NWPC BULLETINVolume 19 v Number 2 www.nwpc.dole.gov.ph February 2015

Executive Director Sy joins the MOA Signing on P2P Program

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February 2015 News

Summary of Minimum Wage Ratesas of February 2015

Region’s Wage Order Highest Minimum

wage

Effectivity date

Wage Order No. RB NCR-18 P466.00 October 04, 2013

Wage Order No. RB CAR-16 P280.00 February 03, 2014

Wage Order No. RB I-16 P253.00 February 05, 2014

Wage Order No. RB II-16 P255.00 January 05, 2014

Wage Order No. RB III-18 P349.00 November 30, 2014

Wage Order No. RB IVA-16 P362.50 May 01, 2014

Wage Order No. RB IVB-06 P275.00 February 01, 2013

Wage Order No. RB V-16 P260.00 January 10, 2014

Wage Order No. RB VI-21 P287.00 November 29, 2013

Wage Order No. RB VII-18A P340.00 December 14, 2014

Wage Order No. RB VIII-17 P262.00 October 16, 2012

Wage Order No. RB IX-I8 P280.00 June 10, 2013

Wage Order No. RB X-17 P306.00 June 20, 2013

Wage Order No. RB XI-18 P317.00 June 01, 2014

Wage Order No. RB XII-17 P275.00 April 18, 2012

Wage Order No. RXIII-12 P268.00 May 21, 2013

Wage Order No. ARMM-15 P250.00 December 18, 2013

NWPC BULLETINEditor-in-Chief

Managing Editor

Editorial BoardExecutive Director

Maria Criselda R. Sy

Dep. Executive Director

Patricia P. Hornilla

Jeanette T. Damo

Directors

Elvira P. Jota

Atty. Welma T. Sicangco

Atty. Jamie-Lyn Jamias-Garcia

Jem Samonte

Lourdes M. Secillano

Jerome P. Lucas

NWPC Heads graced ICP Regional Orientation

NWPC Execu� ve Director Maria

Criselda R. Sy joined the MOA

Signing on the Pier to Port

Program at Boracay, Malay, Aklan

last January 30, 2015, together

with DOLE RO-VI, RTWPB-VI and

the Municipality of Malay, Aklan.

Hon. Mayor John P. Yap

of Malay, Aklan, in his welcome

message, said he is op� mis� c

that the P2P Program will have

promising benefi ts to workers and

businesses, thus, affi rming his full

support to the program. While en-

couraging the stakeholders to take

advantage of the P2P, he reminded

them they have to secure a Cer� fi -

cate of Compliance (COC) from the

DOLE-RO before they can apply

or renew their business permits.

“The government and

the people of Boracay should

take care of the island so that

the future genera� ons could

also enjoy its beauty and

resources,” Mayor Yap stressed.

He said his dream was to make

Boracay like the Sentosa Island of

Singapore, posi� oning itself as a

world-class tourism des� na� on.

RTWPBs ready to conduct Regional Productivity Olympics

The Regional Tripar� te Wag-

es and Produc� vity Boards

are now ready to conduct a re-

gional search of micro, small,

and medium enterprises with

successful produc� vity im-

provement programs in place.

The regional compe� � on

is part of the intensifi ed advo-

cacy ini� a� ves for the 2015 Pro-

duc� vity Olympics. Among the

ac� vi� es that will be done by the

boards are media partnership,

dissemina� on of informa� on

materials, and regional launch

of the Produc� vity Olympics.

The regional nominees

will be judged by the Regional

Screening Commi! ee com-

posed of the RTWPB plus a pro-

duc� vity and/or quality expert.

The Boards are expected

to submit at least fi ve (5) regional

winners by end of June this year.

Regional winners will be

endorsed to the NWPC

through a Board Resolu� on.

The P2P Program is a

convergence program of DOLE,

LGU Boracay, other government

agencies and private sectors that

have a stake in the tourism supply

chain. P2P targets all the organiza-

� ons and businesses involved in

tourism: from airport, to seaport,

tricycles or cabs, hotels/

inns, souvenir shops, restau-

rants, and so on, un� l the tour-

ist goes back to the airport.

The MOA signing

signals the commitment of the ITC

and the LGU to provide service

quality throughout the tourism

value chain through the program.

