Tacloban. City–Workers in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) are in for a Christmas gift this year, after the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-Reg. 8 (RTWPB-8) approved early this month increases in daily minimum wage across all sectors.
The Board ๐๐๐ก๐ข ๐๐๐๐r๐๐ (on its own initiative) issued ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐จ. ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐-๐๐ on November 5, granting a P30 daily minimum wage increase for workers employed in different sectors or industries. This means that every workerโs daily minimum wage increases from P405 to P435.
In the same Wage Order, the Board also approved a P500 monthly increase for every kasambahay (domestic worker) across the region, setting this sectorโs monthly minimum wage within the range of P5,500 to P6,000.
Finally, the Board announced that the new wage increases shall take effect on ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ 02, this year, after 15 days from its publication.
The workersโ sector has yet to issue any statement on the amount of wage hikes. —-Miriam G. Desacada