The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Tuesday announced that the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Region 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) has issued wage increase orders for private sector workers and domestic workers or “kasambahay” effective November 12. In Wage...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Workers in the private sector and domestic workers or kasambahays in Region 1 (Ilocos) will get a wage increase starting Monday, November 6. Wage Order RB 1-22 approved by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-1 (RTWPB-1) provides a P30 to P35...
The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) has approved a wage increase ranging from P30 to P35 for minimum wage earners in the Ilocos and Western Visayas region, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. In a statement, DOLE said the wage increase— P30-P35 in Ilocos Region...
The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) has provisionally approved new toll for the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) beginning on Tuesday, October 17. In a statement on Friday, October 13, the TRB said the provisionally approved toll had undergone "thorough and meticulous review." "NLEX Corp. had to...
(MANILA BULLETIN) With fares for traditional and modern jeepneys set to increase, House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro said she would rather see the passage of the "lower oil prices bills package". She says the fare...
Starting Sunday, Oct. 8, the minimum fare for all passenger jeepneys across the country will increase by P1 following the approval of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) amid the series of oil price hikes in the past weeks. LTFRB chairperson Teofilo Guadiz III...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The daily minimum wage of workers in the private sector in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) will increase by P30 and it will be given in two tranches. Director Jesus Elpidio Atal, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Region 2 chief, confirmed the wage increase which was...
(File photo) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is anticipating that more regional pay boards will raise the minimum wage for workers in the private sector before the year ends. So far, DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs)...
The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) has approved the salary adjustment for minimum wage earners in Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, and in Central Mindanao, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Thursday, Sept. 28. In a statement, DOLE said the decision of the...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will discuss all the petitions for fare increase on Sept. 26, and transport groups are asking that a provisional P1 fare increase be immediately implemented after the hearing. LTFRB chairman Teofilo Guadiz III said there are two...
DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman (Screenshot from YouTube) Government employees may yet be granted a salary increase next year, with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) setting aside almost P17 billion for this possibility. DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said the Senate is committed to pass the bill seeking to increase the minimum daily wage for all workers nationwide. Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (Senate PRIB Photo) With the...