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Read more about the article Why do workers push for P750 national minimum wage?
Workers wear shirts with their calls to raise the national minimum wage to P750 for the private sector and P16,000 for the public sector.

Why do workers push for P750 national minimum wage?

Workers have expressed eagerness to push for the legislation of national minimum wage in time with the celebration of Labor Day on May 1. Amid the rising prices of basic commodities and services, how significant is it for the workers to gain a significant wage hike?

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Read more about the article More areas hit by drought to receive aid from Davao city gov’t
CONTRAST. The onslaught of drought has made a contrasting situation in farmlands in New Janiuay, M’lang, North Cotabato. On the left side shows an unproductive rice field severely affected by the continuing dry spell as owners could not afford the high cost of required fuel for the generator to generate enough water for land preparation and planting. On the right side of the photo shows productive farmland that survived the El Niño with the support of the very costly water pump. (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.c

More areas hit by drought to receive aid from Davao city gov’t

The city government of Davao is set to release another tranche of assistance worth PhP7.8 million to more areas affected by the long spell after the City Council approved last week the release of PhP3.4 million worth of financial assistance.

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Read more about the article Davao City Council turns down proposed dash cam ordinance
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Davao City Council turns down proposed dash cam ordinance

The proposed Dash Cam Ordinance that would require for the installation of dashboard camera to heavy trucks, buses, and vans failed to pass the second reading during the regular session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Davao City on Tuesday, April 30.

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Read more about the article Unemployed, underemployed to receive assistance from DOLE-11
SWAMPED. Hundreds of job seekers try their luck at the Kalayaan jobs fair in a Davao City mall, Tuesday. Most recent data from the National Statistics Office recorded an unemployment rate of 7.2 percent and an underemployment rate of 18.8 percent. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

Unemployed, underemployed to receive assistance from DOLE-11

The Department of Labor and Employment in Davao Region (DOLE-11) will allot P4.9M for Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced (TUPAD) program for the month of May this year.

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