BusinessWorld E-paper
July 1, 2026
THE DAILY minimum wage in Metro Manila will increase to P780 by January 2027 after the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-National Capital Region approved an P85 increase to be implemented in two phases, Labor Secretary Francis N. Tolentino announced on Tuesday.
The wage order provides for a P60 increase effective July 19 and another P25 effective in January next year, raising the daily minimum wage for non-agricultural workers from P695 to P780.
