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...
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...
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...
SEAFOOD sold at the Bankerohan Market in Davao City. The Kilusang Mayo Uno has proposed legislation that would set the family living wage at P1,100 to enable workers to have the capacity to purchase basic needs. (Keith Bacongco) DAVAO CITY – A progressive organization said the P16 minimum wage...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, December 7 reiterated her call for the government to consider granting workers' demands for salary adjustments in order to address runaway inflation, which surged to 8.0 percent in November. Hontiveros said she particularly supports the call for wage hikes as...
Fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) joined other progressive groups in seeking a “family living wage” amid rising rising costs of basic commodities in the Philippines. “We will benefit from the increase in workers’ wages because their ability...
A group once again called on the government to increase the salary of teachers as they continue to lose a significant portion of their monthly pay to inflation. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) “With the country’s inflation rate hitting a 14-year high of 7.7 percent in October 2022, the...
In order to help Filipinos cope with “runaway” inflation, Senator Risa Hontiveros said Malacañang should work more closely with lawmakers for new laws and policies aimed at increasing workers’ earnings and accelerating job creation across the country. Hontiveros said that while she welcomes...
Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong were granted a HK$100 increase on their monthly salary, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Thursday, Oct. 6. The new Hong Kong Minimum Allowable Wage (MAW) took effect on October 1, according to DMW. This is equivalent to a P750 salary...
MEMBERS of the National Wages Productivity Commission-Zamboanga Peninsula (Region 9) announce a wage increase for workers in the region during a press conference in Zamboanga City Thursday, June 9. (Liza Jocson) ZAMBOANGA CITY – The National Wages Productivity Commission (NWPC)-Region 9...
President Duterte’s press secretary assured the public on Tuesday, June 7, that the government has put in place mechanisms that will address the inflation rate which grew to 5.4 percent last month and the skyrocketing prices of fuel in the country. PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar. (Malacañang...
GROCERY store workers take a break in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY – Days before a minimum wage increase across Western Visayas or Region 6 takes effect, five major business groups in Iloilo City, Iloilo, and Capiz have appealed for a lower daily rate. The Iloilo...
