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Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma (fourth from right) meets with the representatives of the World Bank at the Occupational Safety and Health Center in Quezon City on Nov. 17, 2025 to strengthen collaboration on digital workforce development, labor market reforms and social protection initiatives. The discussion focused on the implementation of the Philippine Digital Workforce Competitiveness Act, the review of the Philippine Qualifications Framework, and the rollout of the Global Accelerator Initiative to boost decent job creation and social protection in priority sectors. Representing World Bank are country director Zafer Mustafaoglu, lead economist Gonzalo Varela, operations manager Dandan Chen, senior economist Emman Montiel and senior social protection specialist Ruth Rodriguez.