Regional Updates – Page 29 – National Wages and Productivity Commission

CAR-based MSMEs feted in Baguio City

Written by Clodualdo Milo Jr. on June 23, 2025. Posted in Regional Updates, RTWPB-CAR.

Recognized for their achievements in productivity improvement and practices, nine outstanding MSMEs in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) were honored during the 2025 Regional Productivity Olympics awarding in Baguio City on 17 June 2025. This year’s winners were GA F2C Café for Micro Enterprise (Agribusiness), The Red Soil Coffee Manufacturing for Micro Enterprise (Industry), Sahei Core Technologies for Micro Enterprise (Service), Gift of Grace Food Manufacturing Corp. and Tita Lea’s Food Specialties for Small Enterprise (Industry), Casaldo Lyndon Bacmor Security Agency and Kamimura...

RTWPB-IVA conducts Service Quality training for Tagaytay-based hotel

Written by Clodualdo Milo Jr. on June 17, 2025. Posted in Regional Updates, RTWPB-IVA.

RTWPB-IVA conducted a Service Quality and Building Customer Advocacy training for 70 employees of Hortz Hotels and Resorts Tagaytay from June 2 to 3, 2025. The training program, led by Mr. Gener C. Rivera of RTWPB-IVA, included a series of workshops designed to enhance employee performance and raise morale. Mr. Rivera emphasized the importance of full commitment and effort from both employees and management in achieving the company’s objectives. He also asked the participants to develop an action plan to be implemented within a three-month period to solidify these commitments and drive...

Lal-lo-based MSMEs undergo training on Design Thinking

Written by Clodualdo Milo Jr. on June 17, 2025. Posted in Regional Updates, RTWPB-II.

RTWPB-II, in partnership with LGU Lal-lo and its Public Employment Service Office, conducted a Design Thinking training for 25 micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Lal-lo, Cagayan on June 3, 2025. The activity provided industry-based MSMEs with a better understanding of their customers, helped them identify real problems, and developed human-centered solutions. Participants were guided through the five stages of Design Thinking — Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, and Test — using practical and interactive activities. Business owners were encouraged to explore how even small processes...

RTWPB-II orients 200 workers on productivity and wages

Written by Clodualdo Milo Jr. on June 17, 2025. Posted in Regional Updates, RTWPB-II.

Over 200 workers underwent comprehensive training on productivity and wages during the Capacity Development Training and Learning Sessions for Workers in the Informal Sector held at Cauayan City, Isabela on May 29, 2025. The activity, organized by RTWPB-II in partnership with the DOLE Isabela Field Office, allowed participants to engage in interactive discussions, coaching sessions, and receive DOLE assistance, including the release of Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD) wages to qualified beneficiaries. Mr. Darlo Battung of RTWPB-II discussed the importance of fair...

NCR wage board holds public hearing on minimum wage adjustment

Written by Clodualdo Milo Jr. on June 17, 2025. Posted in Regional Updates, RTWPB-NCR.

RTWPB-NCR will convene stakeholders from the labor and management sectors in the country’s capital in a public hearing on Tuesday, 17 June 2025, to discuss their positions and concerns regarding a possible minimum wage increase in the region. The public hearing, which will be held at 1:30 p.m. at the Ichikawa Hall, Occupational Health and Safety Center, North Avenue corner Sen. Miriam P. Defensor-Santiago Avenue (formerly Agham Road) in Diliman, Quezon City, concludes a series of consultations held as part of the board’s wage review mandate under Republic Act No. 6727, also known as the Wage...

Newly-hired RTWPB-I staff join Capacity Development on Basic Training and Facilitation

Written by Clodualdo Milo Jr. on June 16, 2025. Posted in Regional Updates, RTWPB-I.

RTWPB-I, along with other officers and staff from the NWPC and RTWPB, attended the Capacity Development on Basic Training and Facilitation: Training-of-Trainers (ToT) workshop in Pasay City from 2 to 6 June 2025. The workshop focused on developing facilitation and presentation skills necessary for effectively training and empowering owners and workers of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to build sustainable businesses. Dr. Shiela Viesca, CEO and founder of the leading corporate communications institute Talkshop, served as the resource speaker for the event. During her presentation,...