The RTWPB-XII and the National Conciliation and Mediation Board XII held a productivity training on “Design Thinking: A Tool for Enterprise Productivity” as part of its Area-Wide Convergence on 18 June 2025 in General Santos City. Forty-five participants from 25 companies across Region XII attended the training.   The training on “Design Thinking: A Tool for Enterprise Productivity” guides MSMEs in learning and applying human-centered techniques to solve problems more creatively and innovatively.  During the training, participants were guided through the five phases of design thinking—Empathize,...

RTWPB-XII and the National Conciliation and Mediation Board XII held a productivity training on “Better Mental Health, Better Productivity” on 17 June 2025 in General Santos City. Fourty-one participants from 21 companies attended the training conducted by Ms. Julie C. Llorente, Senior Labor and Employment Officer from the NWPC.   The training on “Better Mental Health, Better Productivity” offered by NWPC provides a concise insight into the basics of mental health and its importance in the workplace. It provides employees and employers better understanding of common mental health risks and...

The RTWPB-XII and the National Conciliation and Mediation Board XII held a training on Productivity-Based Incentive Schemes (PBIS) and an orientation on alternative dispute resolution mechanisms as part of its Area-Wide Convergence on 17-18 June 2025 in General Santos City. Eighty-six representatives from 46 small, medium, and large enterprises joined the orientation and PBIS training.   Ms. Rosanna Dela Cruz, NWPC Senior Labor and Employment Officer, led the discussion on PBIS. She reminded participants that incentives aligned with productivity empower employees and inspire a culture of excellence.    PBIS...

Nine outstanding micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from SOCCSKSARGEN were awarded as the 2025 Regional Productivity Olympics winners on 16 June 2025 in General Santos City.  The event, organized by the RTWPB-XII, recognized local enterprises that showed exceptional productivity improvement, innovation, and inclusive people-centered practices.   The winners in the agribusiness sector are Diomrie Fruit Food Products Processing for micro category, Sultan Kudarat Coffee Ventures Inc. and PMTZ Care Marketing for small category, and Malungon Dairy Farmers Cooperative  for medium category.   In...

Minimum wage earners from the retail and service sectors in Soccsksargen received the P10-adjustment, increasing their daily minimum wage to P430 effective June 1, 2025. The said increase is the last in a four-tranche wage increase issued by the RTWPB-XII under Wage Order No. RBXII-24. RTWPB-XII Chairperson and DOLE Region 12 Regional Director Joel M. Gonzales, CESO III, said the increase aimed at gradually uplifting workers’ income without overburdening small businesses. “This last tranche is a step forward in recognizing the value of our workers in retail and service. We are hopeful...

Seventy six (76) employers and workers representing 37 micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from South Cotabato participated in the Orientation Seminar on LHP, Productivty-Based Incentive Schemes (PBIS), and Employees Compensation Program (ECP) at the Viajera Dine and Café in Koronadal City on January 30, 2018. RTWPB-XII, headed by its Board Secretary Jessie M. Dela Cruz lectured on basic productivity concepts, tools/technologies and measurements and in developing productivity based incentive schemes. Joining the Board were resource persons from the DOLE-Regional Office and the ECC...