This was underscored by Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte as the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) filed a petition for a P136 wage increase for workers in the National Capital Region (NCR).
“Metro Manila is covered by NCR (National Capital Region) and because it’s only March, the last increase was given sometime in May. Necessarily, any figure that they propose would have to be scrutinized by Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board,” Valte said.
“Normally, mga late May yung naalala ko nung huli so you would have to wait for the RTWPBs to convene,” she added.
The first public hearing on the wage petition filed by TUCP was held yesterday.
The TUCP is asking for an additional P136 to the current minimum wage in the metropolis on top of the current P466 minimum wage. - by Madel Sabater - Namit , Manila Bulletin
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