Labor groups: Scrap DTI-7, Neda-7 reps’ voting power in wage board

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/16/2017

AFTER their proposal for a P150 minimum wage increase was brought down to the approved P13 wage hike for Central Visayas, the disappointed labor groups in Cebu said they would lobby in Congress for the scrapping of…

P13 WAGE HIKE: Better than nothing

Dominic D. Yasay, Izobelle T. Pulgo 02/07/2017

THE P13 wage hike in Metro Cebu approved by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) may not be much but it will still be a welcome increase, no matter how small, due to the rising…

Cebu City’s kasambahay to get P3K

Jhunnex Napallacan 02/06/2017

Household service workers in Cebu City and in other parts of Central Visayas can now expect a P1,000 increase of their monthly minimum rate. Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) regional director Exequiel Sarcauga,…

Four labor groups file P140 wage hike petition

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/16/2016

Four labor groups filed a petition for a P140 wage increase at the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) Thursday. The Alliance of Labor Progress (ALP), Cebu Midtown Hotel Employees Union (CMHEU-NUWHRAIN-APL-IUF) , Cebu Labor Coalition…

Another wage hike bid filed in Central Visayas

Jhunnex Napallacan 07/22/2015

Businessmen thumb down proposed amount The Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) yesterday filed a petition for a P92 increase in the daily minimum wage in Central Visayas. It was the second petition filed…

Wage board consults with stakeholders

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/24/2015

DESPITE the absence of a wage increase petition, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB-7) held a wage consultation with stakeholders and labor sectors at Sarrosa International Hotel yesterday. “We will assess the positions of the…

P13-COLA, not wage increase, for CV workers

Jhunnex Napallacan 02/15/2014

It was supposedly a day of love, but labor representatives lost in the heated arguments that almost ended up in a fistfight during yesterday’s four-hour wage board deliberation. The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB)-7 decided…

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