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Proposed wage hike needs further study – PBBM
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Senator hopes Marcos admin certifies wage hike bill as urgent
MANILA – Senator Joel Villanueva on Friday said he is hoping that the Marcos administration
will certify the legislated wage hike bill as urgent to uplift the standard of living for Filipino workers.
Villanueva, who chairs the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment, and Human Resource Development, emphasized that while the Philippine economy expanded by 5.6 percent in 2024, economic growth must translate into tangible benefits for the workforce.
“The window for the 19th Congress is slowly closing, which is why we need to speed up discussions and ensure the bill’s enactment before we adjourn,” Villanueva said in a statement.
“Sa taas ng presyo ng bilihin, kailangan rin po nating siguraduhin na may kakayahang mamuhay nang maayos ang ating mga kababayan (With high prices of commodities, we need to ensure decent living for our countrymen),” he said.
The lawmaker, meanwhile, welcomed ongoing deliberations at the House of Representatives on a counterpart measure that seeks a PHP200 minimum wage hike increase.
Senate Bill 2534, also known as the PHP100 Minimum Wage Hike Increase bill, which Villanueva co-authored, was approved on third reading in the Senate on Feb. 19, 2024.
“At the end of the day, what is important is that we can match our workers’ wages to the living wage,” he said. (PNA)
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