DOLE Calabarzon 4.74

Creation of DOLE Regional Office IV-A (CALABARZON)

On January 1977, Presidential Decree 879 mandated the creation of DOLE Regional Office IV (DOLE ROIV). The regional office was based in Quezon City with jurisdiction over the towns of Rizal and the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Aurora, Quezon, Romblon, Palawan, Marinduque and Mindoro.

On October 1, 1998, in order to efficiently and better serve the public under its jurisdiction, the DOLE ROIV was relocated in Calamba City, Laguna - the present site of government offices in Region 4-A.

Five years later, wIth Executive Order No. 103, signed by Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the Region 4-A was divided into Region 4-A and 4-B. The mainland portion of the Region is now known as CALABARZON (4-A) composed of the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon. The island provinces Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan are collectively known as MIMAROPA (4-B). However, Aurora Province was turned over to Region 3 due to its immediacy to Central Luzon.

At present, DOLE Regional Office IV-A has a manpower compliment of 92 personnel with five (5) field offices - Cavite Provincial Office, Laguna Provincial Office, Batangas Provincial Office, Rizal Provincial Office and Quezon Provincial Office; and with three(3) main support offices namely Mediation Arbitration and Legal Services Unit (MALSU), Technical Support and Services Division (TSSD), and Internal Management Services Division (IMSD).