Various labor groups converged on Friday morning, May 1, at Welcome Rotonda, along the Quezon City-Manila boundary to stage Labor Day protests calling for higher wages and stronger job security. The convergence was part of coordinated nationwide demonstrations marking the 124th Labor Day. Workers...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan says it 's now "justified" for the country’s 17 regional wage boards to roll out a fresh round of minimum wage increases starting this June. “There’s no question that a new round of regional wage hikes is now...
Workers in the private sector and domestic service will benefit from new wage increases and programs aimed at improving productivity, led by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). In a statement, DOLE said these initiatives respond to surveys showing higher wages as a top concern among...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Friday, January 23 welcomed the regional wage board’s approval of an P800-wage increase for domestic workers, noting this fulfills the intention of Republic Act No. 10361 or the Domestic Workers Act, also known as “Batas Kasambahay.” “Thirteen (13) years...
Starting Nov. 5, the daily take-home pay of workers and domestic helpers in Region II will increase following the approval of new wage orders by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced. In a statement, DOLE said the...
New wage orders raising the daily pay of minimum wage earners in Calabarzon and Central Visayas will take effect early next month after being affirmed by the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Saturday, Sept. 20. DOLE said the...
CEBU CITY – Workers in Central Visayas are set to get relief. The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) has approved a new wage order increasing the daily minimum wage by P10 from P37 to P47. The wage increase will take effect on Oct. 4. Under Wage Order No. ROVII-26, employees...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Thursday, Sept. 4, warned Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma on Thursday. Sept. 4, that he will move to defer the agency’s 2026 budget if it fails to improve performance and remove erring field inspectors who neglect their duties. Tulfo...
The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Calabarzon, in coordination with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), will open the first leg of its blended public consultation on minimum wage adjustment on Aug. 5. In an advisory posted on social media, the RTWPB-IV-A...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) ruled out the urgency of a legislated ₱200 across-the-board wage hike, as the Philippines already holds one of the highest minimum wage rates in Southeast Asia. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma emphasized that regional wage boards remain the...
The House of Representatives should pass its own version of the legislated wage hike if it is serious in wanting the measure to be passed into law as soon as possible for the benefit of the workers, Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said on Sunday, July 6. Ejercito noted that the measure is...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will conduct region-wide inspections starting July 18 to ensure compliance with the ₱50 daily minimum wage increase in Metro Manila. Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma has directed regional and field offices in the National Capital Region (NCR) to...
