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<div><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAEyze-tm4MR6kEa&amp;cid=ABSTRoEaNUlDxR5V&amp;activation=click&amp;vip_mode=playing&amp;vip_position=bottom-right"></script></div><p>MANILA — A P500 monthly wage hike for household helpers in Metro Manila will take effect in early January 2025, the Department of Labor and Employment said Friday.</p><p>This will bring the sector’s monthly minimum wage to P7,000 effective Jan. 4, DOLE said. </p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Flaborandemploymentph%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0bA7r5X4VxJuy1no3MSivSWJGeBtrNGj8AotwZo94SHG6P7E5oZSLbgGz4ioNC5Lil&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="738" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) also approved a wage hike for kasambahays in Northern Mindanao, raising their monthly minimum salary to P6,000 from P5,000 effective Jan. 12, noted Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma.</p><p>Asked about possible penalties for employers who disobey the wage order, Laguesma said, “Ang pwede mangyari d’yan dodoble yung amount na dapat nilang bayaran, depende sa circumstances.”  </p><p>“Wala pong kasamang kulong ‘yan — unless kagaya ng mga ibang napabalita sa inyong istasyon, yung mga pagmamaltrato, may pambubugbog, pananakit. Pwede pong magkaroon ng criminal na kaso at magkaroon ng kaukulang imprisonment,” he told TeleRadyo Serbisyo.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/12/11/19/dole-nagpaalala-pati-mga-kasambahay-dapat-may-13th-month-pay">DOLE nagpaalala: Pati mga kasambahay dapat may 13th month pay</a></div><p>“Siyempre, iba-blacklist namin sila at imo-monitor namin kung saka-sakaling magha-hire na naman sila ng panibagong manggagawa o kasambahay,” he added.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/11/7/kasambahay-na-nakilala-online-tumangay-ng-p2-6-m-alahas-1654">Kasambahay na nakilala online, tumangay ng P2.6-M alahas</a></div><p>Domestic workers can report erring employers to the nearest DOLE office or call the agency’s hotline 1349, the official said.  </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/12/17/kasambahay-sinagip-mula-sa-isang-hinihinalang-scam-hub-sa-paranaque-city-1950">Kasambahay sinagip mula sa isang hinihinalang scam hub sa Parañaque City</a></div>

<p>A P500 monthly wage hike for household helpers in Metro Manila will take effect in early January 2025, the Department of Labor and Employment said Friday. </p>

A P500 monthly wage hike for household helpers in Metro Manila will take effect in early January 2025, the Department of Labor and Employment said Friday.

Wage hike for Metro Manila kasambahay takes effect on Jan. 4, 2025

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Wage hike for Metro Manila kasambahay takes effect on Jan. 4, 2025

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Published December 27, 2024 08:25 AM PHT

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Updated December 27, 2024 09:03 AM PHT

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