Labor groups demand P150 wage hike during SONA

Labor groups, including the National Wage Coalition (NWC) and the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), protested during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s third State of the Nation Address (SONA) to demand a legislated P150 wage increase.

The groups argued that regional wage orders are a policy failure and that only Congress can enact wage hikes sufficient to address inflation and poverty.

The TUCP urged the President to certify the proposed Wage Recovery Act as urgent, while also calling on House Speaker Martin Romualdez to prioritize its passage.

Other labor organizations, such as the Federation of Free Workers, echoed the call for a P150 increase, while the Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino, Sanlakas, and Partido Lakas ng Masa advocated for a P750 hike.