Wage Board approves P31 increase for CV minimum wage earners

Futch Anthony Inso 05/24/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB)-7 has approved a P31 increase for all minimum wage earners across Central Visayas. This was confirmed to Cebu Daily News Digital by Joe Tomongha, labor…

P33 wage hike in Metro Manila, P55-P110 in W. Visayas

Donna Pazzibugan 05/15/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The daily minimum wage in Metro Manila has been raised by P33, and by P55 to P110 in the Western Visayas region, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Saturday. Labor groups described the…

Metro Manila wage board junks TUCP petition for P470 hike

Daphne Galvez 04/05/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity (RTWPB) has junked the petition of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) for a 470-peso hike in Metro Manila to increase the minimum daily wage from…

Study pay hike for domestic helpers – Bello

Donna Pazzibugan 03/28/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Wage authorities will include domestic helpers’ salaries in their study of a possible adjustment in the minimum wage amid rising fuel prices prompted by the conflict in Ukraine. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III has…

More labor groups in Central Visayas seek wage hike

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/22/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – More labor groups are asking the government to impose wage hikes in Central Visayas. Alyansa sa mga Mamumuong Kontraktwal sa Sugbo (ALSA Kontraktwal-Cebu) on Monday, March 21, filed a petition before the Regional…

P430-increase in daily minimum wage in Central Visayas sought

Morexette Marie Erram 03/21/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A P430-increase in the daily minimum wage is being proposed in Central Visayas. The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) is set to file a wage hike petition before the Regional Tripartite…

Labor group to file wage hike petition in Central Visayas

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/20/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A petition to increase wages in Central Visayas will be filed this Monday, March 21.  The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) is set to file a wage hike petition in the…

PH gov’t is biggest violator of workers’ rights

Joel Ruiz Butuyan - @inquirerdotnet 02/15/2021

The government is so high-strung and unforgiving in commanding private employers to pay their employees minimum salaries and other benefits made mandatory by law. The Philippine government, however, is a huge hypocrite, because it’s the biggest abuser…

Minimum wage hike needs careful study; might force businesses to close — DOLE

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 01/28/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The petition to increase the minimum wage must be studied carefully as employers might not be able to afford it and be forced to shut down operations, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Thursday.…

DSWD-7 targets 1.3M families to receive P6K financial assistance

Futch Anthony Inso 03/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-7 has estimated that 1.3 million families will benefit the social amelioration program in Central Visayas. The program is mandated by Republic Act No. 11469 or…

DOLE-7 to resume routine inspection of establishments

Futch Anthony Inso 02/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) will resume its routine inspection starting this month after Secretary Silvestre Bello III issued a general authority for labor inspectors nationwide. DOLE-7 regional…

Gov’t officials dared: Try living on P71 a day

Melvin Gascon - Philippine Daily Inquirer 12/14/2019

Government officials claiming that P10,727 is the minimum amount for a family’s monthly needs should try living on a P71-per-day budget, an opposition lawmaker said on Friday. House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani…

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