Senator-elect Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Friday, June 3 said he will ask President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to issue an executive order that would suspend the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) premium hike scheduled this year. Former Senator JV Ejercito (Cesar...
Senator-elect Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Thursday urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to defer its scheduled premium hike this month, saying that any increase at this time would be insensitive to the plight of Filipinos still reeling from economic woes due to the...
MAP of the Philippines with Central Visayas highlighted CEBU CITY – The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-Central Visayas (RTWPB 7) has agreed to impose a P31 increase in the daily minimum wage in the region. The P31 increase is the highest that has been granted in the region so...
ILOILO CITY -- The Iloilo Business Club (IBC) is set to appeal for the suspension of the implementation on June 5 of the salary increase approved by the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC). IBC executive director Atty. Eunice Guadalope said a memorandum of appeal is being prepared to...
ILOILO CITY – Good news for workers in Western Visayas region. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is set to implement a salary hike for workers in the private sectors, including kasambahays, starting June 5. “It is good news for the daily wage earners, the kasambahays and their...
TRECE MARTIRES, Cavite – Caviteño workers may soon enjoy a new minimum wage higher than the current P373 rate. The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) held a public hearing regarding the minimum wage hike in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) at the...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Jose 'Joey' Concepcion III said micro-enterprises should be exempt from salary hike orders as they are still reeling from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the conflict in Eastern Europe. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion...
Motorists using the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway (CAVITEX) and the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) have to pay increased toll rates, effective Thursday, May 12, 2022. Based on the new toll fee matrix (VAT-Inclusive) of CAVITEX, motorists shall now pay P33.00 for Class 1 vehicles from the current...
Independent presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) might need to defer its planned premium rate hike in June to allow members whose livelihoods were affected by the pandemic to recover. Presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo...
Just in time for Labor Day, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo promised labor groups on Sunday, May 1, that she will raise the minimum wage of Filipino workers. Vice President Leni Robredo addresses her supporters from the labor sector during the Labor Day event, dubbed as “A10 Ang...
The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) is already processing wage hike petitions for workers in the National Capital Region (NCR), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Tuesday, April 5. In a statement, DOLE-NCR Regional Director Sara Buena Mirasol said...
Brace yourself for potential pandesal price hikes. This, after Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda said Tuesday, April 5 that the next price hike on basic goods would probably be on bread and other baked goods. Traditional Filipino pandesal. There are different variations of the bread (Unsplash)...
