Tag: wage increase

TUCP nanawagan kay Pangulong Duterte na gawing Php 80 ang umento sa sahod

(Eagle News) — Nanawagan ang Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na gawing Php 80.00 ang Php 25.00 dagdag-sahod na inaprubahan ng NCR wage board para sa mga manggagawa sa Metro Manila. Sa panayam ng Radyo Agila, sinabi ni TUCP spokesperson Allan Tanjusay na napakaliit ang 25 piso at hindi ito maipambibili ng disenteng pagkain ang mga mahihirap na empleyado. Napakalayo aniya nito sa kanilang proposal na 334 pesos per […]

Roque: President Duterte wants salary increase for teachers

(Eagle News) — Good news for teachers! President Rodrigo Duterte has instructed the Department of Budget and Management and “all other agencies” to “find means to increase the salary of teachers.” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the President made the pronouncement during a  Cabinet meeting in Malacañang on Monday. According to Roque, the President did not say how much the increase would be. “But judging by what he wanted for the PNP and the AFP, […]

Php 1,000 increase in wages of “kasambahay” not enough – DOLE

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III admitted that the Php 1,000 increase in the wages of the “kasambahay” or household help in Metro Manila is not enough. This even after the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board approved the Php 1,000 increase in the wages of “kasambahay” last November 30. According to RTWPB-NCR, the increase will be effective 15 days after the order is published in newspapers of […]

P25 wage increase sa Region 6 at Negros, aprubado na 

(Eagle News) — Inaprubahan na ng Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) ang 25.00 pesos na karagdagang sahod bawat araw ng mga minimum wage earners sa Western Visayas at Negros Occidental. Sinabi ni Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region 6 OIC Regional Director Salome Siaton na siya ring chairperson ng Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board, resulta ito ng serye ng konsultasyon at public hearings sa mga employer at manggagawa. Ngunit nilinaw ng […]

Aquino administration bigong matulungan ang mga manggagawa – analyst

MANILA, Philippines — Bigo ang administrasyong Aquino na tugunan ang hinaing ng mga manggagawang Pilipino sa kabila ng gumaganda umanong ekonomiya ng bansa. Ito ang inihayag ng political analyst na si Professor Ramon Casiple kasabay ng paggunita sa araw ng paggawa noong Mayo 1. Aniya, mas inuuna ng mga kapitalistang employer ang malaking kita kaysa sa kanilang coporate social responsibility sa mga empleyado. Dahil dito, tila binalewala lamang ng pamahalaan ang reklamo ng mga manggagawa […]