House Committee on Labor and Employment chairperson and Cavite First District Rep. Jolo Revilla on Friday announced the implementation of a new wage order granting a P30 to P60 increase in the daily pay of minimum wage earners in Calabarzon.
Under Wage Order No. IVA-22, minimum wage earners in Cavite City, Carmona, General Trias, Tagaytay, Trece Martires, and other component cities will now receive P600 per day, while those in Rosario, Kawit, Naic, Silang, and Tanza will earn P550 per day.
Workers in second- to fifth-class municipalities, particularly in agricultural areas, will see increases that bring their wages up to as much as P525 daily by April 2026.
The wage order prescribes a two-tranche implementation, with the first increase taking effect immediately upon publication and the second tranche scheduled on April 1, 2026 .
Revilla said the wage adjustment was the result of a rigorous process led by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) Region IV-A, which held consultations in Lucena, Batangas, Calamba, and Antipolo, and a final public hearing in Dasmariñas City.
“This wage increase is the result of the collective action of the government, the labor sector, and employers. This is a big help for our workers, especially in Cavite and all of Calabarzon. But it is also clear that this is not enough to meet the daily expenses of every Filipino family,” Revilla said.
Revilla said the increase will help bridge the long-standing wage gap between workers in Metro Manila and those in neighboring Calabarzon provinces, where the cost of living is often just as high—or even higher—than in the capital.
