By Liza Soriano
MANILA — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Monday, September 16, 2024, that the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs) of Region IV-A (Calabarzon) and Region VII (Central Visayas) have released new wage orders, resulting in increases to the daily minimum wage rates for workers in private establishments.
According to DOLE, the wage increases range from P21 to P75 per day in Region IV-A and from P33 to P43 per day in Region VII.
The wage increase for Region IV-A is set to take effect on September 30, 2024, while the new wage order for Region VII will be implemented starting October 2, 2024.
“These wage orders were issued in response to President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s Labor Day directive, instructing the RTWPBs to review regional minimum wage rates ahead of the anniversary dates of previous wage adjustments,” DOLE said in a statement.
In Region IV-A, the wage increase will bring daily minimum wages to P450-P560 in the non-agriculture sector, P425-P500 in the agriculture sector, and P425 in retail and service establishments with fewer than 10 workers, once all tranches are fully implemented.
Meanwhile, in Region VII, the RTWPB has retained its area-based classifications of Classes A, B, and C. However, each class will now have a uniform wage rate for both agriculture and non-agriculture sectors. The new wage rates will increase daily minimum wages from P458-P468 to P501 for Class A; from P425-P430 to P463 for Class B; and from P415-P420 to P453 for Class C.
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