The Senate is all set to start deliberations on the measure that seeks to give respite to Filipino workers by legislating a P150 daily wage increase. Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said senators are in support of a salary hike as the current P570 daily wage is too low. ...
Senate leaders favor a legislated P150 a daily wage increase, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Thursday, May 4, said. During a radio interview, Zubiri said the support of Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, a pro-labor lawmaker, and Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III could help...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A labor group in Northern Mindanao plans to file another wage increase petition as last year’s was not "sufficient to give the workers a life of dignity" due to inflation. A WORKERS’ union marches on Don Apolinar Velez St. on Labor Day as part of the Associated Labor...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Monday, May 1, threw his support behind a number of bills at the Upper Chamber seeking to raise the minimum wage in the country. Pimentel said the increase is long overdue. “There is no way a family of five can live a decent life with the...
Members of the Women Workers United (WWU) on Friday, April 28, vowed to continue fighting for living wages, decent work, quality public services, and freedom from all forms of violence and exploitation. (Photo courtesy of Women Workers United) In time for the celebration of International Workers’...
Progressive groups Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) and Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) are set to stage a protest on Friday, April 28, to reiterate its calls for wage increase and to demand the lowering of the prices of basic commodities across the archipelago. This call of action will be held at the...
Alliance of Filipino women Gabriela said one of the solutions to alleviate the suffering of Filipinos is to make an adjustment to the country’s wage system. This wage increase, according to Gabriela, is the solution to “people’s poverty.” “In a time when prices are soaring and the real...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri has sought to increase workers' wages in all sectors throughout the country. This followed his filing of Senate Bill (SB) No. 2002, or the Across-the-Board Wage Increase Act of 2023, which seeks to raise the wages for all sectors across all regions by...
The Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives on Monday, March 13, urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to certify as urgent House Bill (HB) No. 7568, which would mandate a P750 across-the-board wage increase for those working in the agricultural and non-agricultural...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Monday, February 20, announced that the Senate is increasing this year’s inflationary adjustment aid to its employees. From P12,000, the Senate increased the amount to P50,000, which the employees will receive in August 2023. “(This is) to help...
Senator Rafael ‘’Raffy’’ T. Tulfo has filed a Senate resolution seeking to review existing policies on the minimum wage increases to improve the standard of living and quality of life of workers, particularly those in the lower income bracket. In filing SR 476, Tulfo stressed that while...
MADRID, Spain -- Spain's government unveiled Tuesday an 8.0 percent rise in the minimum wage, despite the opposition of employer groups, in a context of high inflation and a key election year. The announcement by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez comes just months before municipal polls in various...
