GOOD NEWS The National Conciliation and Mediation Board conducted the Twin Search for 2021 Outstanding Labor Management Cooperation (LMC) and Outstanding Grievance Machinery (GM) for Industrial Peace shown via Zoom, Facebook Live and Youtube on December 15, 2021. Among the winners, three companies and their respective unions from Davao Region bagged the national awards. Tagum continue reading : REGION XI BAGS AWARDS FROM THE 2021 SEARCH FOR OUTSTANDING LMC and GM FOR INDUSTRIAL PEACE

PRESS RELEASE The Branch facilitated the settlement of Notice of Strike filed by Nagkakaisang Manggagawa ng Buong Lohistika at Distribusyon ng Coca-Cola Southern at Central Mindanao Federation of Cola, Beverage and Allied Industry (NMLDCC-SCM-FCCU) against Coca Cola Beverages Phils., Inc. which resulted to an amicable settlement benefitting 163 workers in the amount of 12,877,000 pesos. continue reading : THE BRANCH SETTLES NOTICE OF STRIKE RESULTING TO A MONETARY BENEFIT OF 12,877,000 PESOS

PRESS RELEASE Davao City – Branch successfully settled a Request for Assistance (RFA) benefitting four employees in an aggregate amount of 80,799.73 pesos last December 3, 2021. Four employees of RK Star Coir Corporation filed a RFA last October 22, 2021 on the issue of illegal dismissal and non-payment of money claims covering holiday pays, continue reading : A GROUP OF WORKERS GETS COMPENSATION THRU SENA

Davao City – The Regional Branch unceasingly extended its support to the advocacy of empowering people in this time of pandemic by endorsing the programs and projects implemented by other government agencies. Employees of the Branch attended the online policy advocacy event hosted by the Institute of Labor Studies, an attached agency of the Department continue reading : BRANCH SUPPORTS PEOPLE EMPOWERMENT DURING COVID

RCMBXI successfully conducted a triple-topic webinar in convergence with the Department of Labor and Employment Regional Office XI (DOLE-ROXI), Employees Compensation Commission Regional Extension Unit XI (ECC-REUXI) and Occupational Safety and Hazard Center Regional Extension Unit XI (OSHC-REUXI) last November 16, 2021 via Zoom. Director Aerrine Marie R. Reyes, on her welcoming message, signified her continue reading : RCMBXI CONDUCTS SEMINAR WITH DOLE, OSHC AND ECC

Branch effectively achieved its target for 2021 on facilitation of institutionalization/operationalization of Labor Management Cooperation (LMC) and Grievance Machinery (GM) among companies in the region through the conduct of Workplace Cooperation and Partnership Programs seminar last October 2021. The Board targeted 322 companies to facilitate the LMC and institutionalize/operationalize GM for 2021. As its counterpart, continue reading : Branch Achieves Its 2021 Target for LMC Facilitation and GM Institutionalization/Operationalization

Davao City – The Regional Conciliation and Mediation Branch (RCMB) XI welcomed a new face among its workforce last September 20, 2021. Mr. Earl B. Evangelio, 31, took his oath of office as Administrative Officer (AO) III (Records Officer II), in the presence of RCMB XI Regional Branch Director Aerrine Marie R. Reyes and her continue reading : NEW OFFICER JOINS NCMB REGIONAL BRANCH XI

One after the other, the Regional Branch successfully conducted three seminars entitled “Workplace Cooperation and Partnership Programs” in the fourth week of September 2021 for the setting-up of Labor Management Cooperation (LMC) and Grievance Machinery (GM) and Voluntary Arbitration (VA) programs. The Branch conducted plant-level orientation seminar at Holy Cross of Davao College Inc. (HCDCI) continue reading : RCMBXI SUCCESSIVELY CONDUCTS THREE SEMINARS

The Regional Conciliation and Mediation Branch XI pro-actively supported the advocacies and programs of other government agencies in October. The Branch joined the celebration of the 32nd National Statistics Month (NSM) hosted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and co-hosted by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) with the theme: “NSM@32: Revving up for continue reading : RCMBXI Supports Government Advocacies

PRESS RELEASE RCMB-XI in convergence with the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board XI (RTWPB XI) held an online productivity seminar entitled “Two-Tiered Wage System” last August 26, 2021 via Zoom. The activity was attended by 33 participants coming from 23 organized companies with expiring Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) for 2021. The seminar included two continue reading : BRANCH HOLDS PRODUCTIVITY INCENTIVES SEMINAR IN CONVERGENCE WITH RTWPB XI