RTWPB MIMAROPA EMPLOYERS SECTOR REPRESENTATIVE TAKES OATH

RTWPB MIMAROPA EMPLOYERS SECTOR REPRESENTATIVE TAKES OATH Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary and National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) Chairman Bienvenido Laguesma (fourth from left) administered the swearing-in of Carol Vernette Ramos Estares (fourth from right), the appointed employers sector representative of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in the Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan, or Mimaropa region, on Jan. 14, 2025, at the DOLE Central Office in Intramuros, Manila. Composed of representatives from the government, employer and worker sectors, RTWPBs are mandated under the Wage Rationalization Act to determine and fix minimum wage rates applicable in their region, provinces, or industries and to issue the corresponding wage orders, subject to guidelines issued by the NWPC. With them are Labor Relations, Policy and International Affairs Cluster and Regional Operations Cluster Undersecretary Benedicto Ernesto Bitonio Jr. (third from left) and Assis-tant Secretary Lennard Constantine Serrano (second from left); Workers’ Welfare and Protection Cluster Assistant Secretary Amuerfina Reyes (right), NWPC Executive Director Maria Criselda Sy (second from right); and NWPC Deputy Executive Director Pia Charmane De Jesus (left). DOLE PHOTO/ALEJANDRO ECHAVEZ