Following a public hearing, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in Davao (RTWPB-Davao) will hold deliberations on potential wage adjustments for private sector workers and domestic workers in the region. The board will base its decisions on discussions and deliberations of its members, representing employees, employers, and the government. The current minimum wage for non-agricultural workers in Davao is P481, while agricultural workers receive P476. The board will analyze position papers from various sectors and employer responses to determine the need for a wage adjustment.
The Department of Labor and Employment- Davao Region (Dole- Davao ) announced that the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in Davao (RTWPB- Davao ) will hold deliberations following a public hearing on wage adjustment s. Lawyer Randolf C.
Pensoy, Dole-Davao regional director, stated during the Kapehan sa Dabaw on Monday, February 10, 2025, at SM City Davao, that the board has scheduled three deliberations this week regarding wage adjustments for both private sector workers and domestic workers. He emphasized that the board would base its decisions solely on the discussions and deliberations of its members, who represent the employee sector, employer sector, and government side. Pensoy further explained that the current minimum wage for non-agricultural workers in the region is P481, while agricultural workers receive P476. He stated that during the public hearing, the board will carefully consider the position papers submitted by various sectors, including employees, and the responses from employers to determine the necessity of a wage adjustment. A public hearing conducted by the RTWPB-Davao on wage adjustments for private sector workers and domestic workers took place on February 4, 2025, at the Grand Regal Hotel in Lanang. This hearing is a crucial part of the board's mandate to periodically review regional minimum wages, as outlined in Republic Act No. 6727, or the 'Wage Rationalization Act,' and the Omnibus Rules on Minimum Wage Determination. In a previous action, the office granted a wage increase for domestic workers in the region under Wage Order No. RBXI-DW-03. Effective March 6, 2024, the new monthly minimum wage for domestic workers was raised to P6,000 in chartered cities and first-class municipalities, and P5,000 in other municipalities. RTWPB-Davao also approved a P38 daily wage increase for minimum wage workers in the region, implemented in two phases. The first tranche of P19 took effect on March 6, 2024, under Wage Order No. RBXI-22, with the second tranche of P19 taking effect on September 1, 2024.
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