16-07-2025
DOLE reminds employers: Implement P50 wage hike in NCR
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Wednesday reminded employers in the National Capital Region (NCR) of the effectivity of the P50 wage hike in the daily minimum wage.
DOLE-NCR Regional Director Sarah Buena Mirasol said the new wage hike will be deemed effective starting Friday, July 18, 2025.
'Effective ang bagong minimum wage sa July 18. Dapat ang ating mga employers ay mag-adjust na at makatanggap na rin by July 18 ang ating minimum wage earners,' Mirasol told Balitanghali.
(The new minimum wage will be effective starting July 18. The employers should start adjusting then and provide the new daily minimum wage.)
Last month, the NCR Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board granted a P50 wage hike in the region, bringing the daily minimum wage rate from P645 to P695 for the non-agriculture sector, and from P608 to P658 for the agriculture sector, service and retail establishments employing 15 or less workers, and manufacturing establishments regularly employing less than ten workers.
Under the new rate, non-agriculture workers will have a monthly take-home pay of about P15,247 to P18,216 for a five-day and six-day workweek, respectively, inclusive of mandatory social welfare benefits such as 13th month pay, service incentive leave, SSS, PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG.
Meanwhile, Mirasol said establishments affected by calamities or those involved in retail and services employing ten workers are exempted from the wage hike.
'Kapag hindi nag-comply ang ating employers, puwedeng dumulog sa DOLE-NCR o field offices…Online, puwede rin mag-request for assistance,' she added.
(Should employers fail to comply, the employees may seek assistance from the DOLE head office and field offices. They may also request for assistance online.) —KG, GMA Integrated News
