Sunday, September 30, 2007 (Philippines)

An activist in Manila burns a picture of Myanmar's junta leader General Than Shwe, in a protest yesterday. The junta's offensive against protesters in Yangon has left at least 13 people dead and hundreds more jailed, sparking global outrage against the country’s ruling generals.(AFP Photo) THE P9 increase in minimum wage for Metro Cebu workers and P5 for employees in the rest of Central Visayas will take effect within October, said Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Council (RTWPB) Chairman Elias Cayanong. Cayanong, also Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) 7 director, said no change was made in the figures during their meeting last night. The increase will bring the minimum wage in Metro Cebu to P250 much sooner than expected, after some board members initially announced that workers might have to wait until January 2008 for the increase to take effect. [full story]