Central Luzon workers to get pay hike

SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Philippines — Minimum wage earners in Central Luzon will receive another pay increase starting this Thursday with the implementation of the second tranche of the promised wage hike.

Under Wage Order RBIII-26 issued by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board, workers will get an additional P40 in their daily wage.

With the adjustment, the minimum wage in the non-agriculture sector in Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales stands at P600 per day.

Workers in the agriculture sector will receive P570, while those in the retail and service sectors will get P590.

In Aurora, the daily minimum wage will be P560 for non-agriculture, P545 for agriculture, and P515 for retail and service workers.