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Close to five million workers in the private sector earning minimum wage will benefit from pay increases approved by 14 Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs) in 2024.

Data from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) showed that 4,907,584 minimum wage earners have been granted daily wage increases ranging from P21 to P75.

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The RTWPBs issued wage orders in the National Capital Region (NCR), Cordillera and Regions 1 (the Ilocos), 2 (Cagayan Valley), 3 (Central Luzon), 4-A (Calabarzon or Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) and 4-B (Mimaropa or Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan). Other areas granted wage adjustments were Regions 6 (Western Visayas), 7 (Central Visayas), 8 (Eastern Visayas), 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula), 10 (Northern Mindanao), 12 (Soccsksargen or South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, General Santos) and 13 (Caraga).

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On June 27 last year, the RTWPB in NCR granted a P35 increase that benefited some four million workers. The order raised the minimum wage in Metro Manila to P610.

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Northern Mindanao was the latest region to grant an increase—from P446 to P461 upon full implementation. This will be effective on Jan. 12 while the second tranche will start on July 1.

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The 0.2 percent on-quarter contraction in April-June, revealed by StatsNZ, followed anaemic growth of 0.1 percent in the previous three months.

The RTWPBs in Bicol and Davao have yet to issue wage orders.

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