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news bulletinNWPCVolume 19 v Number 7 July 2015

The Offi cial Newsletter of the National Wages and Productivity Commission

www.nwpc.dole.gov.ph

PQPM-Cebu Inc., DOLE and RTWPB – VII team up for 1st Productivity and Tripartism Regional SummitSummary of Minimum Wage Rates

as of July 30, 2015

Region’s Wage Order Highest

Minimum

wage

Effectivity date

Wage Order No. RB NCR-19 P481.00 April 4, 2015

Wage Order No. RB CAR-17 P285.00 June 29, 2015

Wage Order No. RB I-17 P253.00 July 19, 2015

Wage Order No. RB II-16 P255.00 January 5, 2014

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

Wage Order No. RB IVA-16 P362.50 May 1, 2014

Wage Order No. RB IVB-07 P280.00 July 3, 2015

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

Wage Order No. RB VI-22 P298.50 May 2, 2015

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

Wage Order No. RB VIII-18 P260.00 March 30, 2015

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

Wage Order No. RB X-18 P318.00 July 3, 2015

Wage Order No. RB XI-18 P317.00 June 1, 2014

Wage Order No. RB XII-18 P275.00 August 1, 2014

Wage Order No. RXIII-13 P268.00 February 14, 2015

Wage Order No. ARMM-15 P250.00 February 1, 2014

The Administrative

Division (AD) organized a

series of health and stress

management programs

for NWPC offi cers and

employees last July 20 and

24, 2015.

Free infl u-

enza vaccination in

coordination with PITC

Pharma was administered

last July 20. The em-

ployees were also treated

to free haircut and mas-

sage services last July

24, compliments of the

Manila Manpower De-

velopment Company.

NWPC organizes health, stress management programs

The Department of

Labor and Employ-

ment and RTWPB VII,

in cooperation with the

Philippine Quality and

Productivity Movement

– Cebu, Inc., TIPCs, and

ITCs hosted the fi rst Pro-

ductivity and Tripartite

Industrial Peace Council

Summit last July 2-3 at the

City Sports Club in Cebu.

Its theme was “Improv-

ing Productivity through

Tripartism and Dialogue

in the Context of ASEAN

Integration”.

DOLE Secretary

Rosalinda Dimapilis-

Baldoz, in her keynote

speech delivered by

Undersecretary Ciriaco

A. Lagunzad III acknowl-

edged the importance of

tripartism in nation-build-

ing, “Through effective

tripartism, the Philippines

has slowly carved its place

in the ASEAN Econom-

ic Community (AEC).

It is already dubbed as

the Asian Tiger eco-

nomy and we shall contin-

ue seeking ways so that we

continue to resound in the

ASEAN Integration.”

A highlight of this

conference was the pres-

entation of PQPM-Visayas

President Renato B. Solis

on “The Role of Tripart-

ism in Achieving Produc-

tivity under the AEC.” He

said that the Philippines

can contribute to ASEAN

prosperity through a robust

GNP, with “government

as an economic driver and

the private sector as an ac-

tive partner in raising con-

sumption, investments and

trade”. In turn, business

enterprises can contribute

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Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz and Executive

Director Maria Criselda R. Sy awarded the 2015

PO regional winners last June 23, 2015, a feature event

during proclamation of ZamboEcozone as a labor laws

compliant and child labor free zone. Awarded as region-

al PO winners were Myler Agribusiness Incorporated,

Cecile’s Pharmacy and Convenience Store, Katipunan

Bank, Sun Gate Pawnshop, The Rural Bank of Rizal,

and Montano Food Corporation.

Secretary Baldoz

also awarded Certifi cates

of Compliance (COC) to

General Labor Standards,

Occupational Safety and

Health, Labor Relations,

TCCLS, and Child Labor

Free Establishments. She

expressed her gratitude to

Mr. Christopher Lawrence

S. Arnuco, Chairperson

of ZamboEcozone, for his

support to the LLCS pro-

gram of the DOLE and em-

phasized the importance of

protecting workers’ rights

and welfare towards pro-

moting workers’ produc-

tivity. “Sa bagong Labor

Laws Compliance System

(LLCS) ng DOLE, mas

malawak, mas komprehen-

sibo, at mas natututukan na

ang pagpapatupad ng lahat

Secretary Baldoz, Executive Director Sy award PO Regional Winners

ng batas sa paggawa,” said Secretary Baldoz.