The stakeholders will undergo a

series of training on Service Quality

to enable them to formulate and

implement produc� vity improve-

ment programs (PIPs). Ac� vi� es

include trainers’ training, formu-

la� on of voluntary code of good

prac� ces, benchmarking, cer� fi -

ca� on and accredita� on. The ITC

oracay and the LGU Malay will act

as ‘overseer’ of the P2P program.

Exec. Dir. Sy challenged the stake-

holders to implement strategies

that will ensure the sustainability

of Boracay as a world-class tourist

des� na� on. She encouraged them

to adopt service quality in the tou-

Execu� ve Director Maria

Criselda R. Sy, together

with her Deputy Execu� ve

Directors Patricia P. Hornilla and

Jeane! e T. Damo and

Produc� vity Policy and

Research Division Chief Kim S.

Lagcao, graced the Regional

Orienta� on of the Depart-

ment of Labor and Employ-

ment Na� onal Capital Region

on 13 February 2015 held at

Occupa� onal Safety and Health

Commission, Quezon City.

Headed by Regional

Director Alex V. Avila, the

DOLE-NCR invited DOLE

Bureaus and its a! ached agen-

cies to apprise the representa-

� ves of 60 establishments in

the Na� onal Capital Region

on the developments of the

Incen� vizing Compliance

Program of the Department.

NWPC Director

Hornilla presented the

Produc� vity Olympics and the

Produc� vity Toolbox, aided

by an audio-visual presenta-

� on. She emphasized that

the Produc� vity Olympics

is dis� nct from other pro-

duc� vity and quality awards

because it targets micro, small

and medium enterprises

only and because it focuses,

among others, on the impor-

tance of labor management

coopera� on in developing

and implemen� ng produc� -

vity improvement programs

and gainsharing schemes.

She encouraged the

par� cipants to join the search

and to avail of the training and

technical assistance off ered by

the Boards under the Toolbox.

rism value-chain so that Boracay

could maintain its serene beauty

and world-class tourist des� na-

� on status. It is important to act

now, especially that the ASEAN

Integra� on is fast approaching.

Exec. Dir. Sy said the

NWPC and the RTWPB are

prepared to help the tourism

industry improve and sustain the

quality of service it provides tou-

rists and visitors. She presented

the Produc� vity Toolbox and

encouraged the a! endees to take

advantage of the free training pro-

grams off ered under the Toolbox.

Signatories to the

MOA were LGU-Malay,

Malay Tourism Council, ITC-

Boracay, Boracay Founda� on,

Inc., PCCI-Boracay, DOT-RO VI,

DOLE-Provincial Offi ce of Aklan,

DTI-Aklan, Aklan State Uni-

versity, Bureau of Immi-

gra� on and Deporta� on-

Boracay Field Offi ce, Boracay

Tourists Assistance Center

(BTAC), PNP-Malay, Philippine

Coast Guard-Ca� clan, Ca� clan-

Cagban Je! y Port Administra� on,

Civil Avia� on of the Philippines,

DOST, TESDA, and DILG-RO VI.

Execu! ve Director Sy joins...

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by Michelle I. Mackay

February 2015 news

NWPC conducts regional audit

To be able to assess and

improve the implementa� on

of programs and services and

performances of the RTWPBs,

the NWPC scheduled a series of

regional compliance assessment

from October 2014 to March 2015.

Selected NWPC offi cers

and staff were directed to perform

administra� ve, technical, and

fi nancial audit in the regional

boards. Each team consists of three

(3) auditors represen� ng the three

departments of the Commission.

Auditors were provided check-

list for purposes of recording and

assessing regional performance.

RTWPB-NCR conducts Labor Sector Consultation

The Regional Tripar� te Wag-

es and Produc� vity Board-

Na� onal Capital Region held it

fi rst sectoral consulta� on on

the wage issue at the Philip-

pine Trade and Training Center,

Pasay City last January 29, 2015.

The consulta� on was

scheduled a! er the Board de-

cided motu proprio to review

exis� ng minimum wage levels.

Earlier, the Associa� on of Mini-

mum Wage Earners and Advo-

cates-PTGWO (AMWEA-PTGWO)

fi led a pe� � on to increase mini-

mum wages by P146.80 for a

period of fi ve (5) years un� l it

reaches a rate of P1,200 per day,

which is the computed living wage.

