P33,000 minimum wage proposed nationwide

Kathleen de Villa 11/23/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Federations of government unions have joined calls for wage hike and security of job tenure, urging the government to raise the national minimum salary to be able to earn a living wage. Citing the…

Business sector begins implementation of P31 wage hike

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/14/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The business sector begins today, the implementation of the P31 per day wage increase that the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in Central Visayas (RTWPB-7) has approved. In Class A local government…

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…

No wage hike announcement from Duterte on Labor Day

the Inquirer staff 05/02/2022

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Labor Day saluted Filipino workers for their “great passion, integrity and professionalism” in everything that they do, whether locally or overseas. “These qualities have not only brought economic gains to…

Labor sector in Central Visayas still hopeful for wage increase

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/01/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Labor groups in Central Visayas are still hopeful that their petition to implement a wage hike in the region will be granted. This was the call of several officials of the Associated Labor…

Cebu groups stage Labor Day protest

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 05/01/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Members of progressive groups here again voiced their concerns on the need to protect the welfare of workers during a Labor Day protest on Sunday, May 1. Jaime Paglinawan of BAYAN Central Visayas…

No Labor Day wage hike for Western Visayas workers

Carla Gomez 05/01/2022

BACOLOD CITY — Workers in the Western Visayas will mark a bleak Labor Day celebration on Sunday, May 1, due to the non-approval of their plea for a wage hike. Wennie Sancho, Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB)…

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…

Wage hike decision in Central Visayas may be released within a month or two

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/23/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The four wage hike petitions filed in Central Visayas are now up for deliberation.  The government’s decision, however, may take at least a month or two before this may be released. The Regional…

Minimum wage earners in Cebu hopeful of wage hike

Jewil Anne Tabiolo 03/22/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Minimum wage earners in Cebu see hope amidst soaring prices of commodities following the proposal to increase daily minimum wage rates in Central Visayas. READ: More labor groups in Central Visayas seek wage…

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…

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