Executive Director Sy, together with Mr. Kim

Lagcao, also joined RTWPB-IX in the blessing of its new

offi ce, having recently transferred to HC Marketing Inc.

Building, Governor Camins Avenue, Zamboanga City.

In time for the cel-

ebration of 2015 Nu-

trition Month with the

theme “Timbang Iwasto

sa Tamang Nutrisyon at

Ehersisyo,” the NWPC

organized a health and

nutrition seminar with

Ms. Ma. Katrina A.

Demetrio of the National

Nutrition Council (NCC)

as resource speaker.

Ms. Demetrio dis-

cussed the “10 Kumain-

ments”, a comprehensive

NNC to NWPC employees: Check your nutrition, exerciseand popular version of the

revised Nutritional Guide-

lines for Filipinos (NGF).

She also oriented

the employees on the use

of “Pinggang Pinoy” or the

Healthy Food Plate, which

is a user-friendly food guide

on the right food group pro-

portions to meet an adult’s

daily energy and nutritional

requirements. She added

that this visual tool is an

easy reference for deter-

mining the right amount

of food intake per meal.

Ms. Demetrio also

took the chance to promote

the other DOH healthy life-

style programs such as Pil-

ipinas Go 4 Health, “Out-

standing Healthy Lifestyle

Advocacy Awards,” and

“Belly Gud for Health.”turn to page 6

Secretary Baldoz, Executive Director Sy... from page 1

by RTWPB IX

NWPC BULLETIN

Editor-in-Chief

Managing Editor

Jem Samonte

Lourdes M. Secillano

Jerome P. Lucas

Photographer

Romy O. Paleza

Executive Director

Maria Criselda R. Sy

Deputy Executive Directors

Patricia P. Hornilla

Jeanette T. Damo

Directors

Elvira P. Jota

Atty. Welma T. Sicangco

Atty. Jamie-Lyn Jamias-Garcia

Editorial Board

featureJuly 2015news July 20152 5

The NWPC directorate

headed by Executive

Director Maria Criselda

R. Sy attended the three

2015 cluster Mid-Year

Performance Assessment

(MYPA) held in Baguio,

Davao, and Bacolod last

June 18-19, July 7-8 and

July 13, respectively.

During the clus-

ter meetings, the NWPC

presented the accom-

plishments and targets of

the RTWPBs with respect

to the implementation of

its wage and productiv-

ity programs as well as

the status of fund utiliza-

tion. Purpose of which is

to identify and address op-

erational issues/diffi culties

affecting program delivery

and to formulate catch-up

plans to ensure that tar-

gets are met by yearend.

As of June 2015, the

RTWPBs have provided

productivity orientations/

trainings to 5,665 MSMEs

or 50% of the annual tar-

get of 11,500 MSMEs.

In the area of wag-

es, 8 wage orders (NCR,

CAR, I, IVB, VI,VIII, X,

XIII) were issued during

the fi rst semester, bring-

ing the total number of

minimum wage rates in the

country to 98. Of this to-

tal, fi ve wage rates in fi ve

regions remain below the

NWPC reports accomplishments during 2016 DOLE MYPA

Last July 6-9, 2015,

the NWPC through

its Training and Technical

Services Division (TTSD)

conducted a trainers’ train-

ing for the module on inno-

vation and enterprise devel-

opment for selected NWPC

and RTWPB technical staff.

In her welcome

remarks, Executive Direc-

tor Maria Criselda R. Sy

urged the Boards to roll

out the new modules and to

start practicing innovation

within their respective

workplaces.

