Metro Manila – The 18-day global campaign to end violence against women (VAW) kicked off at the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB) Central Office on 25 November 2023, reaffirming the Board’s dedication to a violence-free, gender-fair society in compliance with Proclamation No. 1172 and Republic Act 10398. During the flag raising ceremony on 28 continue reading : NCMB supports campaign to end violence against women

Metro Manila – On 8 December 2023, the SMX Convention Center in Mall of Asia, Pasay City was filled with the sounds of revelry as hundreds of employees from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and its attached agencies gathered to celebrate the much awaited DOLE 90th Founding Anniversary. The National Conciliation and Mediation continue reading : NCMB joins DOLE in celebrating 90 years of promoting employment opportunities and maintaining industrial peace

Nasugbu, Batangas – The National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB), in partnership with the Philippine League of Labor-Management Cooperation Practitioners (PHILAMCOP), recently concluded the 13th National Convention on Labor-Management Cooperation held on 23-24 November 2023 at Forest Crest Nature Hotel and Resort, Nasugbu, Batangas. The two-day event culminated in the awarding of winners of the continue reading : NCMB hails Outstanding LMCs and Outstanding GMs during the 13th National Convention on Labor-Management Cooperation

Metro Manila – Every day the Board is inundated with data. The influx of information comes in the form of cases filed, financial transactions recorded, and talent profiles gathered. These are just a few of the dealings encountered everyday at the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB) that require skills to have a good grasp continue reading : Skills training held for NCMB personnel to bolster productivity

The month-long celebration of the 123rd Philippine Civil Service Anniversary (PCSA), spearheaded by the Civil Service Commission (CSC), commemorates the establishment of the Philippine Civil Service. This year’s theme “Transforming Public Service in the Next Decade: Honing Agile and Future-Ready Servant-Heroes” was introduced in 2021 by CSC as its 10-year overarching theme. The theme echoes continue reading : NCMB Joins the Nation in the Month-Long Celebration of the Civil Service Anniversary

Quezon City, Metro Manila – Conducted annually, the Trainers’ Training aims to capacitate the Board’s program implementers with necessary knowledge and skills in advocating the mechanisms for sustaining harmonious relations at every workplace in the country.  This year, the training focused on orienting the participants with the updates and key features of the enhanced decks continue reading : NCMB CAPACITATES ITS REGIONAL PROGRAM IMPLEMENTERS ON THE ENHANCED LEARNING MODULES ON LABOR-MANAGEMENT COOPERATION, GRIEVANCE MACHINERY AND VOLUNTARY ARBITRATION

The National Conciliation and Mediation Board successfully organized the 2023 Continuing Education Seminar for Accredited Voluntary Arbitrators on August 30-31, 2023, at B Hotel in Quezon City. This seminar holds particular significance as it marks the first in-person CESAVA since the global pandemic began. The primary objective of this annual event is to enhance the continue reading : NCMB HOLDS FACE-TO-FACE RETOOLING SEMINAR FOR ACCREDITED VOLUNTARY ARBITRATORS

The Regional Conciliation and Mediation Branch – National Capital Region (RCMB-NCR) conducted a Plant-Level Enhancement Seminar (PLES) at Universal Robina Corporation – Agro Industrial and Commodities Group (URC-AIG) in Pasig City on 6 July 2023. The activity not only enhanced the bipartite mechanisms in URC-AIG but also provided learning insights and deepened the understanding of continue reading : URC Union Deepens Understanding of Workers’ Rights and Management Prerogatives in Enhancement Seminar

The National Conciliation Mediation Board (NCMB) has received another recognition from the Commission on Audit (COA) on the fairness in the presentation of its financial statements for FY 2022. This is the fourth consecutive year that the NCMB has received an unmodified  opinion. NCMB Executive Director Maria Teresita D. Lacsamana-Cancio received COA’s recognition contained in continue reading : NCMB MAINTAINS ‘UNMODIFIED OPINION’ FROM COA FOR FOURTH STRAIGHT YEAR

San Fernando, Pampanga – With the combined efforts of a Conciliation-Mediation team, the National Conciliation and Mediation Board eased the negotiation deadlock between United Pulp and Paper Co., Inc. and United Pulp And Paper Corporation Employees Union. Executive Director Maria Teresita D. Lacsamana – Cancio , Deputy Executive Teresita E. Audea, Conciliation-Mediation Division Chief Ericson continue reading : PAPER MANUFACTURER, UNION AGREES TO AN ACROSS THE BOARD WAGE INCREASE IN 2-YEAR CBA RENEWAL

Metro Manila – Senior officials and staff of the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB) from across the country convened in Iloilo province last 10-14 July 2023 to revisit the strategies implemented, as well as issues and challenges encountered in program implementation for the first semester of 2023 in preparation for the 2023 DOLE-Wide Mid-Year continue reading : Top Officials Revisit Strategies on NCMB Programs

Metro Manila – Honoring the symbol of our national sovereignty and a reminder of the patriotic duty as public servants, the NCMB hosted the flag raising ceremony on 03 July 2023 at the DOLE building in Intramuros, Manila.  The ceremony also jump started the DOLE activities for the 2nd semester of 2023. Participating in the continue reading : NCMB Leads the DOLE Flag Raising Ceremony