Around 1.2 million minimum wage workers from CALABARZON (Region 4A) and Central Visayas (Region VII) will get pay increase which ranges from P21 to P75 per day and P33 to P43 per day, respectively, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
Both adjustments were reached through consensus and unanimously approved by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs), the employer, labor, and the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC).
In a statement, the DOLE said the new wage order will hike the daily minimum wage in Calabarzon to P450 to P560 in the non-agriculture sector and P425 in retail and service establishments employing not more than 10 workers upon full implementation of all tranches.
The increase would take effect on September 30, or five days after the anniversary date of the previous regional wage increase. The last wage order of the RTWPB-Calabarzon became effective on September 24, 2023.
Meanwhile, the increase in Central Visayas will bring the daily minimum wages from P458-P468 to P501 for Class A; P425-P430 to P463 for Class B; and P415-P420 to P453 for Class C.
Areas in Class A include the cities of Carcar, Cebu, Danao, Lapulapu, Mandaue, Naga, Talisay & Municipalities of Compostela, Consolacion, Cordova, Liloan, Minglanilla, San Fernando or Expanded Metro Cebu.
Class B areas are other cities not covered under Class A such as Bais, Bayawan, Bogo, Canlaon, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Tagbilaran, Tanjay, and Toledo. Meanwhile, areas in Class C are other municipalities not covered under Class A and Class B.
“The new rates for workers in private establishments translate to about 7% to 8% increase from the prevailing daily minimum wage rates in the two regions and result in a comparable 11% increase in wage-related benefits covering 13th-month pay, service incentive leave, and social security benefits such as SSS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG,” said DOLE.
Editor’s Note: This is an updated article. Originally posted with the headline “Calabarzon, Central Visayas minimum-wage workers get pay hike — DOLE.”
