NCR’s Minimum Wage Increased by PHP 40.00 Effective on July 16, 2023 

The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in the National Capital Region (NCR) received several petitions filed by various labor groups seeking a minimum wage increase for all workers in the private sector. After due notice to all concerned stakeholders, the Board conducted consultations and a public hearing. 

In settling the minimum wage, the Board considers the various criteria under Republic Act 6727, otherwise known as “The Wage Rationalization Act”, to periodically assess wage rates and conduct continuing studies in the determination of the minimum wage applicable to the region or industry. Compliance with the procedures laid down in the Omnibus Rules on Minimum Wage Determination to protect vulnerable workers from undue low wages was also considered. After a thorough review and evaluation of the existing socio-economic conditions in the region as well as the positions of the labor management, the following findings were established: 

1. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the region was at 112.2 in June 2022 and at 118.1 in May 2023; 

2. Based on the abovementioned CPI figures in the region, the average inflation rate from the effectivity of the last wage increase to the present is 7.03%; 

3. The poverty threshold based on the preliminary data for 2021 provided by the Philippine Statistics Authority is PHP 452.00; and 

4. Other relevant findings of the Board. 

Based on the findings enumerated, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in the National Capital Region (NCR) issued Wage Order No. NCR-24 on June 26, 2023. 

Effective July 16, 2023, the minimum wage earners in the private sector in the Philippines’ National Capital Region shall receive a forty peso (PHP 40.00) increase in the basic wage per day. 

The National Capital Region (NCR) covers the cities of Caloocan, Las Pinas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Manila, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Paranaque, Pasay, Pasig, Quezon, San Juan, Taguig, and Valenzuela, as well as the Municipalities of Navotas and Pateros. The minimum wage rates prescribed under this Order shall be for normal working hours, which shall not exceed eight (8) hours of work a day. The wage increase prescribed herein shall apply to all minimum wage earners in the private sector within the region, regardless of their position, designation, or status, and irrespective of the method by which their wages are paid. Any person, corporation, trust, firm, partnership, association, or entity who refuses or fails to pay the prescribed increase shall be dealt with pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of the Republic Act (RA) No. 6727, as amended by RA No. 8188.