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Nurses hold ‘Day of Unity,’ calls for wage increase

Zen Hernandez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 08:33 PM

MANILA - Around 300 nurses with black arm bands saying "SG15Now" staged a program in front of the University of Santo Tomas and marched towards the Kartilya ng Katipunan to call for the Duterte Administration to implement Republic Act 9173. Read more »

Minimum wage in Cordillera now at P350 per day

Michelle Soriano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 11:48 PM

Minimum wage earners in Cordillera will enjoy higher pay as the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) approved a wage increase effective November 18, 2019. Read more »

IMF chief Georgieva tells women: Don't accept less!

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 16 08:12 AM

Women around the world take on far more unpaid work than men but what they should never do is agree to a lower wage in the workplace, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Tuesday. Read more »

Hamon sa mga opisyal ng gobyerno: mag-commute tuwing Lunes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 08:51 PM

Nagpanukala ang isang kongresista na dapat mag-commute ang mga opisyal ng gobyerno tuwing Lunes. Read more »

Auto suppliers hit as GM strike in US grinds on

John Biers, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 10 11:22 AM

As the General Motors strike grinds on, more auto suppliers and contractors are sending workers home, adding to the economic drag on Michigan and other US midwestern car manufacturing hubs. Read more »

A day in the life of a public school teacher

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 05 01:45 PM

Preschool teacher Noel Alicaba’s day usually consists of him waking up, going to a local public school in Malabon to teach his students, giving tutorial lessons, and heading back home. Like most teachers, his job doesn’t stop when the bell rings. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 4, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 11:58 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Teacher's Day protest

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 07:00 PM

Educators and labor groups call for higher wages for teachers as they march towards Mendiola, Manila Friday in commemoration of Teacher’s Day.  Read more »

Scarlett Johansson tops Forbes best-paid actress list for 2nd year

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 24 06:04 AM

LOS ANGELES, United States—Superhero Black Widow is a woman at the top of her game, and so is the actress who plays her—Scarlett Johansson is the world's highest paid actress for the second year in a row, according to Forbes' annual ranking published Friday. Read more »

DepEd lauds Duterte call for pay hike for teachers, gov't workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 24 10:33 AM

The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday lauded President Rodrigo Duterte's call for a salary increase for government workers, including public school teachers. Read more »

National minimum wage up to Congress: Labor chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 01:26 PM

It is up to Congress to act on calls to set a national minimum wage, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello said Tuesday. Read more »

Pagbasura ng umento sa NCR inalmahan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 28 08:45 PM

Ayon sa NCR wage board, wala pang isang taon ang huling umento, at walang sapat na basehan para rito. Read more »

Pag-IBIG Fund execs: 'P248-million pay raise aboveboard, long overdue'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 11:29 PM

MANILA - Pay raise for Home Development Mutual Fund or Pag-IBIG Fund employees amounting to P248 million were aboveboard and long overdue, its officials said Wednesday. Read more »

Palace on teachers' pay hike: 'We're doing something about it'

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 02:49 PM

MANILA- Malacañang appealed to public school teachers for understanding Tuesday as the government is still looking for funding for their pay hike.   Read more »

Salary hike for teachers? Palace says, ‘Let’s see’

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 01:17 PM

Malacañang on Monday said President Rodrigo Duterte isn’t going back on his word and that raising public school teachers’ pay is still in play. Read more »

US Rep. Ocasio-Cortez returns to bartending to promote fair wages

Daniel Trotta, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 01 04:33 PM

NEW YORK - US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took lunch orders, served pizza and rocked the cocktail shaker on Friday to promote increased wages for restaurant servers and other tipped workers. Read more »

Labor group hihingi ng higit P700 umento sa ilang parte ng Luzon, Mindanao

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 06:25 PM

Sa ihahaing petisyon ng grupo, nakasaad na hinihiling ng grupo ang P768 "across the board" na dagdag sa sahod para sa mga manggagawa sa mga pribadong sektor sa Central Luzon at Calabarzon at P782 umento sa Northern Mindanao. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 7, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 12:14 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Health workers’ day

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 07:01 PM

Health workers from public and private hospitals hold a protest march in Mendiola on Tuesday to mark National Health Workers’ Day.  Read more »

‘Failon Ngayon’: 710 minimum wage

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 12:17 AM

Para makabuhay ng pamilya, magkano nga ba talaga ang dapat na hawak mong pera. Sasapat na ang mahigit P500 minimum wage o dapat nang itaas sa P710?   Read more »