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Handwriting on the Wall

A family aboard a tricycle passes by a wall with a mural depicting Philippine labor demanding higher pay and lower prices.

Backing the rank-and-file

“The characterization of the proposal as politically motivated rather than economically grounded is misleading at best” This responds to the article published in Manila Standard...

Gov’t to study cash aid for minimum wage earners, middle class

Malacañang on Thursday said the government will study the possibility of extending cash assistance to minimum wage earners and the middle class, but noted...

House labor committee passes pro-workers bills

BILLS seeking to raise wages, strengthen occupational safety, and expand labor protections were approved on Wednesday by the House Committee on Labor and Employment...

OFWs in South Korea to receive higher pay starting 2026, DMW reports

Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in South Korea will receive higher pay starting 2026 after the Korean government approved an increase in the country’s minimum...

No delays in minimum wage hikes in Bicol, Davao regions

The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) on Friday said minimum wage hikes in the Bicol and Davao regions will be provided on schedule,...

New minimum wage rates set for MIMAROPA region

Minimum wage workers in the MIMAROPA region will receive higher wages, following the approval of Wage Order No. RB-MIMAROPA-13. Effective January 1, 2026, the...

Eastern Visayas workers, kasambahays, receive increases in minimum wage

Minimum wage earners and domestic workers in Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) will receive wage increases this December, following the issuance of Wage Orders by...

Eastern Visayas workers, kasambahays, to receive increases in minimum wage

Minimum wage earners and domestic workers in Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) will receive wage increases this December, following the issuance of Wage Orders by...

Solon welcomes P35-wage hike in Eastern Visayas

HOUSE Minority Leader and 4Ps party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan has welcomed the issuance of a ₱35 wage increase order for Eastern Visayas, saying the...

Revilla: P60 minimum wagehike in Calabarzon approved

House Committee on Labor and Employment chairperson and Cavite First District Rep. Jolo Revilla on Friday announced the implementation of a new wage order...

Hontiveros says P695 minimum a ‘survival wage’

Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday renewed her call for a P200 daily minimum wage increase for workers in the private sector as the Senate...

P50 daily pay hike set for NCR base earners

Increase to benefit 1.2m workers; labor groups hit ‘measly’ hike Some 1.2 million minimum wage earners in Metro Manila will get a P50 daily wage...

Legislated wage hike impasse

“An additional P200 per day could significantly improve the quality of life for millions of low-income workers and their families” WHILE calls for a legislated...
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