Adjustment Measures Program News Today

MINIMUM wage earners from micro and small establishments and distressed establishments will need government subsidies so they can cope with the proposed legislated wage hike. Labor groups made the proposal at a hearing on Wednesday of the House of Representatives Committee on Labor and Employment on the proposed bills implementing…

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has allocated a total of P32.720 billion under the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA) to support the administration’s programs that provide livelihood and help ensure employment to Filipinos.

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) allocated a total of P32.720 billion to the national government’s programs for livelihood and employment under the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA). In a statement Wednesday, the DBM said it allocated the funds to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). The fund…

THE Department of Budget and Management on Wednesday said it remained committed to enhancing livelihoods in the country via outlays in the proposed P5.768-trillion 2024 National Expenditure Program.

BUDGET Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said on Thursday that P12.919 billion had been earmarked for the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged Workers (Tupad) program in next years budget to bolster job creation.

The Commission on Audit has called out the Department of Labor and Employment over several deficiencies in the implementation of the P10.89-billion COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program, which aimed to provide P5,000 one-time financial assistance to affected workers in private establishments.

Since last year, the TUCP has welcomed the directive of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma for the regional wage

EMERGENCY COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE (ECOLA). The TUCP urges the regional wage boards to issue ECOLA orders to alleviate the plight of our workers without

EVEN with the resumption of face-to-face classes and the revival of the local tourism industry in recent months, allowing more businesses to resume their operations, thousands of workers continue to lose their jobs and become financially vulnerable. While there are existing government programs to help affected workers, most of the…

Opposition lawmakers on Tuesday questioned the huge allocations of confidential and intelligence funds to various agencies while allocation for social services were significantly reduced under the P5.268-trillion proposed budget for 2023.