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1. In recent months, bills proposing a nationally legislated across-the-board wage increase for workers in the private sector, ranging from Php 100.00 per day to Php 750.00 per day, have been filed and deliberated in both houses of Congress. These bills seek to amend or repeal the current system of increasing wages for employees in private establishments, which Congress established in 1989 through Republic Act No. 6727, otherwise known as the Wage Rationalization Act.

Manila - The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) conducted a capacity-building and immersive internal audit and quality management systems course attended by select employees of the Institute on April 11 to 12, 2024, at the ILS office, Intramuros, Manila.

Manila - The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) researchers completed a three-day training about the “Basic Course on Descriptive and Inferential Statistics” on 16 to 18 April 2024 at the ILS Office, Intramuros, Manila.

Tagaytay City, Cavite - The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) attends the Decent Work Country Programme Philippines 2020 to 2024 consultation workshop organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO), in partnership with the National Conciliation and Mediation Board, on April 4 to 5, 2024 in Tagaytay City, Cavite.

Manila - The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) is among the agencies under the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) cited by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for its compliance and exceptional performance in surpassing its targets during the conduct of the "annual and semi-annual monitoring and review of agency performance" particularly on the utilization of government funds vis-à-vis its plans and targets for the fiscal year 2023.