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A DAY before the deadline, the Unity for Wage Increase Now (UWIN) yesterday appealed the P35 daily minimum wage increase in the National Capital Region (NCR), citing an abuse of discretion by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in issuing the wage order.
ADMINISTRATION lawmakers yesterday backed the initiative of Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez to call for a comprehensive review of the Electric Power Industry Regulation Act of 2001 (EPIRA) to reduce the cost of power and achieve energy security for the country.
SEN. Joel Villanueva has filed a resolution urging the Senate to conduct an inquiry to determine government’s preparedness to address the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the country’s labor force.
MOTHBALLED since 2018, the voter’s ID of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is making a comeback in the 2025 polls.
PRESIDENT Marcos yesterday distributed over PP100 million in financial assistance to farmers and fisherfolk affected by the El Niño phenomenon in Samar, Northern Samar and Eastern Samar.
THE Department of Justice (DOJ) has inked an agreement with the University of the Philippines – Manila system and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)) for a new protocol on the investigation of inmates’ deaths inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City and the Correctional Institute for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City.
PRESIDENT Marcos Jr. has revoked the policy granting Career Executive Service (CES) rank to graduates of the Master of National Security Administration (MNSA) program of the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP).
COMPANIES are now open to hiring senior high school graduates although many still prefer college graduates, a Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) study said.