TUCP’s Atty. Zeus R. Mabanag, Regional Vice-President of ALU-CVR, and Jun P. Tagalog, Schooling and Info Director of ALU Central Visayas, at a Press Convention on Thursday, Might 8.
CEBU CITY, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has not held a single dialogue with labor teams in his three years in workplace, in response to labor leaders who, on Thursday, renewed their name for a legislated P200 day by day minimal wage hike.
Due to this, the labor group slams PBBM for what the members perceived as a transparent presidentail snob.
Jun Tagalog, training and knowledge director of the Related Labor Unions (ALU) in Central Visayas, mentioned staff have grown more and more pissed off over what they see because the administration’s continued disengagement with the labor sector, particularly amid rising residing prices.
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“In his three years in workplace, now we have marked three Labor Days, but the President has by no means as soon as sat down with labor teams—not even for a proper dialogue,” Tagalog mentioned throughout a press convention on Might 8.
“On the very least, we anticipated some courtesy—a willingness to hear. However there was none to this point,” he added.
Tagalog criticized the President’s Labor Day message on Might 1, through which he claimed to listen to staff’ requires higher wages however as soon as once more deferred the problem to the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productiveness Board (RTWPB), which conducts wage evaluations on a regional foundation.
“President Marcos mentioned the RTWPB continues to be reviewing the matter, however there was no clear or optimistic response to the decision for a legislated wage improve,” Tagalog mentioned.
Lawyer Zeus Mabanag, ALU Central Visayas Regional Vice President, supported Tagalog’s remarks. He mentioned the President merely redirected the problem again to the RTWPB.
“As an alternative of taking a transparent place, President Marcos returned the matter to the wage boards,” Mabanag mentioned.
The labor sector is backing Home Invoice No. 11376, which seeks a nationwide P200 improve within the day by day minimal wage.
Authored by the Commerce Union Congress Occasion-list (TUCP), the measure goals to deal with what labor advocates describe as an pressing want for wage aid, notably for rank-and-file staff within the non-public sector.
Whereas enterprise teams, particularly micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), have expressed concern over the doable influence of the wage hike on their operations, TUCP emphasised that the invoice consists of safeguards and exemptions for financially distressed companies.
Beneath current legal guidelines, together with Republic Act No. 9178, or the Barangay Micro Enterprise Enterprises Act of 2002, and the Wage Rationalization Act, qualifying institutions can search exemption from minimal wage necessities.
Regardless of the rising assist amongst lawmakers, the proposed laws has hit a short lived roadblock as a result of congressional recess for the Might 2025 midterm elections.
The invoice, which is on third and closing studying within the Home of Representatives, should be handed earlier than June 30.
In any other case, it must be refiled and start the legislative course of anew when the twentieth Congress opens.
The TUCP has accused the administration of relying too closely on regional wage boards, which it says have did not sustain with the precise value of residing.
Minimal wages at present vary from P361 within the Bangsamoro Autonomous Area to P645 in Metro Manila, each figures nonetheless under the P693.30 day by day value of a nutritious diet for a household of 5, as estimated by the Ateneo Coverage Heart utilizing the federal government’s “Pinggang Pinoy” meals information.
“The wage boards are outdated. Employees can’t survive on wages which might be inadequate to supply meals, training, and healthcare for his or her households,” Tagalog mentioned.
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