The first tranche of P25 was to be given upon the effectivity of the order while the second tranche of another P25 will take effect on Jan. 2 of next year.
This means that workers in the non-agriculture sector are to receive a daily wage of P375 while those in the agriculture sector and retail or service establishments employing 10 workers and below are to get P345 as their daily minimum wage. Jalbuena, in the same advisory, urged business owners to strictly follow the wage order by implementing the P25 second tranche.
The last time the RTWPB in the region issued a wage order was on August 18, 2019, setting the daily wage to P325 for non-agriculture workers and P295 for agriculture workers.