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Manila – Institute for Labor Studies Executive Director Ahmma Charisma Lobrin-Satumba was invited by DOLE Region XI to attend the 5th Regional Career Advocacy Congress (RCAC) last September 20, in NCCC Mall, Buhangin, Davao City.

The event which was spearheaded by the Department of Labor and Employment Region XI Office, carried the theme, “PH 4.0 Preparing the Digital Ready Workforce.” The said congress aimed to provide a venue for members of the Network Guidance of Counselors and various stakeholders in gathering and sharing insights on how to mold the minds of the youth and support them towards a successful entry towards the realm of work.

The Institute for Labor Studies Acting Deputy Executive Director Patrick Patriwirawan, Jr. is among the 35 candidates conferred with Career Executive Service eligibility through Career Executive Service Board (CESB) Resolution Number 1494 dated 09 September 2019.

Manila –The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) employees Joyce Anne S. Lumactud and Franchesca Rose S. Castillo took their oaths of office last September 3 as Supervising Labor and Employment Officer,and Labor and Employment Officer III respectively and will be assigned at the Labor and Social Relations Research Division (LSRRD).

The announcement was made official last September 3 in a Notice of Appointment which was released last September 2 by the ILS Human Resource Merit Promotion and Selection Board (HRM-PSB). Ms. Lumactud and Ms. Castillo jointly took their oath of office before ILS Executive Director Ahmma Charisma Lobrin-Satumba.

Manila – Two labor and employment officers from Institute for Labor Studies represented the Department of Labor and Employment in the 6th International Conference on Social Sciences with the theme “Empowered humanity: Making knowledge, innovation, and progress accessible to all,” last September 26 at Seri Pacific Hotel, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,

Senior Labor and Employment Officer John Emmanuel B. Villanueva and Labor and Employment Officer III Marc Raphael A. Peñaredondo, both from the Employment Research Division of the Institute, teamed up to present the 2018 ILS study titled, “Labor and employment governance in a Federal Philippines: A Policy Delphi-Survey Study.”

Manila – Institute for Labor Studies Deputy Executive Director Patrick P. Patriwirawan, Jr. joined a host of panel discussants from the ASEAN region in a workshop titled, “Learning and Future of Work” last September 19 at the World Bank Knowledge and Research Hub in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.