P40 hike awaits minimum wage earners in C. Luzon
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-Central Luzon (RTWPB-3) has approved a PHP40 daily salary increase for minimum wage earners in the region. Geraldine Panlilio, regional director of the Department of Labor and Employment-Central Luzon (DOLE-3) and chair of the RTWPB-3, said on Tuesday the wage increase will be given in two tranches as agreed upon by wage board members and labor and management representatives from different industries in the region. Panlilio said the first tranche which is PHP30 will be implemented 15 days after the publicatio...