AROUND 200,000 minimum wage earners in Region 6, or Western Visayas, stand to get P33 to P40 increase in their take-home pay effective next month following the approval by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) 6 of the wage hike in the region.
The daily minimum wage rates in the region now range from P485 to P513 in the nonagriculture sector and P480 in the agriculture sector.
Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma. PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTO