PAL Employees to Retain Job – DOLE

The Department of Labor and Employment stressed that the planned outsourcing of the services of Philippine Airline’s ground crew will not render the 2, 600 employees jobless.

DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said that the employees involved in PAL’s non-core activities such as cargo handling, in-flight catering, and call center reservations operations will all be granted employment and hefty transition benefits.

The decision, in declaring valid the termination of the covered rank-and-file employees, established two parameters under the CBA: (1) the exercise of the management prerogative was done in a just, reasonable, humane, and lawful manner; and (2) the observance of the 45-day consultation period, required in the CBA, before implementing the reorganization.

In a statement, Sec. Baldoz said that the just and humane exercise of the management prerogative to close and outsource the services is reflected in the improved transition benefits that will be granted all affected employees which, she explained in the decision, are “over and above the benefits granted in the original decision and even under existing laws”.

The DOLE affirmed the original decision to specifically provide the employees a one-year guarantee of entry point salaries with the service providers.

The terminated employees shall be absorbed by their respective service providers, and PAL shall guarantee payment of their salaries for a period of at least one year from the time of their separation from employment as the original decision provided.

The said employees shall be absorbed by SkyKitchen Phil. Inc. (catering), SkyLogistics Phil. Inc. (airport services) and ePLDT Ventus, a PLDT subsidiary (call center), according to the decision.

Aside from being transferred, these employees will receive standard and additional benefits such as vacation leave, sick leave, extended medical and hospitalization package, gratuity of P50, 000.00 and trip passes.

The Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA), however, is against the decision of the Labor department, saying that this will actually meant “death of job security at Philippine Airlines”.

PALEA President Gerry Rivera said “PALEA “The order is not a win-win solution that balances the interest of workers for job security and management for financial viability.”

Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources:
DOLE Labor Communications Office. PAL ground employees not jobless--DOLE. (Posted October 31, 2010) Retrieved November 2, 2010 from
http://www.dole.gov.ph/secondpage.php?id=1489

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PNoy Stressed RP Government's Commitment to Business Sector, Job Creation

President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III stressed the Philippine Government's commitment to help the business sector as well as make more jobs available to the Filipinos in the coming years.

During the last day of the 36th Philippine Business Conference and Expo held at the Manila Hotel, President Aquino thanked the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industries (PCCI) for launching its Business Matrix Program, which aims to develop the countryside by promoting their livelihoods and opening up more opportunities for both micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to sell their goods and services to large corporations.

"With a computerized networking system that bridges the gap between producers and sellers with their potential buyers and financial resources, you have shown once again, your commitment in empowering our people through the partnership of the private sector with the community," President Aquino said. We are all aware of the enormous problems we inherited, but we continue to work to improve the overall business climate," he added.

Furthermore, he again shared that companies such as Coca-Cola, Pfizer, AES, Hewlett-Packard, JP Morgan Chase, Sutherland Global Services, Inc., General Electric, Headstrong Corporation, SPI Global and Affinity Express have all expressed strong interest in investing in the country.

"We secured over $2.4 billion U.S. dollars worth of investments, covering a wide range of investment areas, from power generation to garments and leather goods, and of course the BPO industry. This translates to at least 43,600 new jobs and as much as 200,000 indirect jobs owing to the multiplier effect in the next three years...More jobs shall come our way as we implement projects under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) system which we hope to launch by the next month," President Aquino said.

The PPP Center aims to give businesses advisory services, technical assistance, training, and capacity development in the preparation of their ventures into government undertakings.

President Aquino said, "we are simplifying the process of establishing a business, and in stamping out red tape, as well as in improving infrastructure, and relaxing regulations on air travel to and from the country. All of these reforms are being undertaken in order to create a business-friendly atmosphere that will benefit you and the entire nation in the long run."

Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources:
Presidential Communications Operations Office. President Benigno S. Aquino III's Speech during the 36th Philippine Business Conference and Exposition (Fiesta Pavilion, Manila Hotel, MM). (Posted October 15, 2010) Retrieved October 25, 2010 from http://ops.gov.ph/speeches2010/speech2010_oct15.html

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Malacanang Declares Barangay, SK Elections as Special Non-working Holiday

President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III declared Monday, October 25, a special non-working holiday throughout the country to allow voters to take part in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections.

Citing Proclamation No. 48 issued last October 6, the President said that “it is imperative that the people be given the fullest opportunity to participate in the said elections and exercise their right to vote.”

On October 25, voting will be for one barangay chairman, one SK chairman, seven Sangguniang Barangay members and seven SK members. Manual voting will be used during the elections though. Commission on Elections Chairman Jose Melo said that they decided to have the Barangay elections done manually because it is less expensive than to have it automated. Automated elections would require printing of precint-specific ballots.

Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources:

Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 48 - Declaring Monday, October 25, 2010 as a Special (Non-working) Holiday Throughout the Country. (Posted October 6, 2010) Retrieved October 12, 2010 from
http://www.gov.ph/2010/10/06/proclamation-no-48/

Merueñas, Mark, with Jam Sisante, GMANews.TV. October 25 declared a non-working holiday (Posted October 7, 2010) Retrieved October 12, 2010 from
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Crisostomo, Sheila with Edu Punay, The Philippine Star. Comelec: Manual voting to be used in barangay, SK polls (Posted September 2, 2010) Retrieved October 12, 2010 from
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=608286&publicationSubCategoryId=63

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DOLE, NWPC Propose Two-Tiered Wage

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) through its attached agency, the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC), is proposing the adoption of a new wage system that will replace the current minimum wage setting in the country.

According to NWPC Executive Director Ciriaco Lagunzad III, the proposed two-tiered wage mechanism seeks the provision of floor wage to protect the income of vulnerable workers and enterprise productivity-based approach in determining wages above the minimum. He explained that the first tier is a mandatory national wage, or a floor wage, which will protect the incomes of the most vulnerable sectors from undue low wages. The second tier above the national floor is productivity-based. This seeks to encourage improved work performance, remove the disincentive for collective bargaining, and promote bipartite modes in determining wages and other terms and conditions of work.

Exec. Dir. Lagunzad said that the current wage system is vulnerable to inflation and unemployment, increases informality, distorts pay structures, weakens incentive for collective bargaining, and discourages pay-for-performance schemes.

Under the current setting, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) adjust the minimum wage based on petitions filed by labor groups or motu propio (on its own). Before granting or declining the petition, a series of consultations and public hearings are held to determine the effect on both sides – the employer and employee as well as other sectors involved.

DOLE Sec. Rosalinda Baldoz said that a two-tiered wage policy reform can be initiated within the present system of wage fixing under RA 6727 or the Wage Rationalization Act. Under said law, the RTWPB is allowed to set the minimum or floor wage rates in the region along industry lines, and promote productivity improvement at all level.

Baldoz also said the members of the RTWPB in various parts of the country and the NWPC are conducting consultative meetings with different labor and e mployer groups to facilitate policy formulation on the development of compensation strategies based on workers and enterprise performance and productivity.

“The consultative meetings aim to pursue higher wages based on performance and productivity, and eliminate vulnerability among the working poor,” she said. Furthermore, the consultations between the RTWPBs and the labor sector and employers complement a key item in the 22-point labor and employment agendum of President Benigno S. Aquino III which seeks to align the country’s labor policies with international treaties and International Labor Organization conventions.

Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources:
DOLE Labor Communications Office. Two-tiered wage system gains support (Posted October 3, 2010) Retrieved October 4, 2010 from
http://www.dole.gov.ph/secondpage.php?id=1400

GMANews.tv. DOLE: 2-tiered wage system gaining employers' support (Posted October 2, 2010) Retrieved October 5, 2010 from
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/202455/dole-2-tiered-wage-system-gaining-employers-support

Inquirer.net. DoLE may replace minimum wage system with 2-tiered wage (Posted August 5, 2010) Retrieved October 4, 2010 from
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20100805-285034/DoLE-may-replace-minimum-wage-system-with-2-tiered-wage

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PNoy's US Trip To Generate 40,000 Jobs

President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino's week-long trip to the United States is expected to yield about 40,000 jobs after successfully speaking with world leaders and possible foreign investors.

