Tacloban: Employees in Eastern Visayas, including domestic workers, are set to benefit from new wage increases next month following the issuance of updated Wage Orders by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced Saturday.
According to Philippines News Agency, under Wage Order RB VIII-25, private sector workers will receive a PHP35 increase, to be implemented in two tranches. The first tranche, amounting to PHP17, will begin on Dec. 8, and the remaining PHP18 will be on June 1, 2026. Once fully implemented, the new daily minimum wage will be PHP470 for non-agriculture and service/retail establishments with more than 10 workers, up from PHP435. For service and retail establishments with 1 to 10 workers, cottage and handicraft sectors, and agriculture, the new rate will rise to PHP440 from the previous PHP405.
The adjustment covers the cities of Calbayog, Catbalogan, Baybay, Borongan, Maasin, Ormoc, and Tacloban, as well as the provinces of Biliran, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Southern Leyte, and Samar. Meanwhile, domestic workers will also see monthly salary increases under Wage Order VIII-DW-06.
‘Kasambahays’ in chartered cities and first-class municipalities will receive an additional PHP400, raising their monthly pay to PHP6,400. Those in other municipalities will get a PHP300 increase, bringing their minimum wage to PHP5,800. The wage hikes for domestic workers will also take effect on Dec. 8.
