The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) has approved the salary adjustment for minimum wage earners in Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, and in Central Mindanao, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Thursday, Sept. 28. In a statement, DOLE said the decision of the...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva has filed a bill which sets living wage as a standard to determine the minimum wage. Senate Bill No. 2140 proposed an amendment to the wage fixing criteria in the Labor Code of the Philippines to put living wage in the front and center in the determination...
Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas (Facebook) "It can hardly buy a kilo of rice." With this remark, Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas slammed the recently approved P40 minimum wage increase in the National Capital Region (NCR), and called it far from sufficient as it falls short of...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. bared that the negotiations for a minimum wage increase are gaining progress. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos said this in a statement on Thursday, June 29, after the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), sat down with...
The Philippines ranked second highest in salary rate among ASEAN countries, the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) said amid clamor and a pending bill in the Senate seeking for P150 increase in the daily minimum wage rate. ECOP President Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr. said in an interview at...
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 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...
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 Jinggoy Estrada is seeking to pass a measure that would give bus drivers a minimum wage and fixed working hours, on top of government benefits. Under Senate Bill (SB) No. 48, bus operators must twice a month pay their drivers and conductors a salary that is not less than the minimum wage...
MAP of the Philippines with Eastern Visayas highlighted. TACLOBAN CITY – Workers in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) will have a P50 increase in their daily minimum wage. From P325, their minimum wage will be P375 daily under Wage Order No. RB VIII-22. The pay hike for non-agriculture workers...
