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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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople cited the equivalent of a P750 wage hike in Hong Kong as a boon for Filipino domestic workers, making it one of the most attractive places to work as a “kasambahay” (foreign domestic worker). Compared to today’s minimum wage for local domestic workers which ranges from a low of P3,500 […]
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) has filed a P418 wage hike petition before the Region 11 wage board based in Davao City. The proposed amount is on top of the existing P396 current minimum wage rate which covers Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, Davao Occidental, Davao de Oro, and […]
Through the efforts of Senator Dick Gordon, the Senate has approved the basic salary increase for Filipino nurses, wherein P3.173 billion shall be appropriated for the salary upgrade of Nurse I and Nurse II positions. As he lauds the Senate for “not sleeping on the job,” Gordon stated that nurses deserve the approval to properly […]