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                    [Summary] => A moderate labor group will ask the regional wage board to increase the P25 hike in the minimum salary it approved for workers in Metro Manila last week.


The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) said yesterday it is set to file a motion for reconsideration before the Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in the National Capital Region (NCR).


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                    [Title] => House eyes P80 legislated wage hike
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An ad hoc group tasked to come up with a compromise suggested P80 as the rate of adjustment after the chamber finally approved on Monday night a bill that seeks to exempt minimum wage workers from paying income tax.


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"It will be harmful to the economy, especially if the industry to be burdened by a wage increase has the potential capacity of generating revenues for the government, creating jobs and providing income for the labor force," Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) president Rene Soriano said.


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Sa idinaos na ika-27 National Conference of Employers sa Manila Hotel na dinaluhan ng Pangulo, sinabi ni ECOP president Rene Soriano na hindi pa napapanahon na magtaas ng suweldo ng mga manggagawa. Isa anyang kumplikadong isyu ang wage increase dahil ang hakbang na ito ay may masamang epekto sa presyo ng pangunahing bilihin.


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                    [Title] => TUCP files P75 wage hike petition
                    [Summary] => The moderate labor group Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) has filed a petition before the wage board in Metro Manila, seeking a P75 pay hike.


In a four-page petition, TUCP president Democrito Mendoza cited the "continuous erosion of the workers’ purchasing power due to the general increase in prices of basic goods and commodities" as its basis.


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                    [Title] => ‘One in four college grads  to end up jobless’
                    [Summary] => One in four college students is likely to end up jobless after graduation, despite government assurances that lots of jobs exist, an independent research group reported yesterday.


However, the Department of Labor and Employment said the root cause of the high unemployment rate was not lack of jobs but a "mismatch" between available jobs and the supply of workers.


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                    [Title] => Employers join call for tax exemptions for workers
                    [Summary] => Amid renewed calls for a legislated wage increase, the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) pushed yesterday for the government to immediately grant additional tax exemption for minimum-wage earners.


ECOP president Rene Soriano said tax exemption is a better way to help workers cope with the impact of the expanded value-added tax (EVAT) instead of giving out salary increases, which would harm businesses.


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                    [Title] => Employers ask Congress to shelve legislated wage hike
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After expressing support for a salary hike through regional wage boards, businessmen now want Congress to junk any plans of pursuing a legislated wage increase.


The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) instead called on Congress yesterday to abide by the agreement between businessmen and Malacañang.


"The President has expressed her position on the wage issue. Congress should take the cue and shelve plans for a legislated wage hike," ECOP president Rene Soriano said in a statement.


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                    [Title] => Businessmen not as bullish about RP outlook for rest of year
                    [Summary] => Slim prospects for job seekers.


The business community yesterday warned of lower investments and shrinking job opportunities in the remaining months of the year, citing the worsening political instability in the country.


The Makati Business Club (MBC) reported many companies are now expecting a decline in gross revenues while fewer have announced plans to make additional investments in the last quarter of the year.


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                    [Title] => Workers to get free condoms
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More productive, less reproductive. Can workers become more productive on the job by practicing birth control?


The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) believes so, and is hoping that pregnancies among its workers will be regulated.


Rene Soriano, ECOP president, said they have started distributing some P1.5 million worth of condoms and contraceptives to workers in their member companies.


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Sa idinaos na ika-27 National Conference of Employers sa Manila Hotel na dinaluhan ng Pangulo, sinabi ni ECOP president Rene Soriano na hindi pa napapanahon na magtaas ng suweldo ng mga manggagawa. Isa anyang kumplikadong isyu ang wage increase dahil ang hakbang na ito ay may masamang epekto sa presyo ng pangunahing bilihin.


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In a four-page petition, TUCP president Democrito Mendoza cited the "continuous erosion of the workers’ purchasing power due to the general increase in prices of basic goods and commodities" as its basis.


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The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) instead called on Congress yesterday to abide by the agreement between businessmen and Malacañang.


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Rene Soriano, ECOP president, said they have started distributing some P1.5 million worth of condoms and contraceptives to workers in their member companies.


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