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The government supports the calls of the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) and labor groups for the immediate lifting of a Pasig Regional Trial Court (RTC) order stopping the July 25 implementation of the P85 wage increase in the National Capital Region (NCR).
“We respect all courts, but the government and the administration also have the right to express what they believe is appropriate for our people and our workers,” Palace press officer Claire Castro said on Monday.
“It appears that the proper remedy for anyone who had concerns about the wage order should have been to file an appeal with the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB), rather than bringing the matter directly before the court,” she added.
On July 30, Judge Marie Joyce Manongsong of the Pasig RTC Branch 152 issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) which effectively suspended the implementation of NCR Wage Order No. 27 until Aug. 13 based on a petition filed by construction companies Readycon Trading and Construction Corp. and R-II Builders Inc.
