MANILA, Philippines — Private sector workers in Northern Mindanao (Region X) will receive higher daily wages in mid-January, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). DOLE announced on Wednesday that the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC), in its Dec. 22 meeting, affirmed Wage Order No. RX-24. The wage order raises wages by P39 in both the non-agriculture and agriculture sectors, bringing daily minimum wage rates in the region to P485 (Wage Category I) and P500 (Wage Category II). The increase will be implemented in two tranches: a P25 hike on Jan. 16 and a P14 rise on May […]... Keep on reading: P39 daily wage hike OK’d for private workers in Northern Mindanao — DOLE