Prescribing New Minimum Wage Rates for Eastern Visayas

July 22, 2019WAGE ORDER NO. RB VIII-21PRESCRIBING NEW MINIMUM WAGE RATES FOR EASTERN VISAYASWHEREAS, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-Region VIII (RTWPB VIII) is mandated under Republic Act No. 6727 (The Wage Rationalization Act of 1989) to determine and fix minimum wage rates applicable in Region VIII, the provinces or industries therein and to issue the corresponding wage orders, periodically assess wage rates and conduct continuing studies in the determination of the minimum wage applicable in the region or industry;WHEREAS, in consonance with the aforementioned mandate, the RTWPB VIII continuously adopts the Two-Tiered Wage System (TTWS) in the exercise of its minimum wage function recognizing the need to improve workers' productivity and income, enhance enterprise competitiveness, generate jobs and strengthen the link between pay and productivity;WHEREAS, in the exercise of its wage-fixing function, the RTWPB VIII conducted sectoral wage consultations in Ormoc City on April 26, 2019; Maasin City, Southern Leyte on May 10, 2019; Naval, Biliran on June 17, 2019; Catarman, Northern Samar on July 2, 2019; and Borongan City, Eastern Samar on...