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Volume 18 v Number 12 December 2014www.nwpc.dole.gov.ph
The Offi cial Newsletter of the National Wages and Productivity CommissionT
December 2014 News
Lourdes M. SecillanoJerome P. Lucas
The NWPC Bulletin is published by the Information and
Publication Division of the National Wages and Productivity
Commission. Our address is 3rd Floor Dy International Building,
No. 1011 Gen. Malvar corner San Marcelino Streets, Malate,
Manila. Tel. Nos. 5275519, 5278011 to 17; Fax No. 5275139.
For comments, suggestions, and contributions, please write to
the Editor-in-Chief or e-mail us at [email protected]. You
may also visit our website at www.nwpc.dole.gov.ph.NWPCBulletin
Editor-In-ChiefManaging Editor
Executive Director Maria Criselda R. SyDeputy Executive Director Patricia P. HornillaDeputy Executive Director Jeanette T. Damo
Director Elvira P. Jota Director Welma T. SicangcoDirector Jamie-Lyn J. Garcia
Gladys S. Gatpandan
The NWPC officers headed by Executive Director Maria
Criselda R. Sy attended the cluster specific and DOLE-
wide year end performance assessment.
Pre-YEPA cluster meetings were held in
Tagaytay (Enhanced Employability and Competitiveness
of Enterprises and Luzon Regions Cluster), in OSHC
(Strengthened Social Protection for Vulnerable Workers
and Visayas Regions) and in Surigao City (Sustained
Cooperation Between Labor and Employers and
Mindanao Regions Cluster).
NWPC offi cers attend the DOLE-YEPA
Minimum Wage Ratesas of December 29, 2014
Region’s Wage Order
Non-Agriculture
Effectivity Date
Wage Order No. NCR-18
P466.00 Oct. 4, 2013
Wage Order No. RB CAR-16
P280.00 Feb. 3, 2014
Wage Order No. RB I-16
P253.00 Feb. 05, 2014
Wage Order No. RB II-16
P255.00 Jan. 05, 2014
Wage Order No. RB III-18
P349.00 Nov. 30, 2014
Wage Order No. RB IVA-15
P362.50 May 1, 2014
Wage Order No. RB IVB-06
P275.00 Feb. 1, 2013
Wage Order No. RB V-16
P260.00 Jan. 10, 2014
Wage Order No. RBVI-21
P287.00 Nov. 29, 2013
Wage Order No. RB VII-18
P340.00 Mar. 21, 2014
Wage Order No. RB VIII-17
P260.00 Oct. 16, 2012
Wage Order No. RB IX-I8
P280.00 June 10, 2013
Wage Order No. RB X-17
P306.00 June 20, 2013
Wage Order No. RB XI-18
P312.00 June 01, 2014
Wage Order No. RB XII-18
P270.00 Aug. 1, 2014
Wage Order No. RB XIII-12
P268.00 May 21, 2013
Wage Order No. RB ARMM-15
P250.00 Feb. 1, 2014
NWPC celebrates Christmas with Excellence
With the theme
“Thank you, ang
gagaling ninyo,” the NWPC
celebrated its General
assembly cum Christmas
Party last 22 December
2014 at the NWPC
Conference Room.
Undersecretary
Reydeluz Conferido gave
the welcome remarks
stressing the relevance
of the celebration. “Ang
pinakamahalagang bagay
naman talaga ay ang
respeto at pagmamahal.
At ang magandang The purpose of these cluster meetings was to validate
and finalize the outcomes scorecard for the different programs
and to formulate the 2015 planning tool targets.
The DOLE-YEPA was held at the OSHC last December
15-16 where the Secretary approved the proposed program
directions. For NWPC, the thrusts for 2015-2016 are the full
implementation of the TTWS including assessment of its
implementation and strengthen the implementation of the
Among others, the advisory recommends the creation
of Labor and Management Committee for the purpose of
developing and implementing productivity based incentive
schemes and a set of performance criteria as basis for the grant
of productivity incentives.
The advisory was published on 15 December 2014 at
Sun Star Cebu.
Region 7 issues wage advisory... from page 2
by Jerome P. Lucas
relasyon sa Diyos ay pundasyon sa magandang relasyon sa kapwa.”
Commissioner David Diwa focused his message on the
theme of the celebration, highlighting the accomplishments of the
NWPC particularly on the two-tiered wage system, the productivity
toolbox, the reorganization of the Commission, the second phase of
the Singapore training and the heightening of Service Quality Program.
“Tunay na magagaling tayo. Tunay na magagaling kayo,” Diwa stated.
Commissioner Francisco Floro, on the other hand, rec-
ognized the unwavering service of the DOLE and NWPC
in empowering workers and sustaining enterprises.
