CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Nestor Archival has pushed back against accusations that City Hall failed nearly 1,000 job order (JO) workers who went months without pay, insisting the city has the necessary funds. According to Archival,…
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Ronald ‘Bato’ dela Rosa said his conscience and sense of delicadeza kept him from accepting salaries during his absence from the Senate, adding that he did not receive them at all. This was…
Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) on Labor Day slammed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s remark that Filipino workers are the backbone of the nation, saying there is nothing really left to them but “skin and bones.”…
MANILA, Philippines — On Tuesday, Senate ethics committee chair Sen. JV Ejercito called on Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, who has not attended Senate sessions since November 2025, to consider voluntarily giving up his salaries and allowances.…
MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos consider wage hike as their top national concern, based on the results of a survey conducted by Octa Research. Octa Research’s Tugon ng Masa on Urgent National and Personal Concerns of Adult Filipinos…
MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers of the Makabayan bloc have refiled a bill seeking to increase the minimum salary of public school teachers to P50,000. ACT Teachers Party-List Rep. Antonio Tinio on Monday said House Bill (HB) No.…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Beneath the towering skyline of Cebu’s booming construction industry, 43-year-old Reynaldo works long, dangerous hours mixing cement and hauling steel. Yet he returns home each night wondering if today’s pay will be enough…
The annual salary of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol has risen 3 percent this year, according to the Ministry of Personnel Management on Sunday. Yoon, who is facing both trial at the Constitutional Court to confirm his…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Private sector workers who are required to report to work this Holy Week, which falls on April 2 until April 8, 2023, will receive a higher take-home pay. The Department of Labor and…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Nurses in Cebu are concerned of the rising cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). In a statement, the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) Cebu Chapter said that the rising cases may again place a…
Confronted by vehement opposition from workers’ groups, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III stepped back from his own suggestion to exempt or allow “distressed” companies to defer the payment of 13th month pay and said the required bonus…
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) must be vigilant against the execution of dubious promissory notes causing excessive deductions from their salaries. The Taiwan Times recently reported that six (6) Filipino fishermen accused Philippine and Taiwanese labor brokers…
