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The National Wage Coalition mobilizes in front of the Batasang Pambansa on May 8, 2024 to advance a nationwide call for the increase of workers' salaries towards a livable and fair wage. SENTRO handout

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The National Wage Coalition mobilizes in front of the Batasang Pambansa on May 8, 2024.

Vivienne Gulla

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<div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><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/1719969665354441229168_871158631726061_5040207632016380470_n.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The National Wage Coalition mobilizes in front of the Batasang Pambansa on May 8, 2024 to advance a nationwide call for the increase of workers&#x27; salaries towards a livable and fair wage. <em>SENTRO handout</em></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">MANILA — Proposals for a legislated wage hike are not yet dead in the water, House Speaker Martin Romualdez.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">In an interview for Teleradyo Serbisyo’s “Gising Pilipinas”, he said these measures just need to go through the legislative process — including hearing the side of workers, business groups, the government’s economic managers, and other stakeholders — so the House of Representatives can decide on the matter.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">“Oo, buhay,” Romualdez said.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">“Of course, but we go through the process. Maghi-hearing kami, and then we’ll also listen to the economic managers. And then we’ll roll out the results… Basta may issue, may clamor, or may concern, pakinggan natin lahat… Iba-balanse natin. Papakinggan natin,” he added.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">Some lawmakers have reiterated their call for a legislated wage hike, saying the wage board-approved P35 increase in the daily minimum wage of private workers in Metro Manila is insufficient to offset the impact of inflation on the price of food and basic necessities.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">With the order, the daily minimum pay for non-agriculture workers would be set at P645 from the current P610. </p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><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">RELATED: Senators push for legislated hike after finding P35 minimum wage increase in NCR too low</a></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">Last February, the Senate approved on third and final reading a bill proposing a P100 increase in the daily minimum wage of workers in the private sector. </p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">Proposals for an across-the-board P150-P750 daily wage increase remain pending at the committee level at the House.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">House Committee on Labor and Employment Chairperson Fidel Nograles of the 4th District of Rizal has given assurances that the panel will continue deliberating on the pending wage hike bills.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/7/1/solon-slams-p35-wage-hike-in-metro-manila-as-insulting-1804">READ: Solon slams P35 wage hike in Metro Manila as &#x27;insulting&#x27;</a></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">“Patuloy po natin paguusapan sa Kongreso ang panukalang wage increase. Ang nais natin ay makapaghanap ng magandang compromise na tutugon sa pangangailangan ng ating mga manggagawa, na hindi naman ikalulugi ng mga nagbibigay ng trabaho,” he said in a statement.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PiOrJEQhS08?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Several lawmakers reiterated their call for a legislated wage hike saying the P35 increase in the daily minimum wage was insufficient.</p>

Several lawmakers reiterated their call for a legislated wage hike saying the P35 increase in the daily minimum wage was insufficient.

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Proposals for legislated wage hike not yet dead in the water — House Speaker

Vivienne Gulla,

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Published July 03, 2024 09:25 AM PHT

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Updated July 03, 2024 12:06 PM PHT

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