Highlights of the program were the presentation of the
agency’s entries to the DOLE Secretary’s Best Documentary Awards
and the dance competition.
Joining the NWPC celebration were Director Ahmma
Charisma Lobrin-Satumba of BWSC and Adeline de Castro of
Planning Service.
Toolbox giving priority to enterprises with Certificates of
Compliance on General Labor Standards and Occupational
Safety and Health, those with functional LMCs facilitated by the
NCMB and DOLE livelihood beneficiaries.
The NWPC and the RTWPBs will also launch an award
and recognition system for enterprises who have adopted the
recommendation of the Advisories and those with successful
productivity improvement programs on Service Quality.
NWPC wins 3rd place in DOLE Secretary’s Best Documentary Award
The NWPC’s Munting Pangarap, an entry to the 1st DOLE
Secretary’s Best Documentary Awards was awarded as
3rd Best Documentary under the category “Impact of DOLE
Programs” at the newly inaugurated DOLE Labor Governance
Learning Center last 10 December 2014. This is part of the
celebration of the 81st anniversary of the Department.
Present during the awarding ceremonies were Secretary
Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz and OIC-Assistant Secretary
Katherine B. Brimon.
The following were declared winners for each of the
categories:
DOLE CAR also won the People’s Choice having
garnered the most number of online and manual votes. The
winners received cash prizes and certificates of recognition.
Mun! ng Pangarap pays tribute to one of the
successful benefi ciaries of the NWPC Produc! vity
Toolbox. It features the produc! vity journey of
Three Dimensional Packaging Corpora! on (TDPC)
under the leadership of its owner Ms. Jaie Ador.
TDPC was one of the regional winners of the
Produc! vity Olympics and was a benefi ciary of
the training program “Developing Philippine
Produc! vity Professionals” in Singapore.
1. Positive Transformation of Lives of DOLE Clientele
through Convergence Program category - DOLE RO 11
(1st), TESDA (2nd), and DOLE CAR (3rd); and
2. Impact of the Programs and Services to DOLE
Beneficiaries category - DOLE NCR (1st), NCMB (2nd),
and NWPC (3rd)
December 2014 News December 2014News
Bridging Pay and Productivity Growth
The National Wages and Productivity
Commission (NWPC) focused
its advocacy towards encouraging
workers and enterprises to link pay with
productivity improvement as a more
sustainable source of higher real incomes
for workers and revenue for enterprises.
The NWPC adopted the two-
tiered wage system (TTWS) to more
effectively protect the incomes of poor
and vulnerable workers and promote
worker and enterprise productivity.
This supports the overarching goals of
poverty reduction and inclusive growth.
TTWS as a Minimum Wage Reform
Since its implementation in
2012, the NWPC and its 17 Regional
Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards
have reviewed their minimum wage
structures using the TTWS framework.
This meant checking for minimum wages
lagging behind the poverty threshold and
minimum wages fast approaching the
average wage. It also strengthened the
advocacy towards productivity based
pay schemes.
The TTWS defined the space for
minimum wage fixing as slightly above
the poverty threshold but not to exceed
average wage. The poverty threshold
and average wage serve as limits or
boundaries within which genuine
minimum wage setting takes place.
Poverty threshold, as the
lower limit, is used as reference being
the official indicator for the minimum
income or expenditure required to meet
basic needs. Setting the minimum wage
above this threshold helps workers and
families meet basic needs, contributes to
poverty reduction and helps improve the
pay distribution at the lower end of the
pay scale.
Average wage, on the other
hand, as the upper limit, serves as an
indicator of the capacity of business or
employers’ capacity to pay. Beyond
this point, bipartite approaches in
establishing better terms and conditions
of employment sets in.
TTWS in Full Swing
Tier 1 or Minimum Wage
With the adoption of the TTWS,
there had been visible changes in the
country’s minimum wage structures
across regions.
The regional minimum wage
structures have been simplified to ensure
that minimum wages fall within the
space defined by the TTWS. The decline
in the number of minimum wage rates
from 130 before 2012 to 104 by end of
2014 will help facilitate administration
and enforcement.
There had been more conscious
efforts to bring all minimum wages above
the poverty threshold. Over the last three
years, the number of minimum wage
rates falling below poverty threshold
has been reduced by half from 30 to 15
minimum wage rates. All minimum wage
rates are above the poverty threshold in 8
regions while the rest of the regions are
expected to close the minimum wage-
poverty threshold gap by end of 2015.
In the implementation of this
reform, seven Wage Boards have also
decided, through consensus, not to allow
exemptions from the minimum wage.
Tier 2 or productivity based pay
The TTWS also supports another
equally important mandate of the NWPC,
which is the promotion of productivity.
