The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) petitioned on Thursday the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-NCR for a P320 across-the-board minimum wage increase in the National Capital Region.
If approved, petition would raise the daily minimum wage in the NCR to P832.The current daily minimum wage in the region, which encompasses Metro Manila and nearby provinces, is P512.
Separate petitions
TUCP assistant general secretary Vicente Camilon Jr. is hopeful that the petition will be approved.
Citing numbers supposedly from the National Economic and Development Authority, Camilon said the equivalent total is still below the P1,400 a day that a family of five needs for daily necessities.
The Trade Union Congress is also filing separate petitions for a P320 across-the-board increase before other regional wage boards, and push for similar legislation. —VDS, GMA News
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