The first tranche of a planned P85 daily minimum wage increase in the National Capital Region takes effect on Saturday, July 25. Under Wage Order No. NCR-27, minimum wage earners in Metro Manila receive a P60 increase in their daily pay as the first step of the total increase. This adjustment changes the daily wage levels referenced by outlets from about P695 to P755 for covered non-agricultural workers, while agriculture-sector workers and small establishments (including service and retail shops with 15 or fewer employees, and manufacturing firms with fewer than 10 employees) are also covered by the wage order’s applicable increases.
One outlet reports that the first tranche starts with workers already beginning to receive the new rates on July 25. Another outlet adds that the first tranche is expected to affect about 1.1 million minimum wage earners in the National Capital Region. The coverage details follow the wage order’s sector and size classifications, with additional tranches planned to complete the full P85 daily increase.
