The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced that the NCR Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) approved a P50 increase in the daily minimum wage.

DOLE-RTWPB issued Wage Order No. 26, which grants a P50 wage hike to at least 1.2 million minimum wage earners in the National Capital Region (NCR) starting July 2025.

DOLE said the daily minimum wage rate in Metro Manila from P645 to P695 for the non-agriculture sector, and from P608 to P658 for the agriculture sector, service, and retail establishments employing 15 or less workers, and manufacturing establishments regularly employing less than ten workers.

The National Wages and Productivity Commission said the wage hike is equivalent to an increase of P1,100 per month for a five-day workweek, and P1,300 for a six-day workweek.

Under the new rate, non-agriculture workers will have a monthly take-home pay of about P15,247 to P18,216 for a five-day and six-day workweek, respectively, inclusive of mandatory social welfare benefits such as 13th month pay, service incentive leave, SSS, PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG.

The NCR wage board is the first to issue a new wage order for 2025, the DOLE added.