NWPC participates in 2023 DOLE Annual Planning Exercise
NWPC participated in the 2023 DOLE Annual Planning Exercise presided by Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma on 02-03 February 2023 in Diliman, Quezon City.
Highlights of the activity included the presentation of DOLE priorities and targets for 2023 and the cluster and convergence action plans.
In his message, Secretary Laguesma expressed his hope for the achievement of “inclusive growth, reduction of poverty incidence to a single digit, and sustainable economy for the betterment of Filipino people” through collective efforts. He directed the DOLE senior officials to work and monitor the targets in relation to increased income per capita toward full and living wage and productive and remunerative work, effective use of the regional minimum wage mechanism, and improved labor and enterprise productivity.
Prior to the DOLE-wide corporate planning exercise, the DOLE Labor Relations, Policy, and International Affairs (LRPIA) Cluster conducted its cluster planning activity presided by Undersecretary Benedicto Ernesto R. Bitonio.
Presented during the activity were the 2022 Accomplishments and Targets of the Planning Service, Bureau of Labor Relations, National Labor Relations Commission, National Conciliation and Mediation Board, Institute for Labor Studies, and National Wages and Productivity Commission. The offices also presented their respective 2023 Action Plan and Multi-Year Plan Targets.
NWPC Executive Director Maria Criselda R. Sy presented the NWPC 2023 plans and targets for the minimum wage regulatory program, enterprise productivity improvement program, and advocacy program focusing on wages, income, and productivity improvement.
Usec. Bitonio, who sits as NWPC Chairperson-Designate, emphasized the need for the Commission to review and identify actions that needed support from workers and employers and revisit the strategies that will further strengthen the direction that the NWPC is going.
Undersecretary Circiaco A. Lagunzad III, Undersecretary for General Administration and Regional Operations Cluster and former NWPC Executive Director, attended the cluster planning and provided insights and instructions on strategic implementation and service quality in relation to the programs and policies of the offices under the LRPIA cluster.