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MANILA, Philippines — The Pasig City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 152 on Thursday issued a writ of preliminary injunction extending the suspension of the P85 daily minimum wage hike in the National Capital Region (NCR) pending its determination of the petition filed by two construction companies.
In a 14-page order issued by Presiding Judge Marie Joyce Manongsong, the court said it granted the prayer of Readycon Trading and Construction Corp. and R-II Builders for a writ of preliminary injunction against the wage hike, with a bond of P10 billion.
READ: Pasig court issues TRO on implementation of P85 NCR minimum wage hike
The order will suspend the implementation of NCR Wage Order No. 27, which mandated the P85 daily minimum wage hike, pending the court’s “determination of the merits of the petition for declaratory relief” filed by the two companies on July 23.
