The House Labor and Employment Committee approved a P200 across-the-board salary increase for private sector workers, exceeding the proposed P150 hike. This measure, urged by Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles, aims to provide relief to millions of minimum wage earners amidst soaring inflation. Lawmakers and labor groups met to discuss the urgent need for a wage hike, and the bill is expected to be certified as urgent by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to ensure swift passage before the congressional term ends.
RIZAL 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles urged Filipinos to support the proposed P200 wage hike.The P200 legislated across the board salary increase among private sector workers was approved by the House Labor and Employment Committee led by Nograles.It was higher than the proposed P150 hike. Rizal 4th District Rep.
'We believe that the wage hike is an important intervention considering the skyrocketing prices of basic needs,' he added.Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to certify the measure as urgent, noting she disagreed with claims by the business community that wage increase would lead to losses.At the Senate, Sen. Joel Villanueva issued the same plea to the president.Villanueva said that the country's 5.
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