Quintero, Lorein R

‘Philippines one of the worst countries to live

for minimum wage earners’
Ian Nicolas Cigaral - Philstar.com
January 14, 2020 | 3:26pm

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is one of the worst countries to live for minimum wage earners, a new
report by e-commerce firm Picodi released Tuesday found.

In January 2020, monthly net pay received by minimum wage earners in the Philippines stood at P5,922,
10.2% higher than P5,376 they got in the same month last year.

That placed the Philippines at the 17th spot out of 54 countries tracked by Picodi in terms of rate of increase in
minimum wage year-on-year. In comparison, minimum wage jumped 9.1% in Malaysia, 8.7% in Hong Kong
and 1.6% in Thailand this month.

However, high food prices are eating up a significant portion of the compensation that minimum wage earners
in the Philippines took home. According to Picodi, minimum wage earners in the country spend 75.1% of their
monthly salary on basic food items alone.

But the surge in wages outran the increase in prices in the Philippines this year, Picodi said, with basic food
products previously accounting for 81.3% of workers’ monthly pay.

Jobs are considered “bad” if they are low-paid and informal, and thus are not
covered by labor regulations. Jobs can also be bad if they are involuntarily part-time,
temporary or casual. As a rule, jobs that are deemed as “bad” are associated with an
elevated risk of poverty. “Good” jobs are jobs that pay above the low-pay threshold
or are formal, unless they have some characteristics that render them “bad” As a
rule, “good” jobs are associated with low risk of poverty. Under the labor code the
minimum wages of the employee has been amended and the equal pay for equal
work is the concept of labor rights that individuals doing the same work should
receive the same remuneration.
 Quintero, Lorein R

EXPLAIN WHETHER IT IS LAWFUL OR UNLAWFUL FOR AN EMPLOYER TO

REJECT AN APPLICANT WHO HAS TATTOOS IN HIS ARMS?

Philippine National Police

Recruitment

There are still no laws about getting a tattoo in the

Philippines, but most shops follow safety rules
and precautions set by the Department of Health
(DOH).
There are different test a PNP applicant or recruit must
undergo to pass, one is the PHYSICAL EXAM.
This is done in order to determine whether or not the
applicant is in good health, free from any contagious diseases, body check-up such as scars, tattoos,
varicose veins, hemorrhoids and hernia are grounds for disqualification under the PNP Recruitment
Manual.
Tattoos are not allowed since this reflects poorly on the image of police officers and does not look
professional in the workplace; law enforcement has other reasons why tattoos are not allowed. One
major reason why tattoos are banned from many police departments is for the protection of the police
officer. This is especially true for any type of undercover police officers. If you are working on a very
dangerous case or if you are going undercover for a criminal case, visible tattoos can put you at risk.
Visible tattoos can make you easily noticed and remembered in the future. They tend to make you stand
out more. It is also disadvantageous because as per medical advice those who have tattoos can no
longer donate blood, and blood is essential in the organization to help our wounded colleagues in battle.