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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171522912728120240422-plastics-earth-day-MD-5595.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Workers sort plastic waste along the street in Manila on April 22, 2024. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Workers sort plastic waste along the street in Manila on April 22, 2024. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Thursday expressed shock that Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma rejected the proposed legislated across-the-board wage hike.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/3/13/dole-business-groups-warn-of-wage-hike-s-impact-to-economic-growth-2135">READ: DOLE, business groups warn of wage hike’s impact on economic growth</a></div><p>&quot;I&#x27;m saddened and shocked to hear the statement of the Secretary of Labor in objecting to higher wages for the labor sector by rejecting our reasonable minimum wage hike bill that would increase by a modest P100 across-the-board for all our minimum wage earners in the country,&quot; Zubiri said in a statement.</p><p>The Senate President said Laguesma has &quot;failed to <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">protect workers interests&quot; and <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">would rather speak &quot;for the interest of the business.&quot;</span></span></p><p>Zubiri insisted that the wage boards are not effective.</p><p>&quot;For the President to say that the regional wage boards should be activated again when they recently came out with those measly increases show that the wage boards are ineffective in dealing with the crisis that laborers are facing today with high inflation and food costs.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/5/1/marcos-orders-review-of-minimum-wages-in-regions-1219">READ: Marcos orders review of minimum wages in regions</a></div><p>He maintained that Laguesma should lead the way in pushing for a wage hike instead of the other way around.</p><p>&quot;Maybe it would have been better if he became DTI Secretary instead, unfortunately for him the DTI is already being ably handled by its Secretary,&quot; he said.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/5/2/lawmakers-press-marcos-to-certify-wage-hike-bill-as-urgent-1057">READ: Lawmakers press Marcos to certify wage hike bill as urgent</a></div><p>The Senate has asked the House of Representatives to approve its wage hike bill.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IoUT6qnjxNg?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The Senate President said Laguesma has "failed to protect workers interests" and would rather speak "for the interest of the business."</p>

The Senate President said Laguesma has "failed to protect workers interests" and would rather speak "for the interest of the business."

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Zubiri 'saddened, shocked' after DOLE chief rejects wage hike push

RG Cruz,

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Published May 09, 2024 01:12 PM PHT

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