According to President Aquino, this will be the fruit of the expected $ 2.5B fresh investments from the US businesses. The said invested will be devoted to the power, business process outsourcing (BPO), health care and textile sector.

“We saw in this past week the working visit of our president in the US. We should be happy with commitments of thousands of new jobs for our countrymen and new investments that would rejuvenate the economy. We have many successes in the trip,” Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) head Herminio Coloma said during an interview in government-run Radyo ng Bayan.

During the trip, the Philippine Government also received the $434-million Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) development and anti-corruption grant from the US government. Aside from that, President Aquino was able to have a personal meeting with other world leaders like Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, and US President Barack Obama. He was also able to attend the ASEAN-US (Association of Southeast Asian Nations - United States) leaders’ meeting.

President Aquino also met with officials of JP Morgan Chase & Co., Hewlett Packard, and the Philippine Development Foundation USA (PhilDev USA, formerly known as Ayala Foundation USA AF-USA).

Prior to leaving for the States, the President said that his US trip would be devoted to encouraging investors and create jobs. “We are not talking a hundred, two hundred jobs. We are not even talking a thousand. We are talking more than that," he said.

Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources:
Tingcungco, Dano, 24 Oras. PNoy brings home over 40,000 jobs from US trip (Posted September 28, 2010) Retrieved September 28, 2010 from
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Dedace, Sophia Regina, GMANews.TV. ‘Thousands of jobs’ await Filipinos upon PNoy’s return from US (Posted September 26, 2010) Retrieved September 27, 2010 from
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TESDA to Close 'Bogus' and Non-Performing Schools

The Technical Education and Skilled Development Authority (TESDA) will soon start shutting down 'bogus' and non-performing technical and vocational schools.

According to TESDA Director General Joel Villanueva, once the performance review of these schools is complete, they will exercise their power to shut them down. He said that these tech-voc schools have been producing graduates that are unable to get jobs because of the poor quality of modules they use. On the other hand, some schools that have 'average' training modules charge very high tuition fees.

Dir. Villanueva, however, declined to publicize the names of these schools and institutions for now.

“Our goal is to produce quality, globally-competitive graduates; to make sure that our tech-voc graduates will be employed whether here or abroad after their trainings. We have to take action against these kinds of tech-voc schools and institutions and close them down,” he said.

Villanueva added that TESDA will enlist the help of local government units and the association of tech-voc institutions to run after these schools.

Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources:
Faustino, Jason, The Daily Tribune. Tesda: ‘Bogus’ vocational schools will be closed (Posted September 27, 2010)Retrieved September 27, 2010 from
http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20100927nat4.html

Ronda, Rainier Allan, The Philippine Star. Tesda to shut down non-performing vocational schools (Posted September 27, 2010) Retrieved September 27, 2010 from
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=615728&publicationSubCategoryId=63

abs-cbnNEWS.com. Bogus tech-voc schools’ days numbered (Posted September 26, 2010) Retrieved September 27, 2010 from
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More Job Opportunities Made Available in Canada through Renewed MOU

Department of Labour and Immigration of Manitoba, Canada signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) which aims to help recruit more overseas Filipino workers (OFW) and continue to ensure their protection.

DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz signed the MOU on behalf of the Philippines while Premier Greg Selinger signed on behalf of Manitoba in a simple function held in Makati City. Under the MOU, both parties will work together to enable Filipino workers to enter Manitoba under a process that is effective and clearly communicated to employers and workers alike.

