P20 dagdag-sahod sa Davao, aprub

ni Madel Moratillo @News | February 26, 2025

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Inaprubahan na ng Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board ang dagdag na 20 hanggang 30 pesos sa arawang sahod ng minimum wage earners sa Davao Region. 

Sa anunsyo ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), ang wage hike ay ipapatupad sa 2 tranche. Ang una ay sa Marso 13 at sa Setyembre 1 naman ang ikalawa. 

Sa oras na maging epektibo, ang daily minimum wage na para sa mga nasa sektor ng agrikultura ay magiging P525 mula sa dating P505 habang mula naman sa P510 ay magiging P540 sa mga nasa non-agriculture sector. Dahil dito, ang buwanang sweldo ay nasa P13,693.75 at P14,085 na. 

Sabi ng DOLE, nasa 66,772 minimum wage earners sa rehiyon ang makikinabang dito. 

Kasabay nito, inaprubahan din ang P500 dagdag sa buwanang sahod ng mga kasambahay para sa nasa chartered cities at first-class municipalities sa Davao Region, at P1,500 naman sa nasa ibang munisipalidad. Dahil dito, magiging P6,500 na ang kanilang buwanang sahod.

Tinatayang nasa 64,111 domestic workers sa rehiyon ang makikinabang dito. 

Exempted naman sa wage hike ang mga negosyong wala pang 10 ang manggagawa at naapektuhan ng kalamidad. Pero dapat mag-aplay muna sila ng exemption sa DOLE hanggang sa Mayo 11.

PhilHealth and DOLE Seal Partnership for Workers Welfare

by Info @Brand Zone | July 28, 2025

PhilHealth PR No. 2025-32 - July 25, 2025

In a major step towards improving workers welfare, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to promote the PhilHealth YAKAP among the Philippine workforce. Led by PhilHealth Acting President and CEO Dr. Edwin M. Mercado and Labor Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma — with Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs Secretary Frederick Go and DOLE Undersecretary Benjo Santos M. Benavidez as witnesses, this initiative aims to enhance workers’ access to primary care. As of June 4, 2025, over 386,000 employees all over the country are expected to benefit from the program.

The PhilHealth YAKAP is an enhanced primary care benefit package providing coverage for consultations, indicated laboratory and cancer screening tests, and prescribed essential medicines designed to promote prevention and early disease detection to help curb financial hardship for the members.

The MOA cements the commitment of both agencies to work together in expanding primary care services through information campaigns, capacity-building activities, and strategic engagement with employers, industry groups, and labor organizations.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed strong support for the initiative, emphasizing that the partnership between DOLE and PhilHealth reflects the administration’s vision for a Bagong Pilipinas where every Filipino worker is empowered, protected, and provided with essential healthcare service.

For more details on benefits and services, members may call PhilHealth’s 24/7 touch points at (02) 866-225-88 or at mobile numbers (Smart) 0998-857-2957, 0968-865-4670, (Globe) 0917-1275987 or 0917-1109812.

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P50 dagdag-sahod, siguraduhing ipinatutupad ng employers — DOLE

ng BRT @Business News | July 20, 2025

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Pinasisigurado ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) na sinusunod ng mga private employer sa Metro Manila ang P50 minimum wage increase na naging epektibo noong Hulyo 18.

Ang naturang dagdag-sahod ay inaprubahan ng Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) noong Hunyo kung saan makikinabang 1.2 milyong manggagawa sa NCR.

Dagdag pa ng DOLE, i-report agad sa ahensya ang mga employer na hindi susunod dito.