The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), through its Field Office in the Province of Dinagat Islands, will improve access to free health, counseling, and reproductive health services for workers in the province through a new partnership between DOLE, the Provincial Government of Dinagat Islands, and the Commission on Population and Development (CPD)–Caraga.
A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed recently, integrating the DOLE Family Welfare Program (FWP) into workplaces. The said agreement, which will be effective until December 31, 2028, will directly provide employees of local companies with services, reducing costs and barriers, in partnership with the DOLE-PDIFO.
Meanwhile, CPD-Caraga will provide technical expertise, training, and counseling, while the provincial government will provide logistical support.
Through this effort, Dinagatnon workers will gain better access to workplace sessions on responsible parenthood, family planning, HIV/AIDS awareness, and healthy aging, alongside referrals to government health and social services, as the agreement advances the Philippine Population and Development Plan of Action (PPD-POA) 2023–2028.
The MOA signing was led by Engr. John Ritchie A. Tangpos, DOLE-PDIFO Provincial Head and Supervising Labor and Employment Officer, together with CPD-Caraga Regional Director Alexander A. Makinano, and Sangguniang Bayan Member Hon. Jaypee T. Espares, who chairs the Committee on Health and Sanitation and the Committee on Urban Planning, Housing, and Land Use.
This partnership strengthens DOLE’s mandate to promote a safe, healthy, and productive workforce, reflecting President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s commitment to sustained and comprehensive work support nationwide, while also adhering to the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act and the Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act.
