The Department of Labor and Employment has announced that it will temporarily close its central and regional offices in Metro Manila from Jan. 14 to 17, amid rising cases of COVID-19. | zacariansINQ
In a memorandum, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III directed all heads of offices, services and bureaus, including the NCR regional office to resume work on Jan. 18, noting “the increasing number of cases in the department.”According to Bello the number of infected officials and staff increased to 128 as of Thursday, or about 21 percent of DOLE’s central office personnel of around 600.
This announcement also came after Bello earlier directed all DOLE offices and attached agencies to implement alternative work arrangements, including work from home, for their personnel.
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