DOLE

Rep. Antonio Tinio says DOLE's ballooning Tupad emergency-jobs fund — potentially climbing to ₱24.5 billion in 2027 — is turning the labor department into an "aid-distributing agency" at the expense of its core worker-protection mandate.

More than 1.1 million minimum-wage earners in the National Capital Region remain without the first ₱60 tranche of Wage Order No. NCR-27 after the Pasig Regional Trial Court issued a preliminary injunction the same day its original restraining order was set to expire.

A Pasig court's temporary restraining order has frozen NCR Wage Order No. 27 — the largest single daily minimum wage increase ever approved in Metro Manila — after two construction firms argued regulators ignored employers' capacity to pay; the Solicitor General says it will contest the order, which affects more than 1.1 million minimum wage earners.

Workers' organizations intensify push for wage adjustments as the cost of living continues to surge, highlighting the gap between earnings and household expenses.

The Department of Labor and Employment rolls out a revised system for determining minimum wage increases across all regions.