BILLS seeking to raise wages, strengthen occupational safety, and expand labor protections were approved on Wednesday by the House Committee on Labor and Employment chaired by Cavite 1st District Rep. Ramon Revilla III, marking a major step forward in the House’s labor reform agenda.
The committee also took up several other measures aimed at improving employment services and protecting emerging sectors of the workforce.
Revilla said the committee’s actions reflect the House of Representatives’ continuing effort to respond to both long-standing and emerging labor concerns, particularly those affecting minimum wage earners, frontline workers, and employees in high-risk and nontraditional work environments.
Among the bills approved was a consolidated substitute measure seeking to institutionalize a National Minimum Wage, combining several proposals designed to ensure a fair and adequate baseline income for Filipino workers nationwide.
