P85 wage hike ‘insufficient’ amid rising cost of living, says labor groups

MANILA, Philippines—Several labor groups on Tuesday said the P85 increase for minimum wage earners in Metro Manila remained inadequate amid rising costs of basic necessities, renewing earlier calls for a P200 nationwide wage hike. In a meeting with market vendors and construction workers in Malabon City, Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino announced that minimum wage earners

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