The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) warned that the newly mandated ₱85 daily minimum wage hike could exacerbate inflation and force businesses to accelerate automation, calling for government intervention to lower the cost of living instead of relying solely on wage...
Cavite 1st district Rep. Jolo Revilla is prodding regional wage boards to announce their own wage hikes, following the Department of Labor and Employment 's (DOLE) announcement of a P85 increase for minimum wage earners in Metro Manila. In a statement Wednesday, July 1, Revilla reckoned that...
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 legal counsel of Tab Baldwin maintained that the former Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) basketball team head coach is not required to obtain a working permit for foreigners amid the ongoing investigation by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on whether or not he is allowed to work...
FPJ Panday Bayanihan Party-list Rep. Brian Poe is prodding government agencies to come up with innovative interventions that would protect fisherfolks ' livelihoods, strengthen food security, and at the same time advance marine biodiversity conservation. During a recent House Committee on...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) ordered resigned Ateneo basketball team head coach Tab Baldwin to appear in a June 29 hearing after the latter skipped the summon that was supposed to establish whether or not he is authorized to work in the Philippines. The DOLE hearing was supposed to...
CEBU CITY – On the day that the country celebrated the 128th anniversary of Philippine independence, close to 300 individuals in Central Visayas were freed from unemployment. The Department of Labor and Employment-Central Visayas (DOLE-7) reported that a total of 266 jobseekers were hired on the...
DUMAGUETE CITY – Hundreds of beneficiaries received financial assistance and employment opportunities during the 128th Philippine Independence Day celebration held Friday at a shopping mall here. The event, led by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Negros Oriental, featured a Kalayaan...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Bicol held a large-scale job fair in a mall here on Independence Day, offering nearly 2,000 employment opportunities to job seekers across the region. DOLE-Bicol public information officer JV Gasga said that a total of 29...
As the nation marks the 128th Philippine Independence Day, SM Supermalls and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) are strengthening their long-standing partnership by bringing employment opportunities closer to Filipinos through simultaneous job fairs nationwide. This June 12, SM and DOLE...
ILOILO CITY – A group of hospital workers has filed a petition for a wage increase in Western Visayas region following the rejection of the petition of another organization. The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-6 under the Department of Labor and Employment-6 announced that a...
