Starting March 7, the daily take-home pay of minimum wage earners and monthly salary of domestic workers in Region XI will increase following the approval of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPB), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has announced. Wage Order No. RB...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III told the public to shun the narrative that the proposed P100-minimum wage hike would be catastrophic for the country as this could further aggravate inflation. In a radio interview on DWIZ, Pimentel said that the country has to think out of the...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Speaker Martin Romualdez's marching orders to House members is to pass a wage hike measure that ultimately won't turn into a false promise to Filipino workers. House Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 1st district...
The Senate approved on Wednesday, Feb. 14 on second reading a bill proposing an increase of P100 in the daily minimum wage for private sector workers in the entire country, which is estimated to benefit over 4.2 million minimum wage earners. Once enacted, Senate Bill (SB) No. 2534 or the P100 Daily...
While the proposed wage increase is meant to support workers, the Department of Finance (DOF) is concerned that it could lead to inflationary pressures and impose a heavier burden on small business owners. Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said on Thursday, Feb. 15, that the proposed legislation for...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said that the intended P100 minimum wage increase in the private sector might create inflationary effects. Citing data from the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC), Laguesma said the proposed pay increase...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has expressed willingness to share inputs in the proposal before the Senate to increase the daily minimum wage by P100. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said the department recognizes the power of the Congress to push for legislative salary increase,...
Taiwan has passed a minimum wage law that is set to benefit close to 124,000 Filipino factory workers, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) said on Sunday, Dec. 24. MECO chairman and resident representative Silvestre H. Bello III said the new Minimum Wage Act affirmed the wage increase...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The daily minimum wage of workers in the private sector in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) will increase by P30 and it will be given in two tranches. Director Jesus Elpidio Atal, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Region 2 chief, confirmed the wage increase which was...
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...