The shared priorities for collaboration and cooperation under the new MOU include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Ensure that the need of Manitoba employers for Filipino workers with appropriate skills are met through training and credential-recognition activities;
2. Expedite the approval of selected workers for employment opportunities in Manitoba, including efforts to support the work of the Canadian visa office in Manila in the processing of worker workers' permits and visas;
3. Promote sound, ethical, and equitable recruitment and employment practices;
4. Share information to support initiatives, subject to privacy laws of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of Manitoba, Canada; and
5. On prior agreement, explore the role for the International Organization for Migration to support the foregoing initiatives.

According to Sec. Baldoz, due to the low birth rate and aging population of Manitoba, they will need 20,000 new workers annually by 2016. Possible jobs involve carpentry, plumbing, and electricity. Salinger added that this will also open opportunities for other professions like engineers, accountants, medical professionals like doctors and nurses, among others.

Sec. Baldoz added that with the new RP-Manitoba agreement and the improving world economy, more OFWs may be deployed to Manitoba starting this year, adding Filipino workers from the health, agricultural production, hotel, and restaurant and construction sectors will continue to be in demand in Manitoba.

Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources:
DOLE Labor Communications Office. RP, Manitoba renew agreement on HRD, OFW deployment (Posted September 21, 2010) Retrieved September 21, 2010 from
http://www.dole.gov.ph/secondpage.php?id=1375

Tubeza, Philip, Philippine Daily Inquirer. 20,000 workers needed yearly in Manitoba by 2016 -- labor chief (Posted September 21, 2010) Retrieved September 21, 2010 from
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20100921-293509/20000-workers-needed-yearly-in-Manitoba-by-2016----labor-chief

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More Pinoys Employed in Latest Labor Report

The latest Labor Force Survey (LFS) of the National Statistics Office (NSO) revealed that more Filipinos now are employed compared to unemployed or underemployed.

Based on the July 2010 LFS, the country’s employment rate was at 93.1 percent, estimated at 36.3 million; higher by 300,000 compared to last April. This was also higher by as much as seven million compared to the July 2009 data.

Similar to previous labor surveys, the National Capital Region had the lowest employment rate, measured at 89.1 percent, while the Cagayan Valley, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) posted the highest employment rate at 96 percent.

On the other hand, the number of unemployed Filipinos decreased by as much as four million. The latest data showed the unemployment rate at 6.9 percent, which represented approximately 2.7 million, compared to April’s unemployment rate at 8.0 percent, or 3.1 million Filipinos. July 2009’s unemployment rate was at 7.6 percent.

Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources:
National Statistics Office Press Release. Employment Rate Estimated at 93.1 Percent in July 2010 (Posted September 15, 2010) Retrieved September 20, 2010 from
http://census.gov.ph/data/pressrelease/2010/lf1003tx.html

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Palace Declared September 10 a Regular Holiday for Eid'ul Fitr Celebration

President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III declared Friday, Sept. 10, as a regular holiday throughout the country in observance of Eid'ul Fitr or the Feast of Ramadan.

Citing Proclamation No. 26, the President said that since the main date for the celebration of Eid’l Fitr for 2010 falls on Sept. 10, the entire Filipino nation “should have the full opportunity to join their Muslim brothers and sisters in observing and celebrating Eid’l Fitr”. Furthermore, the declaration of the said holiday will “bring the religious and cultural significance of the Eid’l Fitr to the fore of national consciousness”.

The proclamation is based from Republic Act 9177, which declared the first day of Shawwal, the tenth month of the Islamic calendar, a national holiday for the observance of Eidul Fitr.

Eid’l Fitr is the festival when the Muslims end their holy month of fasting or Ramadan. This year, Ramadan began on August 11 and will end this Friday. The Office of Muslim Affairs supervises the declaration of this holiday based on the Islamic calendar (Hijra) or the lunar calendar, or upon Islamic astronomical calculations.

Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources:
Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 26 - Declaring Friday, September 10, 2010 as a Regular Holiday Throughout the Country in Observance of Eid’l Fitr (Feast of Ramadan) (Posted September 2, 2010) Retrieved September 6, 2010 from
http://www.gov.ph/2010/09/02/proclamation-no-26

Office of the President. Aquino proclaims Eid’l Fitr, Sept. 10, regular holiday (Posted September 4, 2010)Retrieved September 6, 2010 from
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GMANews.tv. Malacañang declares Sept 10 as non-working holiday (Posted September 3, 2010) Retrieved September 6, 2010 from
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More Filipinos Turning To Medicine amidst Nursing Demand Decline

More Filipino graduates, particularly those pursuing Nursing, are now shifting to Medicine as the demand for nurses worldwide continues to decline.

According to Dr. Jose Cueto, member of the Professional Regulations Commission Board of Medicine, more students are now taking the National Medical Admission Test (NMAT) compared to six years ago when there was a high demand for nurses overseas.

Dr. Cueto said, “Before, it’s the doctors who were taking up nursing because they want to work abroad. Now it’s the reverse, our nurses are continuing their studies and are entering medical schools.”

Passing the NMAT is a requirement for any bachelor’s degree holder to be admitted to any medical school in the Philippines and become a doctor. Aside from Nursing, Physical Therapy and Medical Technology are two of the best preparatory courses for Medicine.

Recent reports from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) attested to this. Based on POEA data, the number of professional nurses deployed to other countries only increased by 6.71%, from 12,618 to 13, 465 in 2009. In 2008, the rate of migrant nurses rose by 40.13%.

However, despite the increasing number in registered doctors, members of the Board of Medicine said it would still not be enough to address the lack of doctors in rural areas, since new doctors usually prefer to practice their profession abroad. Dr. Cueto urged the government to address the exodus of the country’s health workers overseas.

Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources:
Jaymalin, Mayen, The Philippine Star. With slump in demand for nurses, more Pinoys opt to become doctors. (Posted August 23, 2010) Retrieved August 30, 2010 from
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=605357&publicationSubCategoryId=63

Jaymalin, Mayen, philstar.com. More Pinoys, including nursing graduates now taking up medicine (Posted August 22, 2010) Retrieved August 30, 2010 from
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Medenilla, Samuel, Manila Bulletin. More want to be doctors as global demand for nurses declines (Posted August 22, 2010) Retrieved August 30, 2010 from
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/273677/more-want-be-doctors-global-demand-nurses-declines

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August 30 Still a Non-Working Holiday

Filipinos will still be able to enjoy a long weekend this month as Malacañang declared August 30 a regular non-working holiday in celebration of National Heroes' Day.

During a press briefing, Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said that since National Heroes' Day falls on August 30, they will abide by Presidential Proclamation No. 1841 issued by former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on July 21, 2009 which declared it as a holiday. “It falls on a Monday so it's not going to be moved so you're going to have a long weekend," Lacierda said.

Recently, the Palace repealed Proc. No. 1841 and observed Ninoy Aquino Day on its original date, August 21, declaring August 23 as a regular working day. Lacierda advised the public that they will now be dealing with holiday declarations “on a case-to-case basis.” Furthermore, he clarified that Malacañang is not trying to repeal Republic Act 9492, popularly know as Holiday Economics Law, but is simply exercising the provisions of the law that the president can modify or change a holiday either by law, order or proclamation.

“We are looking at making ourselves more productive. The idea is if the first day of the week is a holiday, it diminishes productivity for the rest of the week,” Lacierda said.

Since it is a regular holiday, employees who will work on Monday will receive 200% basic daily wage for the first eight hours, plus 30% of the per-hour rate for the succeeding hours counted as overtime.

For those whose rest day/day-off falls on Monday, they are entitled to receive an additional 30% of 200% of their daily wage plus another 30% of the per-hour rate for overtime if they decide to come to work.

Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources:
Philippine Information Agency. Two holidays up in August (Posted August 20, 2010) Retrieved August 23, 2010 from
http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p100820.htm&no=95

Kabiling, Genalyn, Manila Bulletin. August 30 a regular holiday – Malacañang (Posted August 13, 2010) Retrieved August 23, 2010 from
http://www3.mb.com.ph/node/272119/augu

Roa, Ana Mae, BusinessWorld. Malacañang keeps August 30 holiday (Posted August 13, 2010) Retrieved August 23, 2010 from
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Central Visayas Workers to Receive P18 Wage Hike

The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Region 7 increased the daily minimum wage rate in Central Visayas by P18.00, effective this September.

