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==DOLE-12 to hold more confab on new wage order== | |||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R12&article=1611336026419 | |||
*Saturday, May 5, 2012 | |||
:by Danilo E. Doguiles | |||
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 5 (PIA) -- After a successful symposium on Wage Order RB XII No. 17 here last May 1, the regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) have slated a series of meeting with stakeholders on the new wage order. | |||
RTWPB 12 Board Secretary Jessie dela Cruz said the activities are intended to encourage public awareness of Wage Order 17 that became effective last April 18. | |||
He said that wage symposiums will be held in Tacurong City for Sultan Kudarat area on May 4 (Friday); in Cotabato City on May 17 and in Kidapawan City for North Cotabato province on May 24. | |||
“Wage clinics for General Santos City and Sarangani province area is tentatively scheduled on May 11. We aim to cover the entire Soccsksargen area before the end of May,” he said. | |||
Through these wage clinics, DOLE 12 and RTWPB 12 explain how the board - which include among others labor and management representatives - arrived at the decision to order an additional P10 to 14 to the daily cost of living allowance (COLA), decide on the salient features of the new wage order, as well as penalties for non-compliance and provisions regarding exemptions. | |||
The activities are also venues where stakeholders can clarify issues regarding the provisions of the wage order and implementation of the same. | |||
During the symposium in Koronadal City on Tuesday, dela Cruz said the board decided to pass the new wage “motu proprio” after a series of public consultations, and based on the socio-economic data provided by the National Economic and Development Authority, Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of Agriculture. | |||
“We would like to clarify the wrong notion that only DOLE fixes the wage in the region, he said. “Both the labor and management sectors are equally represented in the board. | |||
Simplicio Villarta Jr of the Federation of Free Workers and Jomarie Angeles of the ALO-TUCP sit in the board as labor sector representatives while Atty. Eugenio Soyao and Warren Gregorio Manilay represented the management sector, dela Cruz said. | |||
The board is being chaired by the DOLE regional director. | |||
Dela Cruz said that the board decides to raise the minimum wage based on the following criteria: needs of the workers and their families; capacity of pay of the employee or industry; comparable wages; and requirements for national development, investment, and employment generation. | |||
Other factors considered were changes in the prices of the basic commodities and services, inflation rate, and poverty threshold. | |||
“As of February 2011, poverty threshold level in Region 12 is at P226.62 per day for a family with five members,” he said. “If we consider, our lowest minimum wage was already P234 before the implementation of the new wage order.” | |||
Wage Order RBXII No. 17 orders the integration of the P15 COLA ordered in the previous order into the basic pay, which dela Cruz pointed out also increases the bases of computation of the 13th month pay and other benefits and bonuses of the laborers. | |||
The wage clinic in Koronadal City was attended by more than 200 participants from labor and management groups, payroll officers of establishments, nongovernment organizations, media, private schools, and other stakeholders. | |||
Dela Cruz also pointed out that so far they have not received any petition or formal complaint against the implementation of the new wage order. (DEDoguiles-PIA 12) | |||
==NDRRMC: Whirlwind hits Bukidnon, flash floods hit South Cotabato== | ==NDRRMC: Whirlwind hits Bukidnon, flash floods hit South Cotabato== | ||
*Source: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/257072/news/regions/ndrrmc-whirlwind-hits-bukidnon-flash-floods-hit-south-cotabato | *Source: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/257072/news/regions/ndrrmc-whirlwind-hits-bukidnon-flash-floods-hit-south-cotabato | ||
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The estimated damage to property was pegged at P200,000. | The estimated damage to property was pegged at P200,000. | ||
==JICA president vows continued support to Upi, Maguindanao== | ==JICA president vows continued support to Upi, Maguindanao== | ||