Providing for a Minimum Wage Increase in the National Capital Region (NCR)

October 30, 2018WAGE ORDER NO. NCR-22PROVIDING FOR A MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (NCR)WHEREAS, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR) is mandated under R.A. No. 6727 (The Wage Rationalization Act), to periodically assess wage rates and conduct continuing studies in the determination of the minimum wage applicable in the region or industry; WHEREAS, Wage Order No. NCR-21 took effect on October 5, 2017 and under Section 3, Rule IV of the Amended Rules of Procedure on Minimum Wage Fixing issued by the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC), the Wage Order may not be disturbed for a period of twelve (12) months from its effectivity unless there is a supervening condition, such as extraordinary increase in prices of petroleum products and basic goods/services, as determined by RTWPB-NCR and confirmed by the NWPC;WHEREAS, the Board as early as February 2018 decided to review the socio-economic conditions in NCR, inviting resource persons from BIR, BSP, NEDA, DTI, PSA, DOF, DA, NFA, LTFRB, CHED, DepEd, DSWD, FNRI and AER (NGO).WHEREAS, in...