Mandaluyong City Rep. Neptali “Boyet” Gonzales II answering questions during a press conference (PPAB) As the famous phrase of the late TV host Inday Badiday goes, “Careful, careful!” House Deputy Majority Leader and Mandaluyong City Rep....
While “we all want to improve the lives of our employees,” Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion asserted on Wednesday, Feb. 28, that the right way forward is to create jobs, which is the more sustainable approach to growing the economy. Joey Concepcion (Photo from Go Negosyo) In a...
President Marcos has yet to reach a decision on whether or not the government would push through with the increase on PhilHealth premium contribution but he signaled that the matter will be decided upon "very soon." President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos said it...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez speaking during the general assembly of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (Speaker’s Office) Following the directive of President Marcos, Speaker Martin Romualdez has assured top local government unit (LGU)...
Rizal 4th district Rep. Fidel Nograles (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Labor and Employment doesn't feel any pressure from the Senate when it comes to the latter's call for congressmen to act on bills that seek to increase...
(Ellson Quismorio/MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives' consensus on the P100 legislated wage hike recently approved by the Senate is that the amount simply isn't enough to meet the needs of Filipino workers. Majority Leader...
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...
The Social Security System (SSS) posted a record profit of P83.13 billion last year, propelled by robust revenues resulting from the increase in the contribution rate. The private sector employees' pension fund surpassed its 2023 net income target of P51.06 billion by 62.8 percent as well as...
Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (PPAB) After the Senate's approval of the P100 minimum wage hike bill, a ranking lawmaker in the House of Representatives commented that there are alternatives to helping Filipinos make ends meet. In a press conference on...
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....
Sen. Grace Poe called on employers to provide allowances and benefits to their workers to help them keep up with the rising price of commodities and fuel products. Poe said the assistance would help the country's wage earners get by as the Senate approved on third and final reading the P100 wage...
Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion on Wednesday, Feb. 21, expressed his “reservations” about the P100 wage hike bill that senators unanimously approved for workers in the private sector, saying that not all businesses will be able to afford to increase the salaries of their employees. ...
