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...
Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo (Rep. Rillo's Facebook page) Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo has called on Congress to take “strong action” to retain nurses in the public health sector after an apparent shortage of health practitioners...
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...
(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...
President Marcos has signed into law the measure which institutionalizes the automatic income classification of local government units (LGUs) to promote local autonomy and enable LGUs to realize their full economic potential. File photos Marcos signed Republic Act (RA) No. 11964, also known as the...
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...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is supporting the Palace's plan to provide salary hikes for public school teachers on top of the daily adjustments they get annually under the Salary...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Education (DepEd) has committed to support a proposal to increase the salary of public school teachers, should there be one. "Definitely we will be supporting the proposal for increasing [salary of] teachers, but is has to...
Senator Raffy T. Tulfo has expressed dismay on the failure of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to provide specific timeline regarding the release of the unpaid wages claims of 10,000 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). During the Aug. 17...
A group of education workers on Tuesday, Aug. 15, reiterated their calls for a salary increase, noting that the “concrete” conditions of teachers are enough grounds for an urgent pay hike. NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO “Why is it taking too long for them to provide salary...
