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Minimum wage in Soccsksargen to reach P501 daily on January 1

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Amiel Cagayan

Minimum wage in Soccsksargen to reach P501 daily on January 1
The urban center of Koronadal City, South Cotabato, where many workers seek employment and livelihood opportunities. The National Wages and Productivity Commission has approved a daily wage increase for private sector workers in Soccsksargen. Photo by Amiel Cagayan

KORONADAL CITY — The daily minimum wage for private workers in the non-agriculture, retail, and service sectors in Soccsksargen (Region 12) will increase to P501 in January 2027 after a P41 wage hike benefiting 86,815 workers in the region.The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) said the increase under Wage Order No. XII (SOCCSKSARGEN)-26 would be implemented in two tranches, with the first P16 increase taking effect on Nov. 19 and the remaining P25 on Jan. 1, 2027.With the first tranche, the daily minimum wage for non-agricultural, retail, and service workers will increase from the current P460 to P476. Agricultural workers will receive P459 daily, up from P443.

READ: Western Visayas, Soccsksargen workers to get wage hikes by Nov. 19Upon full implementation, the daily minimum wage will reach P501 for non-agricultural workers and P484 for those in the agriculture sector.The NWPC said the adjustment would benefit around 86,815 minimum wage earners across the region.Domestic workers, or kasambahays, will also receive a separate monthly wage increase of P450, raising their minimum monthly pay from P6,000 to P6,450.The new rates cover workers in the cities of General Santos, Koronadal, Kidapawan, and Tacurong, and the provinces of South Cotabato, Sarangani, Sultan Kudarat, and North Cotabato.

The latest adjustment follows the previous wage increase under Wage Order No. XII-25, which took effect on Nov. 2, 2025, raising the daily minimum wage to P460 for non-agriculture, retail and service workers and P443 for agricultural workers.DOLE said the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-12 held public consultations with workers, employers, and other stakeholders before determining the new rates.

READ: Dole OKs new wage order for W. Visayas, Negros OccidentalLabor Secretary Francis Tolentino said the wage-setting process must respond to workers’ need for higher pay while considering the capacity of micro, small, and medium enterprises to sustain operations.DOLE also urged employers to comply with the new wage order and reminded workers of their rights under existing labor laws. /coa

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