New Wage Orders Issued for CALABARZON and Central Visayas

The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs) of Region IV-A (CALABARZON) and Region VII (Central Visayas) have issued new wage orders granting increases in the daily minimum wage rates for workers in private establishments. The adjustments range from Php 21 to Php 75 per day for Region IV-A and Php 33 to Php 43 per day for Region VII. Both adjustments were reached through consensus and unanimously approved by the government, labor, and employer representatives in both RTWPBs, and have likewise been unanimously affirmed by the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC).

The wage orders were issued following President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.'s Labor Day directive to the RTWPBs to review regional minimum wage rates prior to the anniversary dates of previous wage increases. The last wage orders for workers in private establishments in Region IV-A and Region VII became effective on 24 September 2023 and on 01 October 2023, respectively. The new wage increase in Region IV-A will take effect on 30 September 2024, or after five days from the anniversary date of the previous regional wage increase. In Region VII, the new wage order will take effect on 02 October 2024, the day immediately following the anniversary date of the previous regional wage order.

RTWPB IV-A re-categorized the grouping of areas on the basis of the income classification of local government units and simplified the wage structure into the agriculture and non-agriculture sectors and retail establishments employing not more than ten workers. The increases bring the daily minimum wages to Php 450-Php 560 in the non-agriculture sector; Php 425-Php 500 in the agriculture sector; and Php 425 in retail and service establishments employing not more than 10 workers upon full implementation of all tranches.

New Minimum Wage Rates:

Covered Areas:

Non-Agriculture:

1st Tranche (upon effectivity)

• Extended Metropolitan Area: Php 560.00

• Component Cities: Php 520.00

• 1st Class Municipalities: Php 520.00

• 2nd and 3rd Class Municipalities: Php 450.00

• 4th, 5th, and 6th Class Municipalities: Php 420.00

2nd Tranche (effective April 01, 2025)

• Extended Metropolitan Area: Php 600.00

• Component Cities: Php 540.00

• 1st Class Municipalities: Php 540.00

• 2nd and 3rd Class Municipalities: Php 470.00

• 4th, 5th, and 6th Class Municipalities: Php 450.00

Agriculture:

1st Tranche (upon effectivity)

• Extended Metropolitan Area: Php 500.00

• Component Cities: Php 500.00

• 1st Class Municipalities: Php 465.00

• 2nd and 3rd Class Municipalities: Php 425.00

• 4th, 5th, and 6th Class Municipalities: Php 425.00

2nd Tranche (effective April 01, 2025)

• Extended Metropolitan Area: Php 540.00

• Component Cities: Php 520.00

• 1st Class Municipalities: Php 500.00

• 2nd and 3rd Class Municipalities: Php 450.00

• 4th, 5th, and 6th Class Municipalities: Php 450.00

Retail and Service Establishments Employing Not More Than 10 Workers:

• Php 425.00

Note: For the Municipality of Rosario, Cavite, which is under the 1st Class Municipalities, the increase for the non-agriculture sector is Php 41 (first tranche) and Php 20 (second tranche).

On the other hand, RTWPB-VII kept its area-based classifications of Classes A, B, and C, but each class now has a single wage rate for both agriculture and non-agriculture sectors. The increase brings the daily minimum wages from Php 458-Php 468 to Php 501 for Class A; Php 425-Php 430 to Php 463 for Class B; and Php 415-Php 420 to Php 453 for Class C.

Reference: New wage orders for minimum wage earners in the CALABARZON and Central Visayas issued