Pay increase sought for provincial workers after P40 Metro Manila minimum wage hike


MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): Senator Aquilino Pimentel III on Friday (June 30) asked the wage boards to consider possible salary increases for workers in provinces after a P40 daily minimum wage increase was recently granted for workers in Metro Manila.

In a statement on Friday, Pimentel asked how would workers in provinces be able to survive when their wages remain the same despite increases in the cost of goods and basic commodities.

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