Zamboanga City – The RTWPB-IX, in partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment – Zamboanga del Norte Field Office (DOLE-ZDNFO), conducted a seminar-workshop on wage distortion for 43 members of the Industry Tripartite Council (ITC) for Tourism on 19 June 2025 in Zamboanga City.  The activity aimed to equip stakeholders from the tourism industry with essential knowledge and practical skills in addressing wage distortion issues in the workplace.  Ms. Brenda M. Quintas, Information Technology Officer I of RTWPB-IX, delivered a comprehensive presentation on the legal basis of wage distortion,...

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The RTWPB-IX awards 10 exceptional firms as winners of the 2025 Regional Productivity Olympics in Zamboanga Peninsula on May 30, 2025 in Zamboanga, this City.   Launched in 2008 by the National Wages and Productivity Commission, the Productivity Olympics is a biennial nationwide competition of the best productivity practices among micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).   Joel M. Ijirani, the Board Secretary VI of RTWPB-IX, proudly recognized the regional awardees who exemplified business excellence, fostered employee engagement, and advocated productivity in the region.  DOLE...

The RTWPB-IX held a productivity training on 7S of Good Housekeeping for workers in the informal sector on May 1, 2025 in Zamboanga City. The training was organized by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) – Region 9, and held in celebration of the 123rd Labor Day. Ms. Rowena Z. Gecaraya, Supervising Labor and Employment Officer of RTWPB-IX, provided a comprehensive discussion of 7S of Good Housekeeping and its importance on maintaining efficiency and improving productivity in the workplace. 7S of Good Housekeeping introduces a workplace organization method consisting of different...

RTWPB XI teamed up with DOLE Regional Office IX in a gift-giving event called  Project Angel Tree in celebration of DOLE’s 87th founding anniversary on December 08, 2020. Project Angel Tree is a component of the DOLE Child Labor Prevention and Elimination Program that provides an array of items and services for children such as food, clothing, educational assistance and school supplies. It aims to improve the economic and social conditions of child laborers and their families and increase the number of allies and advocacies of child labor prevention and elimination.