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ESCUDERO TO DOLE: SUPPORT P100 MINIMUM WAGE HIKE

Senator Chiz Escudero said the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) should be advancing the welfare of the country’s workforce and support Senate Bill 2534 that would grant a P100 increase in the daily minimum wage of employees in the private sector. Escudero reminded DOLE that its primary job is to look after the welfare […]

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CONTRACTUAL WORKERS INCLUSION IN WAGE HIKE PUSHED

Senator Risa Hontiveros has guaranteed that individuals employed under contractual agreements, sub-contractual agreements, or manpower agencies earning the minimum wage will be included in the bill proposing a P100 increase in the daily minimum wage for private sector workers. “Sinigurado nating hindi maiiwan sa umento sa sahod ang construction workers, security guards, utilities, waiters, at […]

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WORKERS DESERVE P100 DAILY WAGE HIKE – ESCUDERO

Senator Chiz Escudero said Filipino workers have endured enough and deserved to be compensated more, as he cast his “yes” vote to the passage on third and final reading of the proposed legislation that would grant a P100 increase in the daily minimum wage of employees in the private sector. In a manifestation after casting […]

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ZUBIRI BACKS P150 LEGISLATED WAGE HIKE

The Senate remains unwavering in its commitment to increasing the wages for all daily wage workers nationwide through a legislated wage hike. Senate President Migz Zubiri said he is confident that with the release of the most recent Pulse Asia nationwide survey a few days ago where there is an overwhelming clamor for wage increases, […]

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LOWER PRICES OF FOOD AND TRANSPO, SOLON URGES

The House of Representatives’ committee on labor and employment chair and Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles believes that the government should aggressively move to bring down the cost of basic goods as a complement to a wage hike. “Our efforts to improve workers’ quality of life should not stop with a wage hike. We […]

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GIVE WORKERS OUTSIDE NCR WAGE HIKE – PIMENTEL

Following the approval of a P40 increase in the minimum wage in Metro Manila, Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III called on other regional wage boards across the country to follow suit and implement reasonable wage adjustments. “I earnestly call upon the wage boards to establish minimum wages that not only uphold fairness for our […]

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GIVE WORKERS P150 WAGE HIKE, SAYS ZUBIRI

On Labor Day, Senate President Migz Zubiri renewed his commitment to pushing for legislation that will protect and advance the interests of workers across the country, particularly with regard to the pressing need for a wage hike. “This Labor Day, I join all our workers in fighting for decent benefits, living wages, and fair working […]

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PIMENTEL BACKS WAGE HIKE BILLS

Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III said on Labor Day that it is about time that Congress enacts a legislated wage hike as he threw his support behind a slew of proposed legislation at the Upper Chamber seeking to raise the minimum wage hike in the country. This as the Senate chief fiscalizer advised the […]

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ZUBIRI FILES BILL HIKING WAGE BY P150

Senate President Migz Zubiri filed Senate Bill No. 2002, or the Across-the-Board Wage Increase Act of 2023, which seeks to raise wages in the private sector across all regions by P150. “A decent life costs a decent wage,” said Zubiri. “If workers are putting in hours and hours of labor, day after day, and yet […]

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GOV’T EMPLOYEES TO GET WAGE HIKE IN 2023 – CO

Starting 2023, the lowest monthly salary in government will be at P13,000 for the regular position at Salary Grade (SG) 1 based on Republic Act 11466 or the Salary Standardization 5 law (SSL 5), the chairperson of the House committee on appropriations said. AKO BICOL Party-list Representative Zaldy Co said the 2023 wage hikes in […]