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 STATEMENT OF DOLE UNDERSECRETARY BENEDICTO ERNESTO R. BITONIO, JR.

PHILIPPINE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT DEPOSIT CEREMONY OF INSTRUMENT OF RATIFICATION OF VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT CONVENTION, NO. 190 

20 FEBRUARY 2024 

ILO HEADQUARTERS, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

Ladies and gentlemen, good day.

Allow me first to congratulate the Deputy Director General, Ms. Celeste Drake, on her new post at the International Labour Organization. On behalf of our principals, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique A. Manalo and Labor and Employment Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma, it is my pleasure and honor to join the Officials of the Philippine Permanent Mission to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva, led by Ambassador Carlos D. Sorreta, in depositing the instrument of ratification of ILO Convention No. 190.

Manila – The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) conducted its second leg of orientation on the Home Development Mutual Fund, commonly known as PAG-IBIG, and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) benefits attended by ILS employees on February 7, at the ILS Office, Intramuros, Manila.

Manila – The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) participated in a coordination meeting with the ASEAN Secretariat on February 15, 2023, at the DOLE Central Office in Intramuros, Manila.

Corporate Planning

Antipolo, Rizal - The Institute for Labor Studies conducted its 2024 Corporate Planning Activity at First Pacific Leadership Academy, in Antipolo, Rizal. Executive Director III Jeanette T. Damo together with Deputy Executive Director III Atty. Mary Grace L. Riguer-Teodosio, spearheaded the two-day event, together with the heads and representatives of each division.

Annual Regional Cluster Planning

Quezon City – The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) attended the 2024 Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Wide Annual Planning Exercise held from February 1 to 2, 2024 at the Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC), Quezon City.