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Manila – The Institute for Labor Studies Executive Director Ahmma Charisma Lobrin-Satumba was one of the panelists during the fourth and closing session on the topic “Robust and Healthy Workforce” during the Annual Public Policy Conference (APPC) webinar held last Sept. 23.

Manila – Manila – The Institute for Labor Studies was recently awarded its ISO 9001:2015 re-certification by SOCOTEC Certification Philippines, Inc. (formerly AJA Registrars Inc.) last September 22. SOCOTEC completed the conduct of the Institute’s external audit, conducted remotely last July 22.

Manila – The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) participated in a series of Mid-Year Planning Assessment (MYPA) organized by the Labor Relations, Social Protection and Policy Support Cluster and Regional Operations clusters of the Department of Labor and Employment, held via Zoom last 6 and 19 August.

Manila – The Institute for Labor Studies’ Gender and Development (GAD) Committee organized a “Gender and Disasters” film showing and talkback session held via Zoom last August 12.

The monthly session serves as a venue for post-screening sharing and reflection among ILS employees in relation to mental health and resilience during a traumatic event, or a pandemic.

Manila – The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) honored its 44-year old service retiree with an online tribute and send-off via Zoom on August 27.

Mr. Rolando C. Abadilla, who served most recently as Administrative Assistant II under the Office of the Executive Director, has reached his compulsory retirement this August 31. He previously worked as a casual janitor in 1976 for the Institute of Labor and Manpower Studies (ILMS), from which ILS traced its roots prior to its creation in July 25, 1987 through Executive Order No. 251 issued by then President Corazon C. Aquino.