CEBU CITY, Philippines — As progressive labor groups amplify their call for a P1,200 national minimum wage ahead of Labor Day, the Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) said that any wage adjustment must…
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…
CEBU CITY, Philippines— Can you catch that scent in the air? The Christmas season is just around the corner, and what better way to embrace it than by boosting our savings? Siloys, are you prepared to receive…
Some senators criticized Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa’s proposal last Tuesday to hire those who did not pass the nursing board exam as a temporary measure to address the nurse staffing shortage in the country.…
MANILA, Philippines — A bill that seeks to implement an across-the-board increase in the daily wages of private sector workers has been filed before the House of Representatives. In a statement on Wednesday, the Trade Union Congress…
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…
MANILA, Philippines — A bill proposing a P750 across-the-board hike in the daily wages of private sector employees to help them cope with the high prices of commodities was filed before the House of Representatives on Monday…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Employers in Central Visayas have to implement the new wage rates that took effect on January 5. Salome Siaton, regional director of the Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas,…
CEBU CITY — The Bohol Regional Trial Court has ordered that a status quo on the minimum wage be maintained pending resolution of the petition of two business groups opposing the reclassification of Tagbilaran City. Salome Siaton,…
NEW YORK — An ex-CIA employee must be kept isolated in prison after claiming he was waging an “information war” against the United States, prosecutors said Tuesday. Prosecutors made the comment in papers filed in Manhattan federal…
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang urged teachers in the country to be patient as they demand for the salary increase that President Rodrigo Duterte has promised them. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement after he said Education…
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang assured teachers on Monday that President Rodrigo Duterte was “working” on their salary increase as he ordered his economic managers to look for funding. “The President is working on that and hopefully that…
