W. Visayas workers to get up to P45 daily wage hike starting Nov. 19

MANILA, Philippines—Minimum wage earners in Western Visayas will receive daily pay increases of up to P45 starting Nov. 19, following the approval of a new wage order by the Department of Labor and Employment.

Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino on Tuesday said that the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) approved Wage Order No. VI-30 following consultations between workers and employers.

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Under the new order, workers in non-agricultural, industrial, and commercial establishments employing more than 10 workers will receive a P40 increase, raising their daily minimum wage from P550 to P590.

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Those employed in smaller establishments with 10 or fewer workers will also receive a P40 increase, bringing their daily minimum wage from P525 to P565.

Meanwhile, agricultural workers will receive a P45 increase, raising their daily minimum wage from P520 to P565.

Around 193,000 private sector minimum wage earners in the region are expected to benefit from the adjustment.

Domestic workers will also receive a P500 increase in their monthly minimum wage, from P6,500 to P7,000. The adjustment is expected to benefit around 161,000 domestic workers.

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Tolentino said the new rates would make Western Visayas one of the regions with the highest minimum wages in the country, second only to Metro Manila.

He added that the wage adjustment took into account the cost of living, inflation, workers’ purchasing power and their needs, as well as employers’ capacity to provide higher wages.

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“We considered the cost of living, the inflation, the purchasing power of pesos, and also the needs of workers and the ability of companies and businessmen to give additional wages,” he said.

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In the Soccsksargen region, meanwhile, private-sector workers will receive a P41 daily minimum wage increase in two tranches, with P16 taking effect on Nov. 19 and the remaining P25 on Jan. 1, 2027.

Domestic workers in the region will also receive a P450 monthly increase, raising their minimum wage to P6,450.

The latest adjustment follows other regional wage increases implemented this year.

In Central Visayas, a P42 daily minimum wage increase took effect on Oct. 14, covering workers in the region and parts of the Negros Island Region.

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In Metro Manila, Wage Order No. 28 took effect on Sept. 26, granting workers a P60 daily wage increase. The order was issued while the earlier Wage Order No. 27, which provided for a P85 increase in two tranches, remained under litigation. /gsg