The National Capital Region (NCR) wage board approves a P60 increase to the daily minimum wage for workers in Metro Manila. The decision is carried under Wage Order 28, which the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) says is separate from a previously ordered increase.
Multiple outlets note that an earlier P85 minimum wage hike under Wage Order 27 remains suspended. Reporting indicates the delay is linked to legal challenges and questions raised about the impact of the wage order, which keep the implementation tied up in court. Lawmakers also raise concerns about how the newly approved P60 increase could relate to, or affect, the status of the still-frozen P85 order.
While the sources agree on the P60 approval and the continued freeze of the P85 order, they differ slightly in emphasis: one highlights lawmakers’ concerns about the implications for Wage Order 27, while another stresses the DOLE’s position that the two wage orders are distinct.