The Labor Sector

consulta� on was a" ended by 45

labor leaders and trade union-

ists represen� ng AMWEA, Phil.

Transport & Gen. Workers Or-

ganiza� on (PTGWO), Trade Un-

ion Congress of the Philippines

(TUCP), All Workers Alliance Trade

Union (AWATU), Na� onal Asso-

cia� on of Trade Unions (NATU),

Nini MBP Star, Phimco Industries

Labor Union, Isetann Labor Union,

Century Park Hotel Employees La-

bor Union, Negros Naviga� on Labor

Union, Teachers Org. of the Phil.

Public Sector (TOPPS) and YSSEU.

During the consulta-

� on, Ms. Margarita Grefaldio

of AMWEA-PTGWO reiterated

their pe� � on based on the living

wage of P1,200 per day in NCR.

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January 2015News

Downloadable brochures on NWPC website

in NCR. Temistocles Dejon of

AWATU supports the pe� � on

ci� ng the increases in water,

electricity rates and LRT/MRT fares.

TUCP spokesperson

Allan Tanjusay stated their

support for the pe� � on, asking

for a P136 across-the-board in-

crease for minimum wage earn-

ers. He said the increase in the

consumer price index has eroded

the minimum wage by P27.05 per

day. He also posed the ques� on of

whether the se# ng of living wage

is within the authority of the Board.

A" y. Arnel Dolendo,

PTGWO argued that living wage

is provided in the Cons� tu� on

and that it is synonumous to

the minimum wage. He added

that it is also one of the crite-

ria for minimum wage se# ng.

The Supreme Court

has already decided that the

Board can exercise subordinate

legisla� on. He claimed that

the NEDA has computed the

living wage at P1,200 per day.

This was disputed by ADG Rose

Edillon a! er the consulta� on.

Danny Manzanilla of

Isetann Labor Union cited that

the LRT/MRT fare increase and

the ASEAN integra� on create the

need for wage adjustments. A" y.

Hernani Nicdao, PTGWO counsel

stated that there was no jus� fi ca� on

for wage increases set by the Board.

Finally, NEDA ADG Rose

Edillon gave a presenta� on of the

country’s economic performance

in 2014. She cited the gains in the

economy which contributed to

the GDP of 6.1 and the risks and

opportuni� es that may aff ect such.

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by A! y. Edwin O. Orate

February 2015news

The Wage Policy and Re-

search Division (WPRD) and

Finance and Management

Division (FMD) welcomed its

new Division Chiefs Ms. Iza M.

Anchustegui and Ms. Edith M.

Saus.

Ms. Anchustegui who

rose from being Supervi-

sing Labor and Employment

Offi cer of the same division

earned her Master’s degree in

Public Administra� on from the

University of the Philippines.

Ms. Edith M. Saus, for-

merly a Supervising Admin.

Offi cer of the FMD, earned her

Master’s degree in Government

Management from the Paman-

tasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila.

Also recently pro-

moted was Mr. Christopher F.

Rodriguez from LEO II to LEO

III under the Review, Appeals,

and Legal Division (RALD).

Meanwhile, in lieu of

the designa� on of Ms. Ruby

dela Rosa as OIC-Director

of Internal Audit Service of

DOLE, Mr. Nelson Lerios was

designated as OIC-Board

Secretary of Region IV-A.

The NWPC also

welcomes a new entrant,

Ms. Raquel G. Romilla as

Administra� ve Assistant I.

Ms. Romilla earned her Poli� -

cal Science degree, cum laude

at the Cavite State University.

NWPC orients AmCham on TTWS

As part of the NWPC employee

welfare programs, a seminar on

hepa� � s B was organized and was

par� cipated in by the NWPC offi c-

ers and staff last February 6, 2015.

Dr. Antoine" e L. Evange-

lista from the Na� onal Center for

Disease Preven� on and Control

(an a" ached agency of the Depart-

ment of Health), served as speaker

on the alarming issue on hepa� � s

B. She said there is a high percent-

age of Filipinos who are chronically

aff ected by the virus. She empha-

sized that while the virus cannot

be easily transmi" ed, people with

hepa� � s B should be treated well.

