizen’s Charter last August 05 in accordance with the provisions of Administrative Order 25 of the Department of Budget Management (DBM), which established the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Harmonization of National Government Performance Monitoring, Information, and Reporting Systems of (DBM).

ILS Supervising Labor and Employment Officer Miraluna S. Tacadao from the Labor and Social Relations Research Division attended the “First Validation Workshop of the Regional Study on Changing Nature of Employment Relationships as the Impact of the Use of ICT and Adequacy of Legislations in Regulating Employment Relationships”last July 20-30 in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Supervising Labor and Employment Officer Paulina Kim C. Pacete, assumed Acting Chief post of the Employment Research Division (ERD) following the completion of her foreign scholarship study in Australia last July 2019.

Manila, Philippines – The Institute for Labor Studies’ Senior Labor and Employment Officer Mr. John Emmanuel Villanueva, from the Employment Research Division, presented his research paper “Labor and Employment Governance in a Federal Philippines: A Policy Delphi-Survey Study” at the 14th International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences in Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana in Mexico City, Mexico last July 12.

Manila, Philippines – The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) Senior Labor and Employment Officer Ronell J. Delerio was accepted to the 15th Migration Summer School from 24 June to 5 July 2019 at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy.

The Summer School targets a mix of postgraduate students, civil servants, officials at international organizations, representatives from NGOs and other civil society organizations, journalists, policy analysts, and teachers from around the world.

Manila, Philippines – The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) hosted the Department of Labor and Employment’s flag raising ceremony last July 1, 2019 at the Local Governance Learning Center (LGLC) at the Blas Ople Hall in Intramuros, Manila.