National Wages and Productivity Commission

The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) is responsible for setting minimum wage rates across different regions in the Philippines. In August 2025, the NWPC facilitated public hearings in Central Visayas to discuss potential increases in minimum wages for private workers and domestic helpers. The commission also implemented recent wage hikes in various regions like Calabarzon, Bicol, and Central Luzon to improve living standards for low-income earners.

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Last updated at August 4, 2025.

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NCR RTWPB raises minimum daily pay by P50, benefiting 1.2M workers

The National Capital Region (NCR) Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) approved a P50 increase in the minimum daily pay for workers effective July 18, 2025.
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Nearly 5M workers get PHP21-P75 daily wage hike

In 2024, nearly five million private sector workers in the Philippines received daily wage increases ranging from PHP21 to PHP75.
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Caraga min wage hike to P435 daily by May

Minimum wage earners in the Caraga region will receive a P50 daily wage increase starting January 2, 2025, following approval by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) on December 13.
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NWPC approves P40 daily minimum wage hike for CAR, PHP1,100 monthly increase for kasambahays

On Thursday, December 5, the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) approved new wage orders for the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), increasing daily minimum wages by P40.
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NWPC approves PHP33 daily increase in minimum wage for Zamboanga Peninsula workers

The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) has approved a PHP33 increase in the daily minimum wage for private sector workers in the Zamboanga Peninsula, effective December 12.
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RTWPB approves wage hike for workers in Western Visayas

A daily wage increase ranging from P33 to P40 for workers in private establishments and a monthly increase of P1,000 for household service workers or 'kasambahays' in Western Visayas have been approved by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) effective after November 16.
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RTWPBs approve 7-8% daily min wage hike in Calabarzon, Central Visayas

The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs) for Calabarzon and Central Visayas have approved wage orders increasing daily minimum wages, effective September 30th in Calabarzon and October 2nd in Central Visayas.
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RTWPB approves PHP35 daily minimum wage increase for Metro Manila workers

The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Metro Manila approved a PHP35 increase in the daily minimum wage for private sector workers, effective July 17, 2023.
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Marcos orders review of minimum wages amid inflation

President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. ordered a review of minimum wage rates in every region during his Labor Day speech at Malacañang Palace on Wednesday, May 1.
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Marcos appoints new officials to PCGG and other agencies

President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. has appointed former Court of Appeals Associate Justice Elihu Ybañez as a new commissioner of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG), which is tasked with recovering the ill-gotten wealth of the Marcos family and their associates.
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