The Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP), the country’s biggest labor federation will file on Wednesday a petition for a P184 across-the-board wage increase for workers in the National Capital Region (NCR). “We changed the amount from P157 to P184 because based on latest data the purchasing power of the present minimum wage of P491 has dropped to P357,” Tanjusay told The Manila Times. Based on updated figures from the National Wages and Productivity Board/Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Boards and the National Statistics Office, the P491 daily minimum wage in Metro Manila fell to P357.09. In Region II, the P300 daily wage is worth P197.76, in Region III, P364 is equivalent to P244.30, Region IV-A’s P378.50 is worth P261.76. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd said only congress has the power to order a wage increase.

Source: Manila Times May 23, 2017 12:45 UTC