Metro workers get wage hike

Private sector minimum wage workers in Metro Manila will get P12 more daily.

Labor Secretary Arturo Brion said the regional wage board in the National Capital Region (NCR) approved the salary increase as well as the inclusion of the P50 emergency cost of living allowance or COLA in the daily basic pay. This pegs the daily minimum wage in Metro Manila at P362.

National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) executive director Esther Guirao said the pay hike would take effect only after the publication of the new wage order.