INCREASING the minimum wage by P100 will not deliver a better quality of life for Filipinos, the umbrella group of employers said Thursday.

Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) vice president Ferdinand "Perry" Ferrer said should bills calling for a legislated minimum wage hike be enacted, only a very small number of the working population in the Philippines will benefit.

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