The P85 daily wage increase for minimum wage earners will be given in two tranches, the first installment will be on July 25, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. The wage increase was initially announced to be implemented on July 19 but the delay in the implementation was brought by...
Private company workers who do not fall under minimum wage earners category may or may not directly benefit from the P85 daily wage increase. The term is “may or may not benefit” since the decision on whether or not salary adjustment would also be implemented for non-minimum wage earners...
The Philippine Olympic Committee formally kicked off preparations for the inaugural Southeast Asian Plus Youth Games by proposing 23 sports to be staged across four venue clusters during its first executive council meeting on Saturday, July 11, at Solaire Resort and Casino in Parañaque City. POC...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) on Thursday, July 9, appointed Ricky Lim as chef de mission (CdM) to the Aichi-Nagoya 20th Asian Games following the resignation of Al Panlilio. POC president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino made the appointment during the organization’s General Assembly...
Not all pro-workers groups in the House of Representatives saw the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announcement of a P85 daily minimum wage increase for private sector workers in Metro Manila as a negative. Trabaho Party-list, represented by Cong. Johanne Bautista in the 20th Congress,...
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) Party-list rebuked Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Francisco "Tol" Tolentino on Tuesday, June 30 for describing as "historic" the P85 minimum wage increase for Metro Manila workers. According to TUCP, calling the increase as...
All minimum wage workers in Metro Manila will receive a P85 increase in their daily wage, the highest increase approved so far according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). DOLE Secretary Francis Tolentino said the increase in the daily wage will benefit around 1.1 minimum wage...
The men’s football team gained qualification for the Aichi-Nagoya 20th Asian Games, giving the Philippines complete participation in the sport after the women’s squad was among the early birds which made the grade to the Sept. 19 to Oct. 4 competitions. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC)...
Kids from three Tagaytay City schools engaging in sports activities highlighted the Philippine Olympic Committee’s (POC) global celebration of the Olympic Day on Tuesday, June 23, at the Tagaytay CT Velodrome. With POC president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino leading the annual celebration, the...
Magnolia has acquired the rights to Arvin Tolentino after sending William Navarro to Titan Ultra in a trade approved on Tuesday, June 16. Aside from the swap of rights for the players who are both currently playing overseas, the Hotshots also reacquired its own second round pick in the 51st Season....
BALER, Aurora – The local government of Dipaculao, Aurora is conducting a parallel investigation on the drowning of Ateneo de Manila University basketball players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili during a team-building activity on Monday, June 8. Mayor Danilo A. Tolentino said they are working...
Four slots in taekwondo have been added to the Philippine delegation for the Nagoya Aichi 20th Asian Games, adding potential sources of medals in the highly-competitive event set September 19 to October 4. Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino aired his confidence...
