ILOILO CITY – The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-6 under the Department of Labor and Employment-6 is reviewing petitions to increase daily salary in Western Visayas by P250. The RTWPB-6 held a dialogue with stakeholders last July 21 to discuss the petition to increase daily wage...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will be offering assistance program to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Metro Manila that are not yet ready to bear the impact of the P85 wage increase DOLE Secretary Francis Tolentino said the move is aimed at cushioning the adverse...
Malacañang said the P85-daily wage increase for minimum wage earners in the National Capital Region (NCR) will push through, and was not suspended. "Hindi po, wala pong suspension. Wala pong paghihinto po dito, tuluy-tuloy po ito (No, there is no suspension. There will be no halt to this, it will...
Salary increases in the Philippines are expected to remain moderate through next year as employers balance rising inflation, cost pressures, and the need to retain critical talent, according to global advisory, broking and solutions company Willis Towers Watson plc (WTW). In its latest Asia-Pacific...
Minimum wage earners in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) are set to receive an additional P50 in their daily pay after the Bangsamoro Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (BTWPB) granted the daily minimum wage increase for private sector workers across the region....
The P85 daily wage increase for minimum wage earners will be given in two tranches, the first installment will be on July 25, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. The wage increase was initially announced to be implemented on July 19 but the delay in the implementation was brought by...
Private company workers who do not fall under minimum wage earners category may or may not directly benefit from the P85 daily wage increase. The term is “may or may not benefit” since the decision on whether or not salary adjustment would also be implemented for non-minimum wage earners...
President Marcos said workers in more regions may soon receive salary increases as regional wage boards continue evaluating the need for wage adjustments following the recently approved P85 daily wage hike in the National Capital Region (NCR). Speaking to reporters in Pulilan, Bulacan, the...
The central bank is grappling with an “unusual” inflation shock following the historic ₱85 daily minimum wage hike in Metro Manila, though a hyper-aggressive policy response is unlikely, according to Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli M. Remolona Jr. On the sidelines of a BSP book...
Not all pro-workers groups in the House of Representatives saw the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announcement of a P85 daily minimum wage increase for private sector workers in Metro Manila as a negative. Trabaho Party-list, represented by Cong. Johanne Bautista in the 20th Congress,...
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...
