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Bienvenido Laguesma
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Seal from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Department_of_Labor_and_Employment_(DOLE).svg This work is in the public domain in the Philippines and possibly other jurisdictions because it is a work created by an officer or employee of the Government of the Philippines or any of its subdivisions and instrumentalities, including government-owned and/or controlled corporations, as part of their regularly prescribed official duties; consequently, any work is ineligible for copyright under the terms of Part IV, Chapter I, Section 171.11 and Part IV, Chapter IV, Section 176 of Republic Act No. 8293 and Republic Act No. 10372, as amended, unless otherwise noted. However, in some instances, the use of this work in the Philippines or elsewhere may be regulated by this law or other laws.

The Department of Labor and Employment, commonly abbreviated as DOLE is one of the executive departments of the Philippine government mandated to formulate policies, implement programs and services, and serve as the policy-coordinating arm of the Executive Branch in the field of labor and employment. It is tasked with the enforcement of the provisions of the Labor Code.

This sub-project aims to organize genealogical data on people who has been working or had worked at the Department of Labor and Employment and its predecessors. Find more at the master project page, Philippines Portal.

Secretaries of Labor

Ramón Torres | December 8, 1933 - November 15, 1935
José Avelino | November 15, 1935 - November 1938
Hermenegildo Villanueva | December 1938 - April 1939
Sotero Baluyut | April 1939 - 1940
León Guinto | 1940 - December 1941

Secretary of National Defense, Public Works, Communications and Labor

Basilio Pica Valdés | December 24, 1941 - August 1, 1944

Secretary of Justice, Labor and Welfare

Mariano Eraña | August 8, 1944 - July 11, 1945
Marcelo Adduru | July 12, 1945 - May 28, 1946

Secretary of Labor

Pedro Magsalin | May 28, 1946 - September 21, 1948
Primitivo Lovina | September 21, 1948 - October 4, 1950
José Figueras | October 4, 1950 - December 30, 1953
Terry Adevoso | March 10, 1954 - April 21, 1954
Angel Castaño | August 22, 1954 - December 30, 1961
Norberto Romualdez Jr. (acting) | January 1962 - 1962
Bernardino R. Ables | 1962 - 1964
Jose B. Lingad | October 1964 - December 30, 1965
Emilio Espinosa Jr. | December 30, 1965 - September 16, 1967
Blas Ople | September 16, 1967 - 1971
Adrian Cristobal | 1971 - 1972
Blas Ople | 1972 - June 2, 1978

Ministers of Labor and Employment

Blas Ople | June 2, 1978 - February 25, 1986
Bobbit Sanchez | March 25, 1986 - January 30, 1987

Secretary of Labor and Employment

Bobbit Sanchez | January 30, 1987 - June 30, 1992
Nieves Confesor | June 30, 1992 - June 30, 1995
Jose Brillantes | July 1, 1995 - January 16, 1996
Leonardo A. Quisumbing | January 16, 1996 - January 26, 1998
Cresenciano B. Trajano (acting) | January 26, 1998 - June 30, 1998
Bienvenido Laguesma | June 30, 1998 - January 20, 2001
Patricia Aragon Santo Tomas | January 20, 2001 - July 3, 2006
Arturo Brion | July 3, 2006 - March 17, 2008
Marianito Dineros Roque | March 17, 2008 - June 30, 2010
Rosalinda Dimapilis Baldoz | June 30, 2010 - June 30, 2016
Silvestre Bello III | June 30, 2016 - June 30, 2022
Bienvenido Laguesma | June 30, 2022 - Present

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"Department of Labor and Employment (Philippines)" Wikipedia.
"Secretary of Labor and Employment (Philippines)" Wikipedia.

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