Minimum wage earners from the retail and service sectors in Soccsksargen received the P10-adjustment, increasing their daily minimum wage to P430 effective June 1, 2025. The said increase is the last in a four-tranche wage increase issued by the RTWPB-XII under Wage Order No. RBXII-24. RTWPB-XII Chairperson and DOLE Region 12 Regional Director Joel M. Gonzales, CESO III, said the increase aimed at gradually uplifting workers’ income without overburdening small businesses. “This last tranche is a step forward in recognizing the value of our workers in retail and service. We are hopeful...

Seventy six (76) employers and workers representing 37 micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from South Cotabato participated in the Orientation Seminar on LHP, Productivty-Based Incentive Schemes (PBIS), and Employees Compensation Program (ECP) at the Viajera Dine and Café in Koronadal City on January 30, 2018. RTWPB-XII, headed by its Board Secretary Jessie M. Dela Cruz lectured on basic productivity concepts, tools/technologies and measurements and in developing productivity based incentive schemes. Joining the Board were resource persons from the DOLE-Regional Office and the ECC...