Providing for New Daily Minimum Wage Rates of Workers and Employees in Region 1

March 19, 2019WAGE ORDER NO. RB1-20PROVIDING FOR NEW DAILY MINIMUM WAGE RATES OF WORKERS AND EMPLOYEES IN REGION 1WHEREAS, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board No. 1 (RTWPB-1) is mandated under R.A. 6727 (The Wage Rationalization Act) to periodically review the prevailing socio-economic and other conditions in the Region and if necessary to determine the applicable daily minimum wage rates; WHEREAS, the previous Wage Order No. RB1-19 issued by the Board on November 24, 2017 which took effect on 25 January 2018 had already reached its one (1) year anniversary on 25 January 2019;WHEREAS, in the absence of any petition for wage increase, the Board, motu proprio, reviewed the existing wage rates, and after due notice to concerned labor and management sectors, conducted public hearings on 15 February 2019 in Dagupan City, Pangasinan for the provinces of La Union and Pangasinan and 19 February 2019 in Vigan City for the provinces of Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte with concerned labor and management sectors in order to determine whether there is a need to adjust...