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TACLOBAN CITY—The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB)-VIII has fully implemented the second and final tranche of the minimum wage increase for all private sector minimum wage earners in Eastern Visayas, effective Monday, June 1.
The increase completes Wage Order No. RBVIII-25, which was approved on November 10, 2025 and implemented in two stages to ease the impact on employers. The first tranche of P17 took effect on December 8, 2025, followed by an additional P18 under the latest adjustment.
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With the full implementation on June 1, 2026, workers receive a total daily increase of P35, setting the new daily minimum wage at P470 for non-agriculture workers and employees in service and retail establishments with more than 10 workers.
