00:01Minimum wage workers in Metro Manila will receive an 85 peso daily pay increase.
00:05This is the largest ever approved by the National Capital Region Wage Board.
00:09The Department of Labor and Employment describes the wage increase as historic.
00:13The increase will be rolled out in two tranches, 60 pesos effective July 19, 2026,
00:18and another 25 pesos effective January 20, 2027.
00:22The adjustment will raise the daily minimum wage in Metro Manila's non-agriculture sector
00:27from 695 pesos to 755 pesos on July 19, 2026, then to 780 pesos on January 20, 2027.
00:36The daily minimum wage for agriculture workers, retail and service establishments, and manufacturing firms
00:42will rise to 718 pesos on July 19, then to 743 pesos on January 20.
00:48The increase comes as workers in the Capital Region grapple with steep living costs.
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