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By Genalyn Kabiling
The interests of the labor and employers would be taken into consideration in any decision on the petition seeking to increase minimum wage hike in Metro Manila, Malacañang has assured the public.
Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo
(OPS / MANILA BULLETIN)
Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo made the statement after dismissing as unofficial the reported P25 wage hike issued by the regional wage board.
“As of October 31, the reported P25 wage hike for minimum wage workers has yet to be approved by the National Wage and Productivity Commission (NWPC). Therefore, the figure being disseminated is not official,” Panelo said.
“The Palace assures everyone that the interests and well-being of both sides, management and labor, as well as the overall impact to our domestic economy, would be considered by the government in attending to this matter,” he added.
Reports earlier circulated that the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR) has approved the P25 minimum wage hike for private workers in Metro Manila. Labor groups have slammed the small amount approved by the wage board.
The Department of Labor and Employment however insisted that no new wage order has been issued yet.
Labor groups have called for a P335-incrase in the daily minimum wage of private workers in Metro Manila to help them cope with rising inflation rate. Employers, however, reportedly opposed such huge wage hike proposal, warning that it might hit businesses and scare away investors.
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