Regional Updates – Page 13 – National Wages and Productivity Commission

RTWPB-NCR recognized for excellence at the 2025 GFMIC Conference

Written by Edward Lyndon Madali on October 3, 2025. Posted in RTWPB-NCR.

RTWPB-NCR was recognized by the Government Financial Management Innovators Circle (GFMIC), Inc. for its excellence in the utilization of the enhanced electronic New Government Accounting System (eNGAS) and the electronic Budget System (eBudget). The “Outstanding eNGAS and eBudget System User Entity Award” was given in grateful recognition of the Board’s remarkable use of the eNGAS and eBudget System, which facilitated the submission of CY 2024 year-end financial statements, budget, and other reports, free of material errors related to the eNGAS and eBudget System implementation, on or before...

RTWPB Caraga trains 25 MSMEs on LEAN Management and DOLE AMP

Written by Clodualdo Milo Jr. on October 2, 2025. Posted in Regional Updates, RTWPB-XIII.

Butuan City – The RTWPB-III, in partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) – Caraga, successfully conducted a LEAN Management Training and DOLE Adjustment Measures Program (AMP) Orientation for 25 micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the region. Board Secretary VI Earl dela Victoria underscored the importance of identifying and eliminating non-value-adding activities in the workplace. “LEAN Management is important because it empowers your business to eliminate waste, streamline your operation, and continuously improve your process. With this, you will be able to...

Cagayan Valley-based MSMEs join DOLE’s Digital Transformation Development Program

Written by Edward Lyndon Madali on September 24, 2025. Posted in RTWPB-II.

Six micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from Region II participated in the second batch of the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Digital Transformation Development Program on September 15–19, 2025 at Asian Institute of Management (AIM) in Makati City. The MSMEs were Top Achievers Private School Incorporated, 3SHERS Food Products, Motorline Trading Inc., First Isabela Cooperative Bank (FICO), Cagayan Appliance Center, and the Cooperative Bank of Cagayan. The five-day training is designed to equip MSMEs with the knowledge and skills to embrace digital transformation strategies,...

Private workers and domestic workers in Central Visayas to receive increases in minimum wage

Written by Edward Lyndon Madali on September 24, 2025. Posted in RTWPB-VII.

The RTWPB-VII approved on September 11, 2025 a minimum wage increase ranging from PhP 37.00 – PhP 47.00 for private workers and Php1,000.00 to Php2,000.00 for domestic workers in the region. In Class A, a Php39 increase was granted by the board, increasing the minimum wage rate from Php 501.00 to Php540.00 in the expanded Metro Cebu area. No change in the composition of class A was made. Conversely, Classes B and C in the previous wage order were granted PhP 37.00 and Php47.00 increases respectively, merging them into one (collectively referred to as Class B under the new Wage Order No. 26)...

Six Caraga-based MSMEs named national finalists in 2025 Productivity Olympics

Written by Edward Lyndon Madali on September 24, 2025. Posted in RTWPB-XIII.

Butuan City – The RTWPB-III (Caraga) successfully produced six (6) micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as national finalists in the 2025 Productivity Olympics, a biennial competition of the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC). The six MSMEs who were chosen as national finalist are the following: (1) Amamio Farm Products from Agusan del Norte; (2) Alameda Farm from Surigao del Sur; (3) Janicahh Food Products Corporation from Agusan del Sur; (4) Kirk’s Bread and Pastry House from Surigao del Sur; (5) Allen Stick and Trading from Agusan del Sur; and (6) Southway...

RTWPB-XI conducts wage clinique at Poblacion Market Central in Davao City

Written by Edward Lyndon Madali on September 24, 2025. Posted in RTWPB-XI.

Davao City, Philippines – More than 30 tenants of the Poblacion Market Central attended the Wage Clinique conducted by RTWPB-XI last September 9, 2025. Atty. Sharon Grace S. Sanoy, RTWPB-XI Attorney IV, discussed the most recent wage order in Davao Region, Wage Order No. RB-XI 23, and answered frequently asked questions about it. Atty. Sanoy also discussed about wage distortion, explaining how it occurs, and the available remedies. The Wage Clinique was held in collaboration with DOLE-XI’s Technical and Advisory Visit (TAV) Seminars. These seminars invite various agencies to discuss how participants...