{"id":777019137,"date":"2024-09-18T09:49:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T12:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777019137"},"modified":"2026-04-22T06:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:00:44","slug":"philippines-dole-to-hold-job-fair-for-former-offshore-gaming-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippines-dole-to-hold-job-fair-for-former-offshore-gaming-workers","title":{"rendered":"Philippines DOLE to hold job fair for former offshore gaming workers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The job fair for displaced workers will be held on October 10 in Para\u00f1aque City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has announced a job fair for workers who have been displaced from internet gaming licensees (IGLs), previously known as Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

DOLE-National Capital Region assistant director Jude Thomas Trayvilla said during the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas forum that the job fair will take place in Para\u00f1aque City on October 10. He said over 19,000 employees in roles such as administration, encoding, human resources, liaison, finance and information technology will be affected by the closure of the companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trayvilla said: “As of September 16, 48 IGLs have already furnished a list of Filipino employees who may be affected by their closure. We have a total of 19,341 employees and most of them are earning between PHP16,000 (US$287) to PHP22,000 (US$395).”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DOLE-NCR assistant director Olivia Obrero-Samson said that around 70 employers are expected to participate in the job fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/strong>Philippine senator files resolution to investigate banks\u2019 role in offshore gaming operators<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On September 10, senator Sherwin Gatchalian confirmed that the Senate is working to put president Ferdinand Marcos Jr.\u2019s decision to\u00a0ban offshore gambling operations<\/a>\u00a0into legislation as soon as possible. Speaking at a press conference, he said he expected a bill would be ready in two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The senator said the bill would \u201cprohibit corporations from taking bets from outside”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The job fair for displaced workers will be held on October 10 in Para\u00f1aque City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":21794,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is organizing a job fair for over 19,000 workers displaced by the closure of 48 internet gaming licensees (IGLs) in the Philippines. This displacement is concurrent with legislative efforts to formalize President Marcos Jr.'s ban on offshore gambling operations, signaling a significant regulatory shift in the nation's iGaming sector.","focusai_entities":"Department of Labor and Employment, DOLE-National Capital Region, Jude Thomas Trayvilla, Olivia Obrero-Samson, Sherwin Gatchalian, Ferdinand Marcos Jr.","focusai_location":"Para\u00f1aque City, The Philippines","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.85), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Economic Impact Analysis","query":"What is the projected economic impact of the IGL ban on the broader Philippine economy, considering ancillary services and foreign investment beyond direct employment?"},{"label":"Regulatory Transition Plan","query":"What specific governance frameworks and transition plans are being implemented by the Philippine government to manage the exit of IGLs and mitigate socio-economic disruption?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16333],"tags":[4138],"class_list":["post-777019137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-online-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777019137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777019137"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777019137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777019162,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777019137\/revisions\/777019162"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777019137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777019137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777019137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}