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==RTWPB-12 defers decision on new wage adjustment== | |||
*Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=406314 | |||
*February 17, 2012, 6:19 pm | |||
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GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Feb. 17 (PNA) -- Minimum wage earners in Region 12 or the Soccsksargen Region will have to wait another month to know whether their salary rates would be adjusted. | |||
This after the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) did not issue a decision during their meeting last Wednesday regarding the minimum wages of private sector workers in the region. | |||
Chona Mantilla, newly installed regional director of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), said Friday the board’s members have agreed to defer the matter late in March. | |||
"There will be a new round of meetings on March 27 and 28 that will determine the steps we would take in as far as the minimum wage rates of private sector workers are concerned," she said. | |||
Early next month, Mantilla said they are slated to attend a National Wages and Productivity Commission conference in Davao City, which might help them address the wage condition in Region 12. | |||
Region 12 covers the provinces of South Cotabato, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and Sarangani and the cities of General Santos, Koronadal, Tacurong, Kidapawan and Cotabato. | |||
So far, no labor groups have formally filed a petition with the wage board seeking an adjustment in salaries. | |||
Early this week, Jessie dela Cruz, RTWPB secretary, told reporters that prices of basic consumer goods across the region have generally stayed the same in the past few months. | |||
Dela Cruz said data earlier presented by the regional offices of the National Economic and Development Authority and the Department of Trade and Industry, among others, “show no reason” to increase the minimum wage in the area. | |||
Such findings were based on the results of the public consultations held last January 25 and 26 in the cities of General Santos and Kidapawan, respectively, | |||
The wage order in effect for Region 12 was issued on October 31, 2010. Under the law, it has a life of one year but can be altered within such period if a supervening condition exists. | |||
Based on Wage Order XII-16, the minimum daily wage rates in the region stands at P260 for non-agriculture workers, P240 for plantation workers, P235 for non-plantation workers, P240 for retail/service establishments employing not more than 10 workers and P234 for retail/service establishments employing less than 10 people. | |||
==Feature: JTF GenSan helps make teacher’s dream come true== | ==Feature: JTF GenSan helps make teacher’s dream come true== | ||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R12&article=1671329378090 | *Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R12&article=1671329378090 | ||
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Both projects were inaugurated in October 2011 with JTF-GenSan leading the activity. | Both projects were inaugurated in October 2011 with JTF-GenSan leading the activity. | ||
For villagers, life is not the same anymore, now they have an electricity to light up their lives and water to sustain them—all born out of good partnership between a concerned individual and a government representative, who both have the commitment and mandate to serve. (CTA/PIA General Santos City) | For villagers, life is not the same anymore, now they have an electricity to light up their lives and water to sustain them—all born out of good partnership between a concerned individual and a government representative, who both have the commitment and mandate to serve. (CTA/PIA General Santos City) | ||
==GenSan ups security for Kalilangan Festival== | ==GenSan ups security for Kalilangan Festival== | ||