According to RTWPB Region 7 Chairman and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Director Elias Cayanong, the decision of the Board was based on cost of living and basic services, fuel, and inflation rate, among others. In addition, the Board agreed to implement a uniform increase on all wage classes in the region.

However, some 100 exporters listed under the Department of Trade and Industry and the Confederation of Philippine Exporters Foundation (Philexport) Cebu have been given a six-month exemption because they have forecasted their cost for this year and are still recovering from the effects of the global financial crisis.

Cebu Furniture Industry Foundation President Angela Paulin said that they are grateful to the RTWPB for granting them an extension, but believes that the industry cannot fully recover in such a short span of time. On the other hand, the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) expressed its support in the decision of the local wage board. However, CCCI President Sammy Chioson said that it be better to implement the wage increase next year.

Dir. Ferdinand Jumapao of the Associated Labor Unions Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) - Membership Recruitment and Services Department added that though P18 is not enough, it can help workers pay for their fare and food.

Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources:
Napallacan, Jhunnex, Inquirer Visayas. C. Visayas workers get P18-wage hike (Posted August 15, 2010) Retrieved August 16, 2010 from
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20100815-287026/C-Visayas-workers-get-P18-wage-hike

Garcia-Yap, Aileen, Cebu Daily News. New wage hike worries Cebu furniture makers (Posted August 15, 2010) Retrieved August 16, 2010 from
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Pareja, Jessica Ann, The Freeman. For September implementation: Central Visayas workers get P18 wage hike (Posted August 13, 2010) Retrieved August 16, 2010 from
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Mosqueda, Mars, Jr., Manila Bulletin. Wage board grants P18 hike in daily wage of CV workers (Posted August 13, 2010) Retrieved August 16, 2010 from
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Baquero, Elias, Sun.Star Cebu. Wages in Central Visayas up by P18 (Posted August 13, 2010) Retrieved August 16, 2010 from
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JOB FAIRS AND EVENTS The 3rd Get A Job Trinoma Jobs Fair by Island Exhibit WHEN: August 25-26, 2010 WHERE: Trinoma Activity Center, Trinoma Mall 13th Metro Job Fair by Adexhibit WHEN: August 26-28, 2010 WHERE: SM Megatrade Hall 3, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City

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Malacañang Declared August 23 as Regular Working Day

Contrary to earlier statements and reports, Malacañang formally said that Ninoy Aquino Day will be observed on August 21 and declared August 23 as a regular working day.

Citing Presidential Proclamation No. 13 issued last Wednesday, President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III declared that Ninoy Aquino Day will be observed as a nationwide special non-working holiday on Saturday instead of August 23.

As stated in the proclamation, “observing Ninoy Aquino Day on August 21 instead of August 23 will avoid the imposition of unnecessary financial burden upon the employers, ensure the continuity of government, business and commercial transactions, promote productivity, while at the same time preserve the solemnity of the observance.”

Proclamation No. 13 formally modified Presidential Proclamation No. 1841 issued by former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on July 21, 2009 which stated that the death anniversary of the late Sen. Benigno 'Ninoy' Aquino, Jr. would be celebrated this year on August 23.

In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said that some Cabinet Secretaries wanted to maintain the earlier declaration while others do not. But in the end, President Aquino ruled that Monday will be a regular working day. Lacierda, however, stressed that the President did not make the decision based on his personal sensitivities to the said holiday, which is the death anniversary of his father, but to strike a balance between the needs of both employers and workers.

Furthermore, Lacierda said that Republic Act 9492 gives the President authority to modify the declaration of holidays by law, order or proclamation. Thus, Malacañang will deal with it on a case-to-case basis.

Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources:
Presidential Communications Operations Office. Proc. No. 13: Declaring the Observance of Ninoy Aquino Day on 21 August 2010 as a Nationwide Special (Non-Working) Holiday (in PDF format) (Posted August 11, 2010) Retrieved August 16, 2010 from
http://www.ops.gov.ph/issuances/issuances-proc/PROC%20No.%2011.pdf

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Porcalla, Delon, The Philippine Star. Palace: August 23 not a holiday. (Posted August 12, 2010) Retrieved August 16, 2010 from
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DOLE Released Breakthrough Study to Help Solve Local Unemployment

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has released a breakthrough and pioneering study called “Project Jobs Fit” that identifies the skills needed by its industries for the next 10 years. This will be relevant to the country’s efforts to mitigate local unemployment.

In a press release, DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said that the government is now looking forward by initiating concrete measures to pursue the objectives of the study, and setting the appropriate foundation towards a job-friendly economy. The country's economy would be equipped with the capacity to mitigate brain drain and the mismatch of the available jobs in industry as well as the skills of the labor force.

Sec. Baldoz noted that the voluminous Project Jobs Fit has essentially pinpointed the Philippines’ key employment generators (KEGS) - or those sectors identified as “having the potential for absorbing the greatest number of the Philippine workforce” in the next 10 years.

These are the following sectors: agribusiness, cyber-services, health and wellness, hotel, restaurant and tourism, mining, construction, banking and finance, manufacturing, ownership dwellings and real estate, transport and logistics, wholesale and retail trade. The study also identified the need to support the four emerging industries expected to reinforce employment opportunities in the next 10 years, namely creative industries, diversified/strategic farming and fishing, power and utilities, and renewable energy. The DOLE study likewise identified some 108 in-demand, hard-to-fill occupations across all of the economy’s key employment generators and emerging industries until 2020.

“We will now need to build systematically the environment necessary to cultivate workers’ skills and employability in approaching these hard-to fill jobs and ensuring the growth of our main employment generators now and in the future,” said Sec. Baldoz.

DOLE Bureau of Local Employment (BLE) Director Maria Criselda R. Sy, who headed the multi-agency team that accomplished Project Jobs Fit, expressed her hopes that Project Jobs Fit would be utilized as a framework for action of the government, industry and academe to improve the plight of our workers, offering it as a “labor market signaling activity [that] could provide vital information for the succeeding administration to have a grip on the country’s unemployment concerns and job-skill mismatch.”

The full report(http://ble.dole.gov.ph/pjf/FinalReport.pdf) and list of in-demand and hard-to-fill occupations (http://ble.dole.gov.ph/pjf/List.pdf) are available at the BLE Website.

Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources:
DOLE Information and Publication Office. Project JobsFit identifies needed skills; seeks to mitigate brain drain, job-skills mismatch in RP (Posted August 7, 2010) Retrieved August 9, 2010 from
http://www.dole.gov.ph/secondpage.php?id=1294
Reposted by Postive News Media at
http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Main_News_1/Project_Jobs_Fit_identifies_needed_skills_seeks_to_mitigate_brain_drain_job-skills_mismatch_in_RP_printer.shtml

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PNoy Respects Law on August 23 Holiday

President Benigno Simeon 'Noynoy' Aquino III respects the Holiday Economics Law which declares Monday, August 23, as a special non-working holiday in observance of Ninoy Aquino Day.

According to Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda, the current administration will honor and abide by Republic Act 9492, known as the Holiday Economics Law. The said law, introduced by former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2007, states that holidays that fall on a weekend, except those with religious significance, be moved to the nearest Monday.

The death anniversary of the President's father, Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., is officially celebrated on August 21 and falls on a Saturday this year. Following the law, the said holiday will be observed the following Monday, August 23. In addition, Proclamation 1841, signed on July 21, 2009 by former President Arroyo declared Monday a special non-working holiday.

In recent reports, Lacierda said that President Aquino was not inclined to declare it as a holiday, being sensitive when it comes to celebrations involving his deceased parents. “As far as possible, President Aquino does not want to highlight the death anniversary or any anniversary of his parents just because of his position," said Lacierda.

