House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda says that increasing minimum wage is the right thing to do amid price hikes, particularly that of fuel. House Ways and Means Chair and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This, as the Albay 2nd district...
Former senator Jinggoy Estrada on Friday said the country’s regional wage boards should expedite the study on possible wage increases amid the increases in the prices of fuel, food and other basic necessities. Estrada said that while he appreciates the instruction of Labor Secretary Silvestre...
Labor leader and senatorial aspirant Sonny Matula reiterated his support to workers groups filing for a wage increase petition in Laguna. Photo from Sonny Matula Facebook Page Matula, who joined Vice President Leni Robredo on the campaign trail in Laguna on Friday, Feb. 11, also heads one of the...
House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda has called on the government to increase the wages and benefits of nurses in the Philippines. (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Legarda issued the appeal after lauded as a "welcome development" the Malacañang's move to reverse the Department of Budget...
Senator Joel Villanueva has appealed to the executive department to consider a promotion of the salary grade of public nurses. media The chairman of the Senate labor committee made the call as he hailed on Monday, June 7, Malacañang’s reversal of a Department of Budget and Management (DBM)...
Amid the dwindling capacity of hospitals and shortage of nurses in the country, the Philippine Hospital Association (PHA) on Wednedsay, May 19, reiterated its appeal for reinforcement from nurses employed in government agencies who are doing "non-nursing jobs". (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN FIle...
