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Republic of the Philippines pn Department of Labor and Empioyment \ National Wages and Productivity Gommission REGIONAL TRIPARTITE WAGES AND PRODUCTIVITY BOARD Vