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P50 Wage Hike Approved for Workers in Metro Manila
- On June 30, the Department of Labor and Employment approved a P50 daily wage increase for Metro Manila, effective July 18, 2025, raising the rate from P645 to P695.
- The wage increase resulted from the board weighing inflation and GDP, aligned with President Marcos Jr.'s review directive.
- The commission shows the wage hike benefits about 1.2 million workers, raising their monthly salary by approximately P1,100 for a five-day workweek.
- Despite the P50 increase, labor groups call it a 'drop in the bucket' as it remains below the P15,713 poverty threshold, highlighting limited relief for workers.
- Since congressional talks stalled, labor groups continue to push for a legislated P200 nationwide wage increase in the 20th Congress.
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P50 wage hike approved for workers in Metro Manila
MANILA, Philippines — The regional wage board has approved a P50 wage hike for private sector workers in the National Capital Region (NCR), the Department of Labor and Employment said on Monday. Labor groups, however, said the increase in wages was just loose change while a progressive teachers’ group called it a “grossly inadequate response”
Metro Manila workers to get P50 wage hike
AN additional P50 will be received by minimum wage earners in the private sector in the National Capital Region (NCR) starting middle of July, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Monday.In a statement, DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said the increase was unanimously approved by the NCR Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) through Wage Order 26 and will benefit some 1.2 million workers.Laguesma said …
'Drop in the bucket': Labor groups say P50 hike in NCR minimum wage not enough
MANILA, Philippines – Labor groups expressed dismay over the P50 daily increase in Metro Manila minimum wage, the first regional hike since the across-the-board proposals languished in the 19th Congress. Metro Manila’s Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) has approved a P50 minimum wage increase, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Monday, June 30. This brings the daily minimum wage rate in Metro Manila…
The wages of minimum wage workers in Metro Manila will be increased by P50.
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