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…

RTWPB-7 approves P18 hike for minimum wage earners in CV

Futch Anthony Inso 11/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – It may not be much but minimum wage earners in Central Visayas are expected to get an P18 increase in their daily pay starting next year. Members of the Regional Tripartite Wages and…

Cebu Chamber opposes ALU-TUCP petition for minimum wage hike

Irene R. Sino Cruz 05/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) do not approve of the P772 daily minimum wage proposed by the Associated Labor Union-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) for private sector employees in Central…

ALU-TUCP wants P772 minimum wage for private sector workers in Central Visayas

Rosalie Abatayo 05/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Central Visayas workers need sufficient food to be more productive. The Associated Labor Union-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) used the argument to justify their petition for a  P386 wage hike. TUCP…

Minimum wage in Central Visayas to be adjusted in August

Futch Anthony Inso 07/18/2018

Minimum wage earners in Central Visayas will already receive the adjustments on their daily wages ranging from P10 to P20 starting on August 3 after the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) in Manila approved the increase.…

WAGE INCREASE SOUGHT

Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/16/2016

But businessmen say there is no basis for a wage hike Five labor groups asked for a P140 increase in the daily wage for workers in Central Visayas before the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB-7).…

Employers asked to show proof of wage order compliance

Vanessa Claire Lucero 10/14/2015

EMPLOYERS in Class A cities and municipalities in Cebu province have until October 31 to provide the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) proof of their compliance with the latest minimum wage increase. The daily minimum wage…

Traders buck wage increase

Fe Marie Dumaboc 08/14/2015

Chambers of commerce in Central Visayas yesterday warned that some businesses might close shop, contributing to a high unemployment rate, if the daily minimum wage in the region is increased. “The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry…

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