Private employees from Metro Manila will receive and additional P22 in their cost-of-living allowance (COLA) per day, in lieu of a wage increase. The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR) approved Wage Order No. 16 increasing the COLA of employees. This will take effect 15 days after its publication on the daily [...]

A new payment system that will replace the present “fee for service” scheme in reimbursing hospitals will be adopted by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) and hopes to implement it next month.
The Philhealth plans to adopt a new system called the “case payment” system which will have fixed rates for medical services and surgical [...]

The much anticipated announcement on Labor Day will not be heard this coming May 1. Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) clarified that there will be no announcement of wage increase on May, despite Malacañang’s pronouncement before that it is coming out with a Labor Day gift to help workers [...]

The Social Security System (SSS) reported that its benefit payments for 2010 has increased by 7% to P77.17 billion, with the bulk of the payment going to retirement claims and death benefits. SSS president and chief executive officer (CEO) Emilio de Quiros Jr. said in a statement that the state-run agency paid P38.23 million to [...]

Looks like the worst is yet over from flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) as its ground crew union filed a new notice of strike last Friday before the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
Citing unfair labor practices, the Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (PALEA) through its president Gerry Rivera, accused the PAL managers of talking with [...]

Total collections reaching an amount of P127.74 million have been gathered by the Social Security System (SSS) from overdue contributions from delinquent employers.
The state-owned pension fund for private employees was able to collect the said amount under an amnesty program offered by the agency to delinquent employers, in order to help workers regain access to [...]

Labor Day, May 1 falls on a Saturday, following the holiday of economics being observed by the government, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has declared May 3, the nearest Monday to May 1, as a regular holiday throughout the country in observance of the Labor Day.
The declaration is being consistent with the provision under Republic Act [...]

The world’s largest airline, Delta Air Lines Inc., will set up an office in the Philippines. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given a go signal for the company to set up its office in the country.
The new office is part of the company’s preparation to fold into its operations Northwest Airlines Corp, another [...]

In a job-seeker’s point of view, to be asked to name one’s biggest weaknesses is the most awful interview question. Do you wonder why? It’s because it feels like they are being forced to lie. Others think that is inappropriate to expose that kind of information about oneself especially to a person who will likely [...]

Market is known to be dominated by employers. After 26 years, we are experiencing once more the peak of unemployment. So the questions arise whether filling up a position should be a problem and thinking about retaining an employee should be an issue where in fact there are lines of candidates waiting to be hired.
In [...]

Should you attach a photo on your resume?
Raket, the Philippines recruitment site has published a guide to recruitment photos.
Again that depends on the position you’re applying for. If physical appearance is part of the requirements then it’s a given, Otherwise one HR person said it would depend on your photo.
She said that some HR people [...]

The business process outsourcing (BPO) sector in the Philippines continues to grow and expand, in spite of the global financial crisis. In fact, because of the crisis, some outsourcing companies have introduced new services which provide for them additional revenue streams for their businesses. These were the results of the survey reported from the executives [...]

There is an ongoing online public service campaign for all Filipino workers in the CNMI (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) to renew their membership to the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). This campaign is initiated by Paul Madriaga, the internal vice president of the United Filipino Organizations in the CNMI.
The campaign was prompted by [...]

Technology startup companies in the Philippines now have an ally, and a home, with the help of the project that is spearheaded by the Department of Science and Technology together with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA).
This is the incubation facility which would be opened at the University of the Philippines this April which would [...]

Next week the whole country will observe the Holy Week in the Philippines. It will be a week sandwiched between two long weekends as it will only have two working days for the country’s labor force, this is in pursuant to the Proclamation 1699 signed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in December last year.
Because of [...]

Arthur Principe, 35, was officially hired as a utility worker II at the Supreme Court. His position may not be that high or big to merit media attention. But it is not his job nor his position, but Principe himself, which merits such attention. With his hiring, Principe became the first deaf-mute employee of the [...]

Motivation seems always to be a problem to most of the companies. Business owners are having a hard time to solve repeated problems because he could not just motivate his people. On the contrary, is it really your people, , that needs to change or is it really you, the owner?
Sometimes, your employees can’t just [...]

All of us may have experienced so many things regarding bad services. One can easily testify to this in any establishments, whether in a restaurant, shopping department store or supermarket. And most of the time, these fraudulent practices are made by the employees or the people behind them. You might be wondering, why are they [...]

In its response to the government economic stimulus plan, the Department of Public Work and Highways (DPWH) has initiated efforts to generate some 500,000 jobs in different infrastructure projects all over the country.
Entering into an agreement with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the National Constructors Association of the Philippines (NACAP) and the Philippine [...]

It is no doubt, despite the insistent optimism of some leaders and economic scholars, the Philippines have been affected by the global economic crisis. Many overseas Filipino workers (OFW) have returned to the country ahead of their contract’s term because their employers were affected by the financial crisis. Here in the country, numbers of companies [...]