Taken from June 19 to 23, 2023, the survey showed that the top concern remained unchanged from the first quarter of the year. READ MORE:
Controlling inflation remains the topmost concern of 63 percent of Filipinos, according to the second quarter Pulse Asia survey.
Filipinos also said the government should work on “increasing the pay of workers” and “creating more jobs” . There was a 7 percentage-point increase in the number of Filipinos who are concerned about enforcing the rule of law to all, at 16 percent in June, up from only 9 percent in the previous quarter.
The department’s National Wages Productivity Commission said employers in National Capital Region are expected to implement the new daily minimum wage on July 16 despite an appeal filed by a coalition of labor organizations. Citing inflation and the “soaring prices of basic services and commodities,” the petitioners argued that the basis of minimum wage determination should be the family living wage, which should amount to P1,161 and not the poverty threshold.
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