Twenty-six micro and small enterprises from Laguna participated in a training program aimed at enhancing enterprise and workers’ productivity on 21 May 2025. The program, “Productivity Toolbox and Productivity-Based Incentive Schemes (PBIS),” was conducted by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) – Laguna Provincial Office in partnership with RTWPB-CALABARZON. It introduced participants to productivity standards tailored to address the evolving needs of small businesses. Ms. Maria Elena De Belen and Mr. Edgar Avila of RTWPB-CALABARZON served as resource persons during the activity. DTI...

Minimum wage earners in private establishments in CALABARZON received a basic wage increase of P9.00 to P24.50 upon effectivity of Wage Order No. IVA-18 on April 28, 2018. This brings the new minimum wage to a range of P317 to P400 in non-agriculture; P303 to P372 in agriculture sector; and P303 in retail/service establishments regularly employing not more than 10 workers. The new wage order brought all the minimum wage rates to levels not lower than the region’s 2015 poverty threshold. Further, there will only be one rate for the agriculture sector in each area and the remaining tranches...