Daily minimum wage rates

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   Agriculture Notes     Plantation   Non-Plantation 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   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

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  Amount Basic Wage Allowance Total agri non-agri agri non-agri RA 6727 1-Jul-1989 89.00   89.00 WO 01 1-Nov-1990 106.00   106.00 WO 02 8-Jan-1991 118.00   118.00 WO 03 16-Dec-1993 135.00   135.00   1-Apr-1994 145.00   145.00 WO 04 2-Feb-1996 161.00   161.00   1-May-1996  165.00    165.00 WO 05 6-Feb-1997 180.00   180.00   1-May-1997 185.00   185.00 WO 06 6-Feb-1998 198.00   198.00 WO 07 Oct 31,1999 198.00 223.50   198.00 223.50 WO 08 1-Nov-2000 213.00 250.00   213.00 250.00 WO 09 5-Nov-2001 213.00 250.00 15.00 228.00 265.00   1-Feb-2002 213.00 250.00 30.00 243.00 280.00  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