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Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Thursday expressed his dismay against Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) chief Bienvenido Laguesma, whom he said is becoming one of the “unpopular” secretaries of the agency.   Zubiri’s disappointment on Laguesma stemmed from the...

As the nation celebrates Labor Day,  senators pressed for the passage of the bill seeking a P100 daily minimum wage for all workers in the country. "In the Senate, we have already passed the proposed P100  Daily Minimum Wage Increase Act in response to the call of our workers. We...

Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday, February 25 urged the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to support the measure seeking to increase the daily minimum wage of employees in the private sector by P100 instead of recoiling at the idea.   Escudero made the call after Labor...

President Marcos' chief economist cautioned that the implementation of the proposed P100 wage hike could result in heightened unemployment rates, a further acceleration of consumer prices, and a deceleration in economic growth. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio M....