Philippines’ record capital wage rise leaves workers hungry for more3-MIN READ3-MIN0ListenPublished: 8:00am, 6 Jul 2026Updated: 9:26am, 6 Jul 2026In the Philippine capital, 85 pesos (US$1.40) is barely enough to buy a meal for one, let alone a family of five.Yet that modest sum, roughly the price of 1½kg of premium imported rice, is the largest single wage increase ever approved for Metro Manila’s minimum-wage earners.The government called it “historic”. Labour groups called it an insult.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x
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Philippines’ record capital wage rise leaves workers hungry for more
The Philippine Department of Labor and Employment announced a record wage increase for minimum-wage earners in Metro Manila. The increase, amounting to 85 pesos (US$1.40), will be implemented in two stages.
Sam BeltranSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-06 · 00:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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The Philippine Department of Labor and Employment announced a record wage increase for minimum-wage earners in Metro Manila. The increase, amounting to 85 pesos (US$1.40), will be implemented in two stages. While the government described the rise as "historic," labor groups have criticized it as insufficient, stating that the sum is barely enough to cover a single meal. This wage adjustment is the largest single increase ever approved for the region's minimum-wage workers.
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Labour groups called the wage increase an insult.
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The recent wage increase for Metro Manila's minimum-wage earners is the largest single wage increase ever approved.
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85 pesos (US$1.40) is barely enough to buy a meal for one in the Philippine capital.
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