Metro Manila Minimum Wage Earners Get P21 Increase, Bayan’s Renato Reyes Complains

The National Capital Region (NCR) Wage Board this Friday, September 15, 2017 has approved a P21-increase in salaries for minimum wage earners in Metro Manila. This is after the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) - NCR issued Wage Order NCR-21, increasing the minimum wage in Metro Manila from P491 to P512.

Renato Reyes Blames President Duterte Over CA Rejection of Judy Taguiwalo as DSWD Secretary

Bayan (Bagong Alyansang Makabayan) secretary general Renato Reyes Jr. blamed no less than President Rodrigo Duterte for the rejection of Judy Taguiwalo's appointment as DSWD (Department of Social Welfare and Development) this Wednesday, August 16. He joined other militant group leaders who expressed their disappointment on the matter.