Under the TTWS, the Regional Boards
issue industry-specific advisories to guide
workers and enterprises in developing
and implementing productivity based
incentive schemes over and above the
mandatory minimum wage.
To date, 14 Regional Boards
have issued advisories for workers
and enterprises engaged in specific
industries. These advisories contain an
assessment of an industry’s performance
and outlook and, on the basis of which,
recommend a percentage range of
productivity based wage increases. So
far, the industries/sectors for which
advisories have been issued by the
Boards are for tourism, transportation
and storage, manufacturing, mining,
canning (sardines), banana, plantation
for selected crops, agribusiness and
hotels and restaurants.
The Boards are currently
organizing orientations and providing
technical assistance in the form of training
and consulting to establishments who
have decided to implement productivity
incentive schemes in their workplaces.
NWPC Productivity Toolbox
In building the capacities of
enterprises, the Regional Boards use
the NWPC Productivity Toolbox, which
is a ladderized, needs-based approach
to help enterprises, particularly MSMEs,
improve their productivity performance.
It contains training modules; technical
assistance on work improvement
measurements (time and motion
studies) and facility evaluation and;
an award system that recognizes best
productivity improvement programs.
The training modules consist
of basic productivity concepts and
measurements (Productivity 101);
values-based human resource strategy
(ISTIV PAP); 5S of Good Housekeeping;
work systems (ISTIV Bayanihan);
workplace cooperation on resource
efficiency (ISTIV PLUS); productivity
and environment (Green ME); error-
free service (Service Quality); time and
motion study (TMS), among others.
As of November 30, 2014, a
total of 11,860 MSMEs has benefited
from productivity trainings/orientations
involving 26,320 workforce.
Creating Productivity Champions
and Specialists
This year, the NWPC proved its
capability to multiply productivity and
innovation advocates in the country
through a second round training
partnership with the Temasek Foundation
(TF) and Nanyang Polytechnic (NYPI) of
Singapore. This training collaboration
has expanded to include participants
from other government agencies like the
DA, DTI, DOST, and DOT and our social
partners.
Previous to this, the NWPC with
the TF and NYPI trained a total of 120
productivity advocates, 90 of whom were
from DOLE, NWPC and RTWPBs while
the remaining 30 came from the MSMEs.
This is the first in the history of
the NWPC and the DOLE to train a huge
number of 230 participants to undergo
two levels of training on basic productivity
concepts and tools and enterprise
development and innovation.
Forty one (41) staff from the central
and regional offices underwent a
Trainers Training on ILO-GBA Green ME
Module last 16-19 December 2014 in
Vigan City, Ilocos Sur.
The training was conducted
to build the necessary training and
facilitation skills of the participants for the
effective delivery of the ILO-GBA Green
ME Module.
The training consisted of four
modules: 1) Understanding Training
Perspectives; 2) Adult Learning Approach
in Training; 3) Skills Needed in Training;
5) Getting ready for the Practicum. As
practicum, the participants did a mock
training, applying basic facilitation and
training skills and principles.
In her closing remarks, Executive
Director Maria Criselda R. Sy highlighted
two important points: 1) the need to
conduct the training and 2) the relevance
of the training to the thrust and mandate
of DOLE and NWPC.
“Hindi ko kayo isasabak sa
giyera nang walang bala,” she stressed.
She added that the training was intended
to professionalize the central office and
regional staff in the effective delivery
of training programs to workers and
owners of MSMEs.
Ms. Niña Estudillo was the the
trainer/facilitator of the training program.
NWPC, RTWPB prepare to roll out
ILO-GBA Green ME Module
As part of the weeklong celebration
of the 81st DOLE Anniversary,
RTWPB II launched the 2015
Productivity Olympics last December 5,
2014 at Villa Blanca Hotel, Tugeugarao
City.
Present during the launching
were about 20 MSME beneficiaries of
the NWPC productivity toolbox who
were encouraged by RTWPB II Board
Secretary Loreta R. Aquino to join the
2015 Productivity Olympics.
Members of the press and the
Philippine Information Agency covered
the PO launching.
The Productivity Olympics is a
biennial nationwide competition which
started in 2008 to recognize the best
productivity improvement programs
(PIPs) of micro, small and medium
enterprises (MSMEs).
RTWPB II launches the 2015 Productivity Olympics
Bridging Pay... from page 2
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Consistent with the government’s goal
of strengthening the link between
pay and productivity, RTWPB VII issued
its wage advisory on the implementation
of productivity-based incentives schemes
for the hotel, resort, and restaurant
industries.
The sector’s economic growth
and employment potential were the
primary considerations of the board in
selecting the industry as subject of its first
advisory.
Region 7 issues Wage Advisory
for Tourism Industry
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by Jerome P. Lucas
by Maria Viviera R. Magno