MALACAÑANG defended on Saturday the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) on the P30 increase in the daily allowance of workers in Metro Manila, saying the government has to find a balance between the labor and management. “There has to be a balance between all of these interests,” deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said [...]

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III is expected to announce “good news” Tuesday as the country celebrates Labor Day, but this will not stop some 20,000 workers from protesting at the country’s capital. Over 300,000 jobs are also available for jobseekers during a state-led jobs and livelihood fair set on May 1, a Labor Day. Aquino will [...]

CEBU CITY — The global economy may be bad, coupled with the disasters that hit Japan in March last year, but the electronics industry in the country remains solid, reported President Benigno Aquino III. According to Aquino’s statistics, direct employment in the electronics industry rose by six percent or an increase from 500,000 in 2010 [...]

GOVERNMENT employees could again expect a merry Christmas this year as President Benigno Aquino III confirmed that the additional P10,000 bonus will be released by December 15. While the President has yet to issue a formal administrative order, he assured that the additional bonus in a form of productivity enhancement incentive (PEI) will be given [...]