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P150 wage hike top labor group’s demands in SONA march

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Michael Delizo

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<div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1721615656466P150 wage hike.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Members of the National Wage Coalition ask Pres. Marcos to certify as urgent the passage of pending wage bills  during their SONA program at University Avenue. The group denounces the recent P35 wage order and presses the House to pass the P150 wage hike bill. <em>Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA – The National Wage Coalition (NWC) on Monday urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to certify as urgent the passage of pending wage bills in Congress as the chief executive deliver his third State of the Nation Address (SONA).</p><p>In their program at University Avenue prior to their march to Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City, members of NWC denounced the recent P35 wage order issued by the National Capital Region Wage Board and pressed the House of Representatives to pass the P150 wage hike bill.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/7/1/ncr-workers-to-get-p35-daily-minimum-wage-hike-1446">NCR workers to get P35 daily minimum wage hike</a></div><p>The group said House Speaker Martin Romualdez should drive the approval of the P150 and other wage hike bills that remain pending before the House Committee on Labor.</p><p>The NWC said the enactment of the P150 across-the-board wage hike addresses wage erosion due to inflation and is a significant step at bringing minimum wages above the poverty threshold.</p><p>Labor leaders argued that the regionalization and rationalization of wages over the past 35 years under RA 6727 have been policy failures and only Congress can rectify this through legislated wage hikes, with ultimate reforms in wage setting as the necessary next step.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/7/1/solon-slams-p35-wage-hike-in-metro-manila-as-insulting-1804">Solon slams P35 wage hike in Metro Manila as &#x27;insulting&#x27;</a></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/7/2/senators-push-for-legislated-increase-after-finding-p35-minimum-wage-increase-in-ncr-too-low-1322">Senators push for legislated increase after finding P35 minimum wage increase in NCR too low</a></div><p>They also ask for a regular dialogue with the President to present pressing arguments as to why wage legislation is needed.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/7/3/lower-wage-hikes-seen-outside-ncr-after-measly-increase-1516">Lower wage hikes seen outside NCR after &#x27;measly&#x27; increase</a></div><p>“Paano mapapawi ang kahirapan sa 2028 kung ang sweldo ng manggagawa ay hindi makatawid-tawid sa poverty line sa nakalipas na 35 taon? Paano makakarating sa pagiging upper middle-income country ang Pilipinas kung walang living wage ang mga manggagawa?” said Renato Magtubo, president of Partido Mangagawa, a member of NWC.</p><p>(How will we eradicate poverty by 2028 if workers&#x27; wages haven&#x27;t crossed the poverty line in 35 years? How will we become an upper middle income country if laborers don&#x27;t make a living wage?)</p><p>NWC is also composed of Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino, Kilusang Mayo Uno, Nagkakaisa! Labor Coalition, and Trade Union Congress of the Philippines.</p><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3063405"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><p>Labor groups begin their march from University Avenue to Commonwealth Avenue as they demand for P150 wage hike. <em>Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News<strong></strong></em><strong></strong><br/></p>

<p>The National Wage Coalition urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to certify as urgent the passage of pending wage bills in Congress. </p>

The National Wage Coalition urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to certify as urgent the passage of pending wage bills in Congress.

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P150 wage hike tops labor group’s demands in SONA march

Michael Delizo,

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Published Jul 22, 2024 11:23 AM PHT

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Updated Jul 22, 2024 02:46 PM PHT

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