Ilocos Region, Western Visayas issue wage orders

MINIMUM wage earners as well as kasambahays in the Ilocos Region and Western Visayas are set to receive additional pay soon after their respective Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs) issued separate wage orders.

In a statement, the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) reported that the Ilocos Region and Western Visayas wage boards have issued their respective wage orders that shall both take effect next month.

“A total of 287,683 minimum wage earners in private establishments in the Ilocos Region and Western Visayas are expected to directly benefit from the wage increases,” said the NWPC.

“They have also issued wage orders for kasambahays. The wage increases are expected to benefit a total of 259,820 domestic workers,” it added.

In the Ilocos Region, the regional wage board issued motu proprio Wage Order No. RB 1-22, which provides a P30 to P35 increase in the daily minimum wage in Region I.

Upon effectivity, minimum wage rates will be set at P435 for non-agricultural establishments with 10 or fewer workers and P402 for non-agricultural establishments with fewer than 10 workers, and agricultural workers.

As for domestic workers, RTWPB – Region I also issued Wage Order No. RB 1-DW-04 granting a monthly increase of P500, bringing the monthly wage rate of domestic workers in the region to P5,500.

Region I’s wage orders are set to take effect on November 6, 2023.

As for Western Visayas, the regional wage board issued Wage Order No. RBVI-27 granting a P30 minimum wage increase across all sectors.

Upon effectivity, the daily minimum wage rates in the region will be P480 for non-agriculture establishments with fewer than 10 workers; P450 for non-agriculture establishments with 10 workers or less; and P440 for workers in agriculture.

As for domestic workers, the Region VI wage board issued Wage Order No. RB VI-DW-05 granting a monthly increase of P500 to bring the monthly wage rate of kasambahays in the region to P5,000.

Region VI’s wage orders are scheduled to take effect on November 16, 2023.

With the two latest issuances, the NWPC said there are now eight RTWPBs that have issued their respective wage orders.

Earlier, wage orders