Daily minimum wage rates

Published April 16, 2008 2:55pm

The tables below show the current minimum wage rates in the Philippines, as well as the history of wage increases in the National Capital Region (NCR). Of all the regions in the Philippines, the NCR has the highest minimum wage rates at P325 for agricultural workers and P325-362 for non-agricultural workers.

Daily Minimum Wage Rages Nationwide
current, by region
(in pesos)
Sources: National Wages and Productivity Commission, BusinessWorld

Region	WO No./ Date of Effectivity	Non-Agriculture	Â Â Agriculture		Notes
Region	WO No./ Date of Effectivity	Non-Agriculture	Â Â Â Plantation	Â Non-Plantation	Notes
NCR	WO 13/ Aug 28, 2007	325.00-362.00	325.00		P 50.00 per day COLA integrated into basic pay; plus P12 increase
CAR	WO 12/ Jan 7, 2008	233.00-245.00	216.00 - 227.00		granted P4-P10 COLA per day depending on the area and industry classification
I	WO 12/ Dec 31, 2007	210.00-230.00	210.00	185.00	P 3-15 wage increase
II	WO 12/ Nov 25, 2007	215.00-223.00	203.00-211.00		P 5 wage increase
III	WO 13/ Sep 27, 2007	236.00 - 287.00	221.00 - 257.00	201.00 - 241.00	Granted P 9.00 Cost of Living Allowance
IV-A	WO 12/ Oct 5, 2007	224.00-300.000	204.00-275.00	184.00-255.00	P 6-13 wage increase
IV-B	WO 03/ Nov 25, 2007	225.00-237.00	188.00-197.00	168.00-177.00	P 2-16 wage increase
V	WO 12/ Dec 1, 2007	183.00-226.00	194.00-204.00	174.00-184.00	P 6 wage increase
VI	WO 15/ Oct 5, 2007	215.00-235.00	195.00-203.00	193.00	P 4-41 wage increase
VII	WO 13/ Nov 11, 2007	205.00-250.00	185.00-232.00		P 5 & P9 wage increase
VIII	WO 14/ Dec 16, 2007	228.00	209.00		P 10 additional COLA
IX	WO 14/ Jan 23, 2008	225.00	200.00	180.00	Â
X	WO 13/ Nov 16, 2007	229.00-244.00	217.00-232.00		P 10 additional COLA
XI	WO 14/ Sep 16, 2007	248.00 - 250.00	238.00 - 240.00	217.00 - 219.00	Granted additional P 10 Cost of Living Allowance
XII	WO 14/ Oct 8, 2007	229.50	212.00	209.00	P 3-5 additional Cost of Living Allowance
XIII	WO 08/ Nov 7, 2007	220.00	210.00	190.00	P 6 COLA
ARMM	WO 10/ Jan 4, 2008	200.00	200.00	200.00	Â

Daily minimum wage rates in Metro Manila (NCR)
past and current
(in pesos)
Source: National Wages and Productivity Commission, BusinessWorld

RA/ Wage Order	Effectivity date	Â Amount
		Basic Wage		Allowance	Total
		agri	non-agri	Allowance	agri	non-agri
RAÂ 6727	1-Jul-1989	89.00		Â	89.00
WO 01	1-Nov-1990	106.00		Â	106.00
WO 02	8-Jan-1991	118.00		Â	118.00
WO 03	16-Dec-1993	135.00		Â	135.00
Â	1-Apr-1994	145.00		Â	145.00
WO 04	2-Feb-1996	161.00		Â	161.00
Â	1-May-1996	Â 165.00		Â	Â 165.00
WO 05	6-Feb-1997	180.00		Â	180.00
Â	1-May-1997	185.00		Â	185.00
WO 06	6-Feb-1998	198.00		Â	198.00
WO 07	Oct 31,1999	198.00	223.50	Â	198.00	223.50
WO 08	1-Nov-2000	213.00	250.00	Â	213.00	250.00
WO 09	5-Nov-2001	213.00	250.00	15.00	228.00	265.00
Â	1-Feb-2002	213.00	250.00	30.00	243.00	280.00
Â WO 10	10-Jul-2004	213.00	250.00	50.00	263.00	300.00
WO 11	16-Jun-2005	238.00	275.00	50.00	288.00	325.00
WO 12	July 2006	263.00	300.00	50.00	313.00	350.00
WO 13	6-Aug-2007	263.00	300.00	50.00 + 12.00	325.00	362.00

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