The Department of Labor and Employment is the primary government agency mandated to promote gainful employment opportunities, develop human resources, protect workers and promote their welfare, and maintain industrial peace.
| Name of Agency | DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (Regional Office XI - Davao Region) |
| Mandate | Promote gainful employment opportunities, develop human resources, protect workers and promote their welfare and maintain industrial peace. |
| Personnel Complement | 86 as of CY 2009 Plantilla positions (based on DOLE RATPLAN) |
| Regional Director | Atty. JOFFREY M. SUYAO |
Organizational Chart
History
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) started as a small bureau in 1908. It became a department on December 8, 1933 with the passage of Act 4121. The DOLE is the national government agency mandated to formulate and implement policies and programs, and serve as the policy-advisory arm of the Executive Branch in the field of labor and employment. It consists of the Office of the Secretary, 7 bureaus, 6 services, 16 regional offices, 12 attached agencies and 38 overseas offices with a full manpower complement of 9,806. It operates on a current budget of Php 6.618 B and ranks 14th out of 21 departments.
Vision
Every Filipino worker attains full, decent and productive employment.
Mission
To promote gainful employment opportunities, develop human resources, protect workers and promote their welfare, and maintain industrial peace.
Clients, Partners and Linkages
It serves more than 38.51 million workers comprising the country’s labor force , including the 3.62 million temporary migrants working in about 215 destinations worldwide .
The DOLE clients include trade unions, workers’ organizations and employers and/or employers’ groups (i.e., ECOP, chambers of commerce and industries, TUCP, FFW, etc). There are 123 existing Tripartite Industrial Peace Councils or TIPCs (13 regional, 44 provincial, and 66 city/municipal) and 128 existing Industry Tripartite Councils (46 regional, 48 provincial and 34 city/municipal) serving as mechanisms for social dialogue in addressing labor and employment issues.
The DOLE also maintains linkages with non-government organizations (NGOs), government agencies, the academe, partner international organizations (e.g., ILO, IOM, IMO, UNDP, UNICEF), and with the international community, particularly the host countries where our OFWs are based.
Key Officials
| DOLE Region XI Key Officials | |
| KEY OFFICIAL | DETAILS |
 | JOFFREY M. SUYAO |
 | VENERANDO C. CEBRANO |
 | JASON P. BALAIS |
 | ANGELINA A. TALINGTING Chief Administrative Officer Internal Management and Services Division (IMSD) Tel. No.: (082) 227-3157 Telefax: (082) 226-2671 Email: dole11davao@yahoo.com |
 | NEIL ALLAN R. BABAN |
 | REYNALDO DENNIS V. BADILLES Chief Labor and Employment Officer Davao City Field Office (DCFO) Tel. No.: (082) 227-8772, 304-2332 Telefax: (082) 227-8772 Email: dole_dco@yahoo.com |
 | MILAGROS V. GUTIERREZ |
 | HENRY O MONTILLA Officer-in-Charge / Supervising LEO Davao del Sur Field Office (DSFO) Telefax: (082) 553-2597 Email: dole11_dvo_sur@yahoo.com |
 | ERLINDA G. MAMITAG |
 | ALBERT E. DEGAMO Chief Labor and Employment Officer Davao Oriental Field Office (DOFO) Telefax: (087) 811-3424 Email: doledavor@yahoo.com |