In her presenta� on, she

also discussed the diff erent types,

symptoms of the disease and

some precau� onary measures

to prevent acquiring the virus.

NWPC organizes seminar on hepatitis B

Execu� ve Director Maria Cri-

selda R. Sy spoke before the

senior execu� ves and HR Man-

agers of the Amcham member-

mul� na� onal companies on

the Two-Tiered Wage System

(TTWS) at AmCham Hall, Maka-

� City last February 13, 2015.

She described the

conceptual and empiri-

cal framework of the wage

reform, emphasizing the need

to ease the pressure on the

minimum wage and to shi#

to produc� vity based com-

pensa� on schemes above the

minimum wage. Highlights

of her presenta� on were the

closing of all gaps between

the minimum wage rates and

NWPC hails new Division Chiefs,

OIC-Board Secretary

poverty threshold by end of

2015, the issuance of adviso-

ries on produc� vity incen� ve

schemes by almost all the Boards

and the more common pro-

duc� vity incen� ve schemes of

companies who have adopted

the recommenda� ons of the

advisories issued by the Boards.

She also took the

opportunity to present the

NWPC Produc� vity Toolbox

by way of an audiovisual pres-

enta� on. She invited the par-

� cipants as well as their supply

chains to avail of the assist-

ance on produc� vity improve-

ment being off ered by the

NWPC and its Regional Boards.

January 2015 News

Handling Administrative Cases

DOLE-Legal Service

March 19

DO 18-A, Legitimate Forms of

Contracting and Sub-Contracting

DOLE-BLR

April 17

Topic 1: New BIR Revenue Regulations

on Expanded “De Minimis Benefi ts”

(RR - 2015)

BIR

Topic 2: Orientation on Productivity Tool

Box

NWPC

May 14

Orientation on ECC Benefi ts

DOLE-ECC

May 29

Topic 1: Orientation on NCR-Wage Order

RTWPB-NCR

Topic 2: Gainsharing Program

NWPC

June 19

Correcting Wage Distortion

NWPC

July 19

Occupational, Safety and Health

DOLE-OSHC

August 19

Post Employment and Other Related

Concerns

DOLE-Legal Service

September 18

Tax Exemption for Minimum Wage

Earners and Other Related Issues

BIR

October 16

Advisory on the Implementation of

Productivity Based Incentives-NCR

RTWPB-NCR

November 13

Labor Standards on Wage and Wage

Related Benefi ts

DOLE-BWC

December 09

For more information and

confi rmation on any of the

Learning Sessions, you may

visit our website at

www.nwpc.dole.gov.ph

2015 NWPC

Learning Sessions

In line with the strategy to tap

the services of produc� vity ad-

vocates in the implementa� on of

the Produc� vity Toolbox, RTWPB-

VI in coordina� on with the NWPC

conducted the “Trainers Training

for the Produc� vity Advocates of

Selected State Universi� es and

Colleges” at Punta Villa Hotel and

Resort last February 9-13, 2015.

Aside from the faculty and

staff of selected state universi-

� es and colleges in the region,

par� cipants were also composed

of employees of company-bene-

fi ciaries of Produc� vity Toolbox.

DOLE Regional Director

Ponciano M. Ligutom graced the

fi ve-day training and presented

the concepts and principles of

adult learning as an approach in

conduc� ng training to MSMEs.

Meanwhile, NEDA Regional Dir.

Ro-ann A. Bacal presented the

rela� onship of labor and produc-

� vity vis-à-vis the role of MSMEs

in enhancing regional produc� vity.

The RTWPB headed by its

Board Secretary Ms. Nesa S. Nolido

discussed the produc� vity con-

cepts, tools and measurements.

NWPC’s Training and

Technical Services Division Chief

Ms. Sylvia P. Piano taught the

par� cipants eff ec� ve presenta-

� on skills while Supervising LEO

Ms. Amelia C. Kakazu tackled the

produc� vity measures, tools,

and the Produc� vity Toolbox.

The training par� ci-

pants were given the chance to

prac� ce their presenta� on and

facilita� on skills through a

simula� on of training on 5S, ISTIV,

Service Quality, and Green ME.

RTWPB VI conducts Trainers’ Training for Productivity Advocates