A P40 increase in the daily minimum wage of private sector workers in Metro Manila is a welcome development, but it is still not enough, said Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri and Senator Jinggoy Estrada. | BPinlacINQ
Estrada, who heads the Senate labor panel, also deemed the wage increase “a welcome development,” noting that the labor sector has adamantly called for across-the-board pay hikes.
While this shows that the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in Metro Manila is aware of the need to promptly adjust the current wage structure, Estrada said, “Our workers need and deserve wage hikes to cope with the ongoing rise in the prices of basic goods and commodities.” The senator vowed to take up the legislative proposal again in the upper chamber once Congress resumes for its second regular session in July.
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