LIVELIHOOD BAZAAR Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma (second from right), along with Undersecretaries Felipe Egargo Jr. (leftmost) and Warren Miclat (rightmost), and DoLE Organic Employees Association (OEA) President Maria Teresa Cabance (second from left), led the ribbon-cutting ceremony to formally open the two-day DoLE livelihood bazaar along General Luna Street in Intramuros, Manila, on May 15, 2025. Organized by the DoLE OEA, the bazaar aimed to promote and support entrepreneurship by providing a platform for DoLE employees to showcase and earn from selling their products and goods. Joining the bazaar were 23 vendor participants, who are also DoLE employees or their immediate family members. The bazaar featured a wide variety of products, including food and delicacies, beverages, sweets, ready-to-wear clothing, shoes and bags, bedsheets and pillowcases, perfumes and beauty products, scented soy candles, fashion accessories and other homemade items. Also present at the ceremony were DoLE Human Resource Development Service Director Brenalyn Peji, Administrative Service Director Ina Lou Floirendo and other OEA officers. PHOTO BY ALI CREO/DOLE IPS
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