Higher pay for workers in Cordillera, Mimaropa
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Private sector and domestic workers in the Cordillera and Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) regions will receive higher pay before Christmas Day as the National Wages and Productivity Commission affirmed Thursday the new wage orders issued by the respective regional wage boards.
The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) of Mimaropa increased the daily minimum wage for private sector workers in the region by P35.
The minimum wage of workers in establishments with 10 workers and above will increase from P395 to P430 while those in establishments with less than 10 workers will increase from P369 to P404.
It also approved a P1,000 monthly increase for domestic workers in the region, bringing the sector’s monthly minimum wage to P6,500.
The two new wage orders in Mimaropa will take effect on Dec. 23.
Article continues after this advertisementMeanwhile, the RTWPB Cordillera granted a P40 daily minimum wage increase across all provinces in the region. This brings the daily minimum wage from P430 to P470.
Article continues after this advertisementThe RTWPB also granted a P1,100 monthly increase for “kasambahay” (househelp) in the region, bringing the sector’s monthly minimum wage from P4,900 to P6,000.
The two wage orders in the Cordillera will begin to take effect on Dec. 24.
In affirming the wage orders, the NWPC found that both regions complied with the criteria for determining wage increases under Republic Act Nos. 6727 and 10361, which include the needs of workers and their families, the capacity of employers/industry to pay, and the requirements of economic and social development in the region.
According to the Department of Labor and Employment, the wage orders are expected to directly benefit a total of 74,961 minimum wage earners in these regions.
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About 252,055 full-time wage and salary workers earning above the minimum wage may also indirectly benefit as a result of upward adjustments at the enterprise level arising from the correction of wage distortion.
Additionally, the wage increases for kasambahay are also expected to benefit 40,116 domestic workers—25 percent of whom are on live-in arrangements.
