Trabaho Party-list nominee kagawad Nelson de Vega tells Barangay Sta. Lucia residents about the group’s intention to support workers’ call for wage hike, adequate pay and non-wage benefits during a house-to-house campaign ahead of Labor Day. (Trabaho Party-list) ...
Rizal Fourth District Representative Fidel Nograles on Thursday, May 1 renewed his call for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to certify the pending wage hike bill as urgent. Nograles, chairman of the House Labor and Employment Committee said the President’s certification...
Protesters and police clash along Recto Avenue in Manila during Labor Day protests by various militant groups. (Photo by Altermidya) A policeman was injured when a scuffle erupted between militant groups and the police over the steel barricades placed by the police on Recto Avenue in Manila...
Protesters march along España Boulevard going to Mendiola on Labor Day, May 1. (Photo from Altermidya) Militant groups and labor organizations rallied in Metro Manila on Labor Day, May 1, and urged the national government to certify the proposed P200 wage hike bill as urgent. The House of...
Senatorial aspirants Kiko Pangilinan and Bam Aquino have expressed their support for the P200 across-the-board minimum wage hike legislation currently pending in the House of Representatives. (From left) Former senators Bam Aquino and Kiko Pangilinan (Team Kiko-Bam) The measure...
Independent senatorial candidate Bam Aquino on Tuesday, April 15, urged for the passing of the legislation that would mandate a P200 wage hike. Senators Bam Aquino speaks before various sectors during a campaign sortie in Miag-ao, Iloilo. (Bam Aquino Media Bureau) The legislation is...
House Committee on Labor and Employment Chairman Rizal 4th district Rep. Fidel Nograles on Saturday, April 5, urged President Marcos to certify as urgent the proposed P200-wage hike bill in order to help Filipinos "buy food for their families". Nograles appealed to the President to "take the reins"...
There is no word yet from President Marcos whether he will certify as urgent the passage of a P200 legislated wage hike, but he has ordered a review of regional minimum wage rates. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) "Wala pa po, as of the moment po ha. Wala po...
Political uncertainty in the Philippines could intensify as former President Rodrigo Duterte’s influence on voters grows, potentially diverting attention from tax reforms and the proposed ₱200 wage increase. According to the Netherlands-based financial giant ING, midterm elections usually have...
Domestic workers in Region IV-A are set to receive an increase in their monthly wage rate starting March 7, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has announced. Wage Order No. RB-IVA-DW-05, issued by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board IV-A (RTWPB), mandates a wage increase...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) GP (Galing sa Puso) Party-list has expressed its backing of the proposed P200 minimum daily wage increase, which recently made headway in the House of Representatives. "Now,...
Several business groups expressed opposition to the proposed ₱200 daily minimum wage increase, warning of its potential threats to the Philippine economy and business owners, particularly small and micro enterprises. In a position paper addressed to Rizal 4th district Rep. Fidel Nograles, the...
