00:00The Labor Department assured that it is now possible to implement wage hikes in other places,
00:05according to the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marquez, Jr.
00:09In the Malacanang Insider program, Labor Secretary Bienvenido Lagresma said
00:14that it is expected that this month, a consultation will be held with the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board, Calabarzon,
00:22to implement wage hikes in the region,
00:25while RTW-PBS was also in touch with Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Central Visayas, and South Surgeon last month.
00:35The other Regional Tripartite Boards in the Ilocos Region, Western Visayas, and Zamboanga Peninsula were scheduled to hold consultations in October.
00:46In October, consultations were held in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Limaropa, Bicol Region, and Eastern Visayas.
00:54In July, RTW-PB National Capital Region approved a 35-peso increase in the daily minimum wage of workers
01:04as a reason to increase it to 645 pesos per day.
01:10In other words, all Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards
01:15will have the opportunity to take action on the adjustment of the existing minimum wage level in their respective regions.
