Soccsksargen workers to get P41 daily wage hike starting Nov. 19

MANILA, Philippines – Private sector workers in Soccsksargen region will receive a P41 daily minimum wage increase in two tranches, with the first adjustment taking effect on Nov. 19, under a new wage order approved by the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole).

Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino said on Tuesday that the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) approved Wage Order No. XII-26 following consultations between workers and employers.

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The first tranche will grant workers an additional P16 a day starting Nov. 19, while the remaining P25 increase will take effect on Jan. 1, 2027.

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Once both adjustments are implemented, the daily minimum wage for non-agricultural, retail and service workers will increase from P460 to P501.

For agricultural workers, the daily minimum wage will rise from P443 to P484.

Around 209,000 private-sector workers in the region are expected to benefit from the wage increase.

Domestic workers will also receive a P450 increase in their monthly minimum wage, raising it from P6,000 to P6,450. The adjustment will take effect on Nov. 19.

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Tolentino said the wage adjustment took into account the cost of living, inflation, workers’ purchasing power and employers’ capacity to provide higher wages.

“We considered the cost of living, the inflation, the purchasing power of pesos, and also the needs of workers and the ability of companies and businessmen to give additional wages,” he said.

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In Western Visayas, meanwhile, private-sector workers will receive daily minimum wage increases of P40 to P45 starting Nov. 19, bringing their rates to P565 to P590, depending on their employment category. Domestic workers in the region will also receive a P500 monthly increase, raising their minimum wage to P7,000.

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The latest adjustment follows other regional wage increases implemented this year.

In Central Visayas, a P42 daily minimum wage increase took effect on Oct. 14, covering workers in the region and parts of the Negros Island Region.

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In Metro Manila, Wage Order No. 28 took effect on Sept. 26, granting workers a P60 daily wage increase. The order was issued while the earlier Wage Order No. 27, which provided for a P85 increase in two tranches, remained under litigation. /jpv