INQToday: Wage hike of P35 for Metro Manila private sector workers approved – DOLE
Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:
China ship on ‘resupply cruise’ passed near 5 West PH Sea features – monitor
A China Coast Guard (CCG) ship conducting a “resupply cruise” to its outposts in the Spratly Islands also passed near five features of the West Philippine Sea.
West Philippine Sea monitor Ray Powell said that the 8,000-ton Sansha 2 Hao first passed off Pag-asa (Thitu) Island on Sunday morning. It was accompanied by the San Sha Zhi Fa 301.
Wage hike of P35 for Metro Manila private sector workers approved – DOLE
A P35 daily wage hike was approved for private sector workers in Metro Manila by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB).
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said the RTWPB’s order will take effect 15 days from its publication or on July 17.
Article continues after this advertisementAngara ‘open’ to being DepEd chief
Sen. Sonny Angara said he is “open” to being the next chief of the Department of Education (DepEd).
Article continues after this advertisementIn an ambush interview on Monday, Angara was asked if he was willing to take the helm of DepEd after Vice President Sara Duterte quit the Cabinet post.
Will Sara, FL Marcos seat beside each other? House exec that’s for panel to decide
Will Vice President Sara Duterte and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos be seatmates again during the third State of the Nation Address (Sona) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.?
That’s for an interagency panel to decide, according to House of Representatives Secretary General Reginald Velasco.
Another vehicle linked to missing pageant candidate case found in Tarlac
Another abandoned vehicle reportedly related to the case of the missing Pampanga beauty pageant candidate and her Israeli boyfriend was found by authorities on Sunday night.
“I don’t have many details yet about the abandoned vehicle found in Tarlac City. We will discuss the connection of the vehicle found last night to the case,” Capas police chief Lt. Col. Librado Maranang Jr. told INQUIRER.net in a phone interview.
