Minimum Wage and Salary

MANILA, Philippines – The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), the country’s largest labor group, said yesterday it has no intention of filing a formal petition for wage increase as of this time.

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) – The Philippines has one of the highest minimum wages in the region,the country’s statistics agency reported Thursday.

THE PHILIPPINES is the third country with the lowest outlook for salary hikes this year, two foreign recruitment firms said. The study conducted by India-based recruitment platforms MyHiringClub.com and NriJobPortal.com said the general salary level in the Philippines would increase by 4.21% in 2012, placing third in the list of countries with lowest outlook, next…

MANILA, Philippines—Drivers and conductors of public utility buses (PUB) should now be paid fixed salaries following an order by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) abolishing the commission system for such workers.

Effective January 16, all bus drivers particularly in Metro Manila will receive a fix salary.

MANILA, Philippines – Local businessmen are asking the government to replace the minimum wage system with a two-tiered wage policy that is based on productivity.

THE Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) has granted the applications for exemption from payment of the new P305 minimum wage order to four business firms after they complied with the requirements under the law. This was revealed by lawyer Ernesto F. Carreon of the Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines, a…

Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz yesterday announced that the Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Region XI (Davao region) in Mindanao has granted a P15 wage hike in the daily minimum wage of workers in the private sector.

MANILA, Philippines – Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz on Thursday said the Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Region 11 has granted a P15 wage hike in the daily minimum wage of workers in the private sector.

MANILA, Philippines — Minimum wage earners in the Davao Region could expect an additional pay after the Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board (RTWPB) approved a new P15 cost of living allowance (COLA) in the region, the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) said Thursday.

EMPLOYERS belonging to the Philippine Banana Growers and Exporters Association Inc. (PBGEA) are requesting the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) to defer any increase in the minimum wages, insisting that their people are already properly compensated under collective management agreements (CBAs).

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada yesterday said he is supporting the provision of fixed monthly salaries for bus drivers and conductors, noting that the new system upholds the rights of workers to decent wage conditions and promotes road safety for commuters.

MANILA, Philippines – Minimum wage earners nationwide are unlikely to get any pay hike despite the spiraling cost of basic commodities, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said yesterday.

SOME bus operators and drivers are questioning the move of the Department of Labor and Employment to revamp the compensation system for bus drivers in an effort to boost public transport safety.

WAGES of bus drivers must be based on part-fixed and part-performance instead of purely commission basis, the Metro Manila Development said Friday.

Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada yesterday supported the provision of fixed monthly salaries for bus drivers and conductors, saying the new system upholds the rights of workers to decent wage and working conditions as it promotes road safety for commuters and common road users.

BUTUAN CITY, Philippines – Good news! After series of public consultations and hearings, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Caraga region has finally approved a P15 wage increase, this was disclosed Tuesday.

THE P20 minimum wage increase that took effect last month will hit small and medium businesses the hardest, a Cebuano business leader warned yesterday.

Amid the irrevocable implementation of the 12 percent VAT on toll starting today, October 1, Zambales Rep. Ma. Milagros “Mitos” Magsaysay joined progressive lawmakers in calling on the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) to reassess the feasibility of a wage increase for workers to able to cope with inflation and skyrocketing prices of goods.

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MANILA, Philippines – Militant government employees, most of them teachers and health workers, yesterday announced that they are intensifying their campaign for a P6,000 increase in the minimum pay of state workers.

Labor groups in Cebu to file appeal before wage commission With the P20 minimum wage increase set to take effect this month, labor groups in Cebu said they plan to file an appeal before the National Wages Productivity Commission (NWPC) for a bigger wage hike.

THE Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Central Visayas (Region 7) has granted a P20.00 wage hike in the daily minimum wage of workers in the private sector in the region, the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) announced on Friday.

Workers can argue to high heavens about the P20 wage increase being inadequate but that’s what the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in Central Visayas (RTWPB-7) delivered.

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) 7 decided Wednesday to increase the minimum wage in Central Visayas by P20 after a deliberation that stretched more than five hours.

The Philippines needs to bring more competition into the economy to increase both high-quality employment opportunities and wages, an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report said.

INSTEAD of a wage increase, Bohol businessmen pushed for benefits like medicines and tax incentives to workers. The Bohol Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) made the proposal during a public hearing on the wage hike petition held by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Montebello Hotel, Cebu City.

REAL wages in the Philippines have stagnated over the past two decades as the monopolies have been taking advantage of the large supply of job seekers fighting for a few jobs in the country, the Asian Development Bank says in a report.

In general, all income earned by individuals are subject to income tax under Philippine laws. However, Republic Act (RA) No. 9504 exempted minimum wage earners (MWEs) from the payment of income tax on their compensation income, including holiday pay, overtime pay, night shift differential pay and hazard pay. A minimum wage earner refers to, among…

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