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New minimum wages in the private sector in Calabarzon range from P425 to P560, while those in Central Visayas now range from P453 to P501
MANILA, Philippines – The regional wage boards of Calabarzon and Central Visayas have issued wage orders granting increases for minimum daily wages ranging from P21 to P75 and P33 to P43, respectively, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Monday, September 16.
Varying with sector and area, new minimum wages in the private sector in Calabarzon range from P425 to P560, while those in Central Visayas now range from P453 to P501.
The wage hikes will take effect on September 30 for Calabarzon, and October 2 for Central Visayas.
Calabarzon
The following are the new minimum wage rates in Calabarzon. Component cities and some municipalities may get increases in two tranches, with the first tranche on September 30, and the second tranche on April 1, 2025:
- Non agriculture sector
- Extended metropolitan area: P560
- Component cities: P520 (1st tranche), P540 (2nd tranche)
- 1st class municipalities: P520
- 2nd and 3rd class municipalities: P450
- 4th, 5th, and 6th class municipalities: P420 (1st tranche), P450 (2nd tranche)
- Agriculture sector
- Extended metropolitan area: P500
- Component cities: P500
- 1st class municipalities: P465 (1st tranche), P500 (2nd tranche)
- 2nd and 3rd class municipalities: P425
- 4th, 5th, and 6th class municipalities: P425
- Retail and service establishments employing not more than 10 workers: P425
The Calabarzon regional wage board noted that for Rosario, Cavite, which is a 1st class municipality, the increase for the non-agriculture sector is P41 for the first tranche, and P20 for the second tranche.
Central Visayas
In Central Visayas, minimum wages are based on area, and are uniform across all sectors.
- Class A: P501
- Cities of Carcar, Cebu, Danao, Lapulapu, Mandaue, Naga, Talisay, and municipalities of Compostela, Consolacion, Cordova, Liloan, Minglanilla, San Fernando, or Expanded Metro Cebu
- Class B: P463
- Cities of Bais, Bayawan, Bogo, Canlaon, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Tagbilaran, Tanjay, Toledo
- Class C: P453
- All other municipalities not in Class A or B
The new minimum wages for workers in private establishments translate to around a 7% to 8% increase from the prevailing daily minimum wages in the two regions. Some 1.2 million minimum wage earners are expected to benefit from the increases.
The wage hikes come after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Labor Day directed all regional wage boards to come up with increases before the anniversary of their last wage orders.
The labor sector continues to campaign for a legislated national minimum wage hike. Proposals ranging from P100 to P750 remain pending in Congress.
The version of a bill seeking a P100 increase has hurdled the Senate, while debates continue at the House committee level. There is a push and pull among workers who say that such an increase is badly needed, and employers who argue that they cannot handle paying the proposed increases. – Rappler.com
