(Ellson Quismorio/MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives' consensus on the P100 legislated wage hike recently approved by the Senate is that the amount simply isn't enough to meet the needs of Filipino workers. Majority Leader...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday, February 25 urged the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to support the measure seeking to increase the daily minimum wage of employees in the private sector by P100 instead of recoiling at the idea. Escudero made the call after Labor...
Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (PPAB) After the Senate's approval of the P100 minimum wage hike bill, a ranking lawmaker in the House of Representatives commented that there are alternatives to helping Filipinos make ends meet. In a press conference on...
President Marcos' chief economist cautioned that the implementation of the proposed P100 wage hike could result in heightened unemployment rates, a further acceleration of consumer prices, and a deceleration in economic growth. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio M....
Sen. Grace Poe called on employers to provide allowances and benefits to their workers to help them keep up with the rising price of commodities and fuel products. Poe said the assistance would help the country's wage earners get by as the Senate approved on third and final reading the P100 wage...
Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion on Wednesday, Feb. 21, expressed his “reservations” about the P100 wage hike bill that senators unanimously approved for workers in the private sector, saying that not all businesses will be able to afford to increase the salaries of their employees. ...
PBA Party-list Rep. Margarita “Migs” Nograles (PPAB) Puwersa ng mga Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list Rep. Margarita "Migs" Nograles says that the proposed P100 minimum wage hike from the Senate simply isn't enough. In a press briefing on Tuesday, Feb....
A progressive youth group on Tuesday, Feb. 20, alleged some legislators were using Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as "shields" to evade demands for wage increases. Samahan ng Progresibong Kabataan (SPARK) Samahan ng Progresibong Kabataan (SPARK), in a statement, condemned...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Tuesday, Feb. 20, warned the public of a possible increase in the prices of basic and prime commodities due to the proposed legislated wage increase of P100 a day for private sector minimum wage earners. In an Unang Balita interview, DOLE Secretary...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has cautioned that the proposed P100 wage hike could present financial difficulties for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). NEDA Undersecretary Rosemarie G. Edillon said the recently implemented tax relief, intended to assist...
Marikina City 2nd Rep. Stella Quimbo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) An economist-lawmaker is urging the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to temporarily suspend the premium rates contributions for all minimum wage earners,...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (PPAB) House Deputy Majority Leader and Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin said that an increase of P350 on the existing minimum wage would be more adequate than the proposed P100 by the Senate. However, she says...
