The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board–National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR) will hold a public hearing on minimum wage adjustment on 20 June 2024, 9:00 a.m., at the Occupational Safety and Health Center in Quezon City.

RTWPB-NCR received the petition for minimum wage increase filed by the Unity for Wage Increase Now (UWIN) on 24 May 2024. The labor group sought an increase in the daily minimum wage for workers in private establishments in NCR in the amount of P597.00.

The current daily minimum wage in the NCR is P610.00 for workers in the non-agriculture sector and P573.00 for workers in the agriculture sector, service/retail establishments employing 15 workers or less, and manufacturing establishments regularly employing less than 10 workers.

Employers, workers, employer associations and labor organizations are encouraged to participate in the public hearing. They may submit position papers to RTWPB-NCR at the 2nd Floor, DY International Building, San Marcelino cor. General Malvar Sts., Malate Manila or through e-mail at wage_ncr@yahoo.com.ph on or before 18 June 2024.

RTWPB-NCR published its notice of public hearing for minimum wage adjustment in a newspaper of general circulation on 4 June 2024. This is in accordance with Republic Act No. 6727 (Wage Rationalization Act) which provides that all RTWPBs must give notice to employee and employer groups, provincial, city, and municipal officials, and other interested parties when conducting public hearings or consultations.

It can be recalled that during the 2024 Labor Day celebration in Malacañang, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. instructed the RTWPBs to review minimum wage rates in their respective regions. He also ordered the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) to review its rules and ensure that RTWPBs maintain a regular and predictable schedule for wage review and issuance to reduce uncertainty and enhance fairness for all stakeholders.