Ms. Sylvia P. Piano,

Chief of TTSD said that the

objective of the program is

to build the participants’

knowledge on innovation

NWPC/RTWPBs prepare to train MSMEs on innovationconcepts and techniques.

The participants

also participated in work-

shops requiring them to

apply innovation tech-

niques to the implementa-

tion of tier 2 (productivity

incentive schemes) and to

improve effectiveness of

the conduct of produc-

tivity training programs. NWPC, RBs participate in a workshop on ILO Convention No. 188

poverty threshold. The

concerned RTWPBs,

however, have formulat-

ed action plans to close

these gaps by May 2016.

The Commission

also reported that as of

June 2015, all Boards

have issued their ad-

visories on productiv-

ity incentive schemes

and have provided

technical assistance to

around 250 MSMEs.

Representatives from

NWPC and the

RTWPBs participated

in the conduct of area-

wide consultation/vali-

dation workshops with

the different stakehold-

ers in the fi shing industry.

The research enti-

tled “Gap Analysis of ILO

Convention No. 188, Work

in Fishing Convention

(2007)” aimed to assess

the readiness of the Phil-

ippines and the country’s

fi shing sector to ratify the

Convention in terms of its

regulatory framework, im-

plementation mechanisms

and industry capacities.

In view of the rela-

tive importance of the

fi shing industry in some

regions, the concerned

RTWPBs have been re-

quested to sit in the area-

based consultations. The

Visayas consultation was

participated in by Board

Secretaries Nesa S. No-

lido (RTWPB - VI) and

Grace G. Carreon (RT-

WPB - VII) while Ms.

Nur-Aini V. Jailani (RT-

WPB - IX) and Ms. Shie-

la May B. Navarquez

(RTWPB-XII) joined the

Mindanao consultation.

The BWC and ILS

presented the gap analysis

report and solicited com-

ments from the participants.

ILO Convention

No. 118 is a comprehen-

sive code on fi shermen’s

rights and minimum indus-

try standards such as mini-

mum age, medical fi tness,

safe manning, fi sherman’s

agreement, repatriation at

owner’s expense, living

accommodation and food

on board, occupational

safety and health, pay, and

social security protection.

by Jerome P. Lucas

by Jerome P. Lucas

NWPC gathered the tripartite mem-

bers of the National Judging Panel

(NJP) and National Screening Com-

mittee (NSC) for a briefi ng on the cri-

teria and screening mechanics of the

2015 Productivity Olympics. It was

held last July 9, 2015 at the Occupa-

tional Safety and Health Center (OSHC).

Present during the activ-

ity were Undersecretary Ciriaco A.

Lagunzad III, former Executive Direc-

tor of the NWPC and productivity and

quality experts from DAP, UP-ISSI,

DTI, DA, Philippine Society for Qual-

ity, Inc., Center for Small Entrepre-

neurs, CDA, Manila Doctors Hospital,

Gawad Kalinga, ADMU-John Gokong-

wei School of Management, and Rose-

hall Management Consultants Inc.

NWPC convenes 2015 PO’s NJP, NSC members

The NWPC will

convene the NSC by the

second week of August to

screen the regional win-

ners and to select and en-

dorse the national fi nalists

to the NJP. The NJP will

convene in September to

select the national winners.

To date, the RT-

WPBs endorsed a total

of 66 regional winners,

competing in the follow-

ing categories: 12 in agri-

business, 20 in industry, and

37 in the services sector.

RTWPB-NCR and Cara-

ga have the most number

of entries with 7 each.

The NWPC organized

eight (8) Learning Ses-

sions for the fi rst semester

of 2015.

The Learning Ses-

sion is a monthly activ-

ity of the NWPC aimed at

providing information on

policies, programs, and

trends in the labor market.

For the fi rst semes-

ter of 2015, the Learning

Sessions covered topics

on labor standards, han-

dling administrative cases,

wage orientation, legiti-

mate contracting and sub-

contracting, BIR Revenue

Regulation on Expanded de

Minimis Benefi ts, produc-

tivity toolbox, gainsharing

scheme, and labor laws

compliance framework.

