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The bill to increase the national minimum wage

By Gerardo P. Sicat | March 6, 2024 - 12:00am

Preface to today’s column: I spoke before the House Committee on Labor and Employment on the above subject using but...

Business

'Why Naman?': The minimum wage has remained low since attacks on unions in the 2000s

May 12, 2023 - 3:11pm

"That should have been the role of government, to advocate for workers," IBON Foundation's Sonny Africa says. "But the...

Headlines

Calabarzon workers want minimum wage at P750 to meet rising prices

By Jonathan de Santos | March 27, 2023 - 1:23pm

"Depending on where we work, there are different minimum wages in our region," Mary Ann Castillo, WIN4WIN spokesperson, said...

Nation

DOLE reminded on review of minimum wage promised in March

May 1, 2022 - 10:41am

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III ordered Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards in March to speed up their review...

Headlines

‘Philippines one of the worst countries to live for minimum wage earners’

By Ian Nicolas Cigaral | January 14, 2020 - 3:26pm

The Philippines is one of the worst countries to live for minimum wage earners, a new report by e-commerce firm Picodi released...

Business

Our country's minimum wages compared to ASEAN

By Atty. Josephus B Jimenez | February 23, 2019 - 12:00am

The Philippines, (or shall we start calling our country, the Federal Republic of Maharlika,) is the only ASEAN-member state with 16 different minimum wages across the country.

Freeman Opinion