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                    [ArticleID] => 1262389
                    [Title] => Zonta Bazaar at the InterCon
                    [Summary] => 

The highly anticipated annual Christmas bazaar of Zonta Club of Manila I will be held on Dec. 1 at the ballroom of InterContinental Manila in Makati City from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Profits from the one-day only Sunday bazaar will benefit the victims of Typhoon Yolanda.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Modern Living [SectionUrl] => modern-living [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 600966 [Title] => DOLE to protect gay rights [Summary] =>

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is drafting new labor policies to protect the rights of women and homosexuals in work places.

[DatePublished] => 2010-08-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 373606 [Title] => Child laborers make Christmas wish to ‘Angel Tree’ [Summary] => She is 14 years old, yet is too small for her age and, instead of going to school, Rhobelyn works as a scavenger scrounging in a temporary dump in Tondo for plastic bottles or any rubbish she can sell.

Rhobelyn said she has been a scavenger for as long as she can remember and has been helping her parents earn their family’s daily bread even before she reached school age.

When she was given a chance to make one wish, Rhobelyn did not ask for anything for herself. She sought help for her younger brother, Heronsel.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 373656 [Title] => Project Angel Tree of DOLE backs fight vs. child labor [Summary] => To gather and grant wishes of child laborers in the country, the Department of Labor and Employment has launched the "Project Angel Tree" to build up a network of patrons and supporters to the national efforts against child labor. [DatePublished] => 2006-12-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 373220 [Title] => DOLE seeks to empower ‘househusbands’ [Summary] => With the growing feminization of the country’s workforce, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is now eyeing programs to empower the rising number of Filipino "househusbands."

DOLE-Bureau of Young Women and Young Workers director Cynthia Cruz said the government is organizing a dialogue with these unemployed but married men, who have had to take over the household chores to help their working wives.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 369453 [Title] => DOLE: Number of working children declining [Summary] => As proof of the country’s improving economy, fewer Filipino children are opting to work and help their families, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported yesterday.

Labor Undersecretary Arturo Sodusta said the number of working children or those belonging to five to 14 years age bracket has dropped by almost 25 percent this year.

"The data indicate that we are successful in our campaign and if this trend will continue, we will be able to eliminate the worst forms of child labor in the country," he said.
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