A total of 332 participants

attended the Learning

Sessions.

For the second half

of 2015, the NWPC will

conduct sessions on post-

employment concerns, tax

exemptions for minimum

NWPC organized 8 Learning Sessions for the fi rst sem of 2015

news July 20154

In line with the declara-

tion of Camiguin as a

Labor Laws Compliant

Tourism Destination on

March 13, 2015, the Local

Government of Camiguin

headed by Governor Jurdin

Jesus Romualdo invited

the RTWPB-X to conduct

Service Quality Training to

the hotels, resorts and res-

taurants in the province.

The training held

RTWPB X, LGU collaborate to strengthenCamiguin’s tourism industry

last June 3-4 at the Cami-

guin Convention Center,

was attended by thirty-two

(32) participants represent-

ing eleven (11) hotels and

restaurants in the province.

wage earners, advisory

on the implementation of

productivity-based incen-

tives for NCR, and labor

standards.

Representatives

of the local government

unit and the Public Em-

ployment Service Offi ce

(PESO) also participated

in the training.

by RTWPB-X

by Jerome P. Lucas

productivity olympicsJuly 2015 3

The Regional Boards

concluded the regio-

nal search for its nominees

to the 2015 Productivity

Olympics last June 30.

In National Capital Region

R T W P B - N C R

Screening Committee

awarded seven nominees,

namely (1) Temps and

Staffers, Inc., (2) Green-

light Power, (3) Nesabel

Corporation, (4) Pinag-

kaisa at Nagkakaisang

Manggagawa ng R. Hor-

taleza Multi-Purpose Co-

operative, (5) Mapecon

Green Charcoal, (6)

Thousand Oaks Packag-

ing Corp, and (7) Life

Source Multi-Purpose

Cooperative.

The Board, acting

as the Regional Screen-

ing Committee, conducted

desk review and panel in-

terview of the MSME-

nominees to assess the

impact of their productiv-

ity programs on business

performance and resource

management.

In Central Visayas

RTWPB VII,

during its 1st Productivity

and Tripartism Conference

last July 21, 2015 at the

City Sports Club, Cebu,

awarded the following

regional winners: (1)

Panda Tea Garden Suites,

(2) Amarela Resort, (3)

Bethel Guest House and

(4) United South Dockhan-

dlers, Inc. The RTWPB,

together with a representa-

tive from PQPM-Cebu,

composed the Regional

Screening Committee who

selected regional winners.

Coinciding with

this activity, PQPM -Cebu

also organized a learning

session on the implica-

tions of the China turmoil

on the country’s econo-

my, with DOLE RO VII

Regional Director

Exequiel Sarcauga and

Ms. Ruth Cruz of NEDA

VII as resource persons.

In Northern Mindanao

Last June 30,

RTWPB-X awarded fi ve

Regional Boards declareRegional Productivity Olympics winners

(5) PO regional winners

and conducted the fi rst

press conference on Wage

Order No. RX-18 at the

Seda Hotel, Centerio in

Cagayan de Oro City,

The regional

winners for Northern

Mindanao are: (1) Bolisong

Women Wine-Makers Inc.,

(2) Integrated Livestock

and Poultry Raisers’ Coo-

perative, (3) CLIMBS Life

and General Insurance

Cooperative, (4) Daima

Shipping Corporation –

Small Service Category,

and (5) St. Jhudiel Man-

power Services.

The Board also

recognized two of the

region’s productivity prac-

titioners, Paglaum Mul-

ti-Purpose Cooperative

and Lorenzo Tan Multi-

Purpose Cooperative.

by RTWPB-NCR, VII,

and X

to economic growth

through customer and mar-

ket focus, governance and

social responsibility, bal-

anced processes and results

focus and people engage-

ment and commitment.

In closing, he

said the country can ben-

efi t from the AEC if busi-

nesses are productive and

profi table in a sustainable

manner and if we work to-

gether through constant,

transparent and innovative

tripartism and social dia-

logue.

PQPM-Cebu, DOLE... from page 1

by RTWPB-VII