Panay News•55m ago
‘IT’S NOT ENOUGH’: Labor groups reject P40-P45 wage hike, demand Congress intervention
ILOILO City – Labor groups in Western Visayas are pressing Congress to take control of minimum wage legislation after rejecting the newly approved P40 to P45 daily pay increase as grossly inadequate, arguing that the adjustment fails to recover the P148 in purchasing power workers have lost to inflation. The United Lab
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