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DOLE: Wage hikes in Calabarzon, Central Visayas take effect in October

Published Sep 20, 2025 07:37 am

At A Glance

  • Wage hikes take effect: Oct. 4–5, 2025
  • Direct beneficiaries: 1.45 million minimum wage earners
  • Indirect beneficiaries: 2.5 million above-minimum workers
  • Calabarzon non-agriculture daily pay: ₱525–₱600
  • Central Visayas Class A daily pay: ₱540; Class B: ₱500
  • Kasambahays' monthly minimum wage: ₱7,000
New wage orders raising the daily pay of minimum wage earners in Calabarzon and Central Visayas will take effect early next month after being affirmed by the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Saturday, Sept. 20.
DOLE said the adjustments were published on Sept. 18 and 19, with Wage Order Nos. ROVII-26 and ROVII-DW-05 in Central Visayas are set for implementation on Oct. 4, while Wage Order No. IVA-22 in Calabarzon will take effect starting Oct. 5.
In Calabarzon, increases for non-agriculture workers range from ₱30 to ₱100 per day, bringing daily pay to ₱525–₱600 or ₱13,694–₱15,650 per month.
Agriculture workers will see ₱25–₱100 increases, raising their daily pay to ₱508–₱525.
Employees in retail and service establishments with 10 or fewer workers will receive an ₱83 increase, setting their daily minimum wage at ₱508.
The number of wage rates in Calabarzon has been reduced from six to four, now grouped into classifications for component cities and first-class municipalities, reclassified first-class municipalities, and second- to fifth-class municipalities.
About 1.1 million workers in the region are expected to directly benefit from the adjustments, while some 1.9 million above-minimum earners will be indirectly covered through wage distortion corrections.
Between 2023 and 2025, the region’s highest non-agriculture daily minimum wage rose by a total of ₱130.
In Central Visayas, workers in Class A areas, covering expanded Metro Cebu cities and nearby municipalities including Cebu, Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu, Talisay, Naga, Danao, Carcar, Compostela, Consolacion, Cordova, Liloan, Minglanilla, and San Fernando, will now receive ₱540 daily or ₱14,085 monthly.
Those in Class B areas, which cover all other municipalities in the region, will earn ₱500 daily or ₱13,042 monthly.
The region’s wage structure has been simplified from three classifications to two to provide consistency across all areas.
Domestic workers in Central Visayas will also benefit from ₱1,000–₱2,000 increases, bringing the monthly minimum wage to a uniform ₱7,000 for 107,931 kasambahays, including 15,099 live-in domestic workers.
Overall, about 1.45 million minimum wage earners across both regions will directly benefit from the new wage orders, while an estimated 2.5 million above-minimum workers are expected to gain indirectly under NWPC’s guidelines on resolving wage distortions.
The wage orders follow President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive for regular reviews of regional pay rates to ensure fairness, balance employer-worker rights, and strengthen the link between productivity and compensation.
Retail and service establishments with 10 or fewer workers, enterprises affected by calamities or disasters, and Barangay Micro Business Enterprises (BMBEs) with valid Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) certificates may apply for temporary exemptions from compliance.
DOLE said information campaigns will be rolled out to raise awareness of the new orders.
Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs) in Calabarzon and Central Visayas will conduct similar awareness campaigns and monitor full compliance by employers.

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