BACOLOD CITY: A business leader here urged large scale and multi-national companies to pay more than just the mandated increase in minimum wage increase in Western Visayas, including Negros Occidental, which will take effect on March 15. The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB)-6 issued Wage Order No. 23 which provides a P15 to P25 daily wage increase for workers in the private sector. The new rate for non-agriculture, industrial and commercial firms with more than 10 workers is P323.50, with an increase of P25 from the previous P298.50. For those with less than 10 workers, the rate is now P271.50, with an increase of P15 from P256.50.

Source: Manila Times March 07, 2017 18:00 UTC