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RTWPB – CAR

CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

 

MINIMUM WAGE RATE

Php 505.00

CITY   MUNICIPALITIES
BAGUIO   ABRA APAYAO
    BENGUET IFUGAO
    KALINGA MOUNTAIN PROVINCE

CURRENT DAILY MINIMUM WAGE RATES

REGION CAR (Cordillera Administrative Region) a/
Per Wage Order No. CAR-24 b/
Effective: 30 December 2025

Area

Current Minimum Wage Rate

Amount of Increase

New Minimum Wage Rate

Cordillera Administrative Region

₱470.00

₱35.00

₱505.00

a/Covers the Provinces of Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mt. Province and the City of Baguio.

b/ Grants ₱35 per day basic wage increase.

Issued on 02 December 2025; published on 14 December 2025 at Herald Express.

Updated on: 14 December 2025


MINIMUM WAGE RATES FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS

CURRENT DAILY MINIMUM WAGE RATES
REGION CAR (Cordillera Administrative Region) a/
Per Wage Order No. CAR-DW-07 b/
(Effective: 30 December 2025)

Area/Location

Current Minimum Wage Rate

Amount of Increas

New Minimum Wage Rate for CAR

All Provinces in the Cordillera

Administrative Region

₱6,000.00

₱600.00

₱6,600.00

a/Covers the Provinces of Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mt. Province and the City of Baguio.

Issued on 02 December 2025; published on 14 December 2025 at Herald Express.

Updated on: 14 December 2025

Private Establishment
Private Establishment
Wage Order No. CAR-24
Domestic Worker
Domestic Worker
Wage Order No. CAR-DW-07

Title of Training

INDICATIVE CALENDAR

Indicative Schedule


Target Pax /

No. of

MSMEs

Venue

Assigned

Trainer/s

Convergence/

Partner

Agencies

1. Better Mental Health for Better Productivity

Jan. 21, 2026

All Industry (Micro and Small) 20

Tabuk City, Kalinga

RTWPB-CAR Staff (dependent on the availability of staff)

DOLE-FO, Kalinga

2. 7S of Good Housekeeping

Jan. 29, 2026

All Industry (Micro and Small) 20

Bangued, Abra

RTWPB-CAR Staff (dependent on the availability of staff)

DOLE-FO, Abra

3. Green ME or Green Productivity Towards Greener Industrialization

Feb. 12, 2026

All Industry (Micro and Small) 20

Lagawe, Ifugao

RTWPB-CAR Staff (dependent on the availability of staff)

DOLE-FO, Ifugao

4. Green ME

Feb. 26, 2026

All Industry (Micro and Small) 20

Bontoc, Mt. Province

RTWPB-CAR Staff (dependent on the availability of staff)

DOLE-FO, Mt. Province

5. Work Life Balance

Mar. 12, 2026

All Industry (Micro and Small) 20

Luna, Apayao

RTWPB-CAR Staff (dependent on the availability of staff)

DOLE-FO, Apayao

6. Lean Management

Mar. 25, 2026

All Industry (Micro and Small) 15

Bangued, Abra

RTWPB-CAR Staff (dependent on the availability of staff)

DTI-NC, Abra

7. Service Quality

Mar. 26, 2025

Service Industry (Micro and Small) 15

Bangued, Abra

RTWPB-CAR Staff (dependent on the availability of staff)

DOLE-FO, Abra

8. ISTIV Bayanihan (Bookkeeping, Stock Control, Costing and Pricing)

April 14, 2026

DILEEP Beneficiaries

Baguio/ Benguet

RTWPB-CAR Staff (dependent on the availability of staff)

DOLE-RO

9. Improving Productivity through Inventory Management

April 21, 2026

All Industry (20)

Tabuk City, Kalinga

RTWPB-CAR Staff (dependent on the availability of staff)

DOLE-FO, Kalinga

10. Service Quality

May 20, 2026

All industry (20)

Ifugao

RTWPB-CAR Staff (dependent on the availability of staff)

DOLE-FO, Ifugao

11. Work Life Balance

May 21, 2026

All industry (20)

Ifugao

RTWPB-CAR Staff (dependent on the availability of staff)

DOLE-FO, Ifugao

12. Smart Productivity: Transforming MSMES through Digital Innovation

June 19, 2026

All Industry (15)

Baguio/ Benguet

RTWPB-CAR Staff (dependent on the availability of staff)

DOLE-RO

13. Hired and Inspired: Jumpstarting Productivity through Effective Onboarding of New Employees

June 26, 2026

All Industry (15)

Baguio/ Benguet

RTWPB-CAR Staff (dependent on the availability of staff)

DTI-Benguet

14. Improving Productivity through Organizational Development

July 10, 2026

All Industry (15)

Baguio/ Benguet

RTWPB-CAR Staff (dependent on the availability of staff)

DOLE-RO

* For the exact schedule, you may contact the Regional Board for further details and coordination.

Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board – CAR
4th Flr., Room 411 Lyman Ogilby Centrum,
358 Magsaysay Avenue, Baguio City 2600

Tel. No.: (074) 424-34-16
Email Address: rbcar@www.aliflora.vip

WHITE

IMELDA E. ROMANILLOS

OIC-Regional Director – DOLE
Chairperson

Members:

APOLLO EDWIN S. PAGANO

OIC-Regional Director – DEPDev
Vice-Chairperson

WHITE

JUAN JOHNNY R. DELA CRUZ, CPA

Employers’ Representative

WHITE

ENGR. ALFONSO T. LAO

Employers’ Representative

WHITE

ATTY. RAYMOND G. PANHON

Regional Director – DTI
Vice-Chairperson

WHITE

ATTY. MILTON L. BALAGTEY

Workers’ Representative

WHITE

DOMINADOR C. SOTELO 

Workers’ Representative

ATTY. MYRENE A. BOSLENG

Board Secretary VI

rbcar@www.aliflora.vip

National Wages and Productivity Commission
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