CALAMBA CITY, Laguna — New minimum wage rates for private-sector workers across CALABARZON took effect Monday, 26 October, raising daily pay by ₱25 to ₱45 under Wage Order No. IVA-23.
The adjustment covers workers in Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon, with the new daily minimum wage ranging from ₱550 to ₱645, depending on the employment sector and locality classification.
The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) said more than 1.5 million minimum wage earners are expected to benefit from the adjustment.
Non-agricultural workers in the extended metropolitan area will receive a minimum of ₱645 daily, while the applicable rate in component cities and first-class municipalities is ₱590, except in Rosario, Cavite, where the rate is ₱645.
Workers in agriculture and retail and service establishments regularly employing no more than 10 workers are covered by a ₱550 daily minimum wage.
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