DOLE OKs P25 hike for minimum wage in Northern Mindanao
FILE PHOTO: DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — A P25 wage hike in the minimum daily wage has been granted by the regional wage board in Northern Mindanao, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced Monday.
The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board Northern Mindanao “issued Wage Order No. RX-10 granting a pay hike of P25 upon its effectivity and another P15-P22 effective December 16, 2022,” said Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III.
With this development, the new minimum wage rates in the cities of Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Malaybalay, Valencia, Gingoog, El Salvador, and Ozamis and the municipalities of Tagoloan, Villanueva, Jasaan, Opol, Maramag, Quezon, Manolo Fortich, and Lugait will be P405 for the non-agriculture sector and P393 for the agriculture sector.
For the cities of Oroquieta and Tangub and the municipalities of Laguindingan, Mambajao, Balingasag, and all other areas, including retail and service establishments employing not more than 10 workers, the minimum wage are P390 for non-agriculture sector and P378 for the agriculture sector.
Aside from the minimum daily wage hike, the regional board likewise approved a monthly wage increase of P500 for domestic workers, raising the new monthly minimum wage rate in Northern Mindanao to P4,500 for cities and first-class municipalities and P3,500 for other municipalities.
The issued orders will still be reviewed by the National Wages and Productivity Commission. Once approved by the commission, the effectivity will take effect 15 days after publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
Bello expressed appreciation to the wage board as 152,924 workers in private establishments and 54,851 domestic workers are anticipated to benefit from the increase.
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