Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III told the public to shun the narrative that the proposed P100-minimum wage hike would be catastrophic for the country as this could further aggravate inflation. In a radio interview on DWIZ, Pimentel said that the country has to think out of the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Feb. 15, welcomed the bill seeking to increase the minimum monthly salary for teachers to P50,000. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) “We will always advocate for additional benefits for our teachers,” DepEd Undersecretary and...
The Senate approved on Wednesday, Feb. 14 on second reading a bill proposing an increase of P100 in the daily minimum wage for private sector workers in the entire country, which is estimated to benefit over 4.2 million minimum wage earners. Once enacted, Senate Bill (SB) No. 2534 or the P100 Daily...
While the proposed wage increase is meant to support workers, the Department of Finance (DOF) is concerned that it could lead to inflationary pressures and impose a heavier burden on small business owners. Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said on Thursday, Feb. 15, that the proposed legislation for...
Teachers cried their hearts out on Valentine's Day, claiming that the government had "neglected" their demands for "just" and "living" wages and salaries, not only for themselves but also for Filipino workers. Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) through ACT...
A group of education workers expressed dismay over the government’s “failure” to enact the significant salary increase that is at par with the living wage. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), in a statement, lamented that Jan. 15 marked the...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A labor group here cited the additional pay for workers, but it still hoped that the government would approve a higher wage increase, as it said that the upcoming implementation of the P33 minimum wage hike in the region this year is “still inadequate.” Lawyer Doris...
The minimum wage for workers in Northern Mindanao region will increase following the latest daily wage adjustment approved by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. From P423 a day, the daily wage for workers in...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Teachers, doctors, and nurses are among the prospective beneficiaries of several salary hike bills filed in the House of Representatives by Quezon City 5th district Rep. PM Vargas. Vargas said the proposed salary increases will function as...
ACT-Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Rep. Castro's office) Makabayan solon ACT-Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro questioned the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and Governance Commission for Government-owned or Controlled Corporations (GCG) over...
Private sector workers in Region 4B are set to receive a P40 daily increase in their wages starting Dec. 7, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Wednesday, Nov. 22. Region 4B covers the provinces of Occidental and Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan. The...
The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) has approved the salary increase for minimum wage earners in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Bicol and Eastern Visayas, the Department of Labor of Employment (DOLE) has disclosed. In a statement, DOLE said the NWPC decision affirmed the...
