Providing for New Minimum Wage Rates of Workers in the Private Sector in Region 2

October 22, 2018WAGE ORDER NO. RTWPB-02-19PROVIDING FOR NEW MINIMUM WAGE RATES OF WORKERS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN REGION 2WHEREAS, under Republic Act No. 6727 (The Wage Rationalization Act), the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs) are mandated to determine and fix minimum wage rates in their respective regions; WHEREAS, the latest minimum wage adjustment through Wage Order No. RTWPB-02-18, took effect on September 25, 2017;WHEREAS, in the absence of any petition for wage increase, the Board, acting motu proprio, decided to review the current minimum wage rates in the region, conducted public consultations on September 26, 2018 in Basco, Batanes; October 2, 2018 in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan; October 3, 2018 in Solano, Nueva Vizcaya; and on October 4, 2018 in Santiago City, Isabela;WHEREAS, after publication of notice of public hearing at the Northern Post newspaper on September 27, 2018 and due notice to concerned stakeholders, a Public Hearing on Minimum Wage Adjustment was conducted on October 12, 2018 in Santiago City, Isabela;WHEREAS, as a result of the periodic and continuous review of the...