Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Thursday expressed his dismay against Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) chief Bienvenido Laguesma, whom he said is becoming one of the “unpopular” secretaries of the agency. Zubiri’s disappointment on Laguesma stemmed from the...
Senators on Thursday, May 2, expressed their support to President Marcos' order on Labor Day for the timely review of the minimum wage amid rising prices of goods and services across the country. Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said that they welcome this move by the President to ensure that...
As the nation celebrates Labor Day, senators pressed for the passage of the bill seeking a P100 daily minimum wage for all workers in the country. "In the Senate, we have already passed the proposed P100 Daily Minimum Wage Increase Act in response to the call of our workers. We...
President Marcos on Wednesday, May 1, asked for the timely review of the minimum wage amid rising prices of goods and services across the country. During the celebration of the 122nd Labor Day, Marcos urged the Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board to do so in their respective...
Starting May 11, the monthly wage rate of household workers in Region VII will increase following the approval of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPB), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. The increase was based on the Wage Order No. ROVII-DW-04 of the...
Contract of Service (COS) and Job Order (JO) personnel hired by Eastern Samar province were were not only paid below the daily minimum wage, but worse, their salaries were always delayed in 2023, the Commission on Audit (COA) said. In its annual audit report, COA said that when the audit...
Household workers in Region III are set to receive an increase to their monthly wage rate starting Monday, April 1, after the Central Luzon's wage board approved an increase in the daily minimum wage, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has announced. In a statement, DOLE said the wge...
The proposed legislated P100 national wage hike continues to be a heated issue as a group of informal sector workers has joined three business groups to resist its passage, saying the proposal will exclude a “supermajority” of workers from any wage increase and might even lead to them losing...
(MANILA BULLETIN) As workers and employers began to debate their respective cases on the legislated wage hike in the House of Representative, wage subsidies have emerged as a common ground between the two groups. House Committee on Labor and Employment...
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...
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...