In a media forum last August 6, President Aquino himself said he was uncomfortable with the idea of declaring a special non-working holiday which commemorates the death of his father. However, he said he would still consider it given that it is part of the holiday economics policy of former President Arroyo.

August 23 is incidentally also the anniversary of the Cry of Pugad Lawin..

Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources:
Yamsuan, Cathy, Philippine Daily Inquirer. Aquino can’t decide on holiday honoring pa (Posted August 9, 2010) Retrieved August 9, 2010 from
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20100809-285740/Aquino-cant-decide-on-holiday-honoring-pa

Philippine Information Agency. Malacanang to respect holiday economics law (Posted August 8, 2010) Retrieved August 9, 2010 from
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GMANews.TV. Spokesman: Palace to respect Arroyo’s holiday economics (Posted August 7, 2010) Retrieved August 9, 2010 from
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Montano, Efren, Journal Online. August 23 non-working holiday (Posted August 7, 2010) Retrieved August 9, 2010 from
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Office of the Press Secretary. Palace to maintain Holiday Economics law (Posted August 6, 2010) Retrieved August 9, 2010 from
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Bedico, Tess, Journal Online. Unlike Gloria, Noynoy won’t move holiday (Posted August 6, 2010) Retrieved August 9, 2010 from
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Western Visayas, Davao, and Northern Mindanao Board Approved Wage Increase Petitions

The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPB) of Western Visayas, Davao, and Northern Mindanao have approved the petition for increase in the minimum wage for their respective regions.

RTWPB Region 6 nodded an additional P15.00 per day increase in the region's minimum wage, setting the new minimum wage in the region at P265.00 per day for non-agricultural establishments employing more than 10 workers; P223.00 for non-agricultural establishments employing 10 workers or less; P233.00 for workers in the agricultural plantation sector; and P223 for workers in the agriculture–non plantation sector.

On the other hand, the Davao board added P21.00 per day to the current minimum wage, raising it to P271.00 per day plus P15.00 cost of living allowance (COLA) for non-agricultural workers, and P261.00 plus P15.00 COLA for agriculture, retail and service industry workers.

The Northern Mindanao RTWPB granted an additional P25.00 to the current P12.00 COLA implemented in the region. However, the adjustment will be divided in two phases: P12.00 will be added on August 16 and the rest, on October 1.

The current increase in the minimum wage rate in their respective areas have garnered different reactions from various sectors. Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Roberto Montelibano said that they will comply with the new wage order but warned that many small-and medium-scale businesses may seek exemption, decrease work day, or worse, layoff workers just to survive. Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. President Robert Quinto understands the situation of the workers and appealed that the labor sector understand their side as well. Employers Confederation of the Philippines President Edgardo Lacson called for a suspension of any wage increase this year, citing that companies are still trying to recover from the global economic downturn. Furthermore, Mr. Lacson said that the government should focus on job generation instead of increasing the minimum wage, which only benefits a few.

On the other hand, RTWPB Region 6 labor representative Wennie Sancho said that the increase was not enough. Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU)-Panay chapter coordinator Wennie Dublezo called the increase as “pittance” and just enough for a round trip jeepney fare of P14.00. In a press statement, KMU chairperson Elmer Labog said “President [Benigno] Noynoy Aquino said Filipinos can dream again. But how could workers dream again with P15 and P21?” Partido ng Manggagawa Chairperson Renato Magtubo, said workers would continue to suffer not only from low wages but also the refusal of many employers to pay the declared minimum wage.

Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources:
Osorio, Elisa, The Philippine Star. ECOP wants wage hike moratorium (Posted August 2, 2010) Retrieved August 2, 2010 from
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Zaldivar, Jade, Sun.Star Davao. P21 wage hike in Davao approved (Posted July 24, 2010) Retrieved August 2, 2010 from
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DOLE Information and Publication Wage board raises Region 6 minimum wage by P15 (Posted July 26, 2010) Retrieved August 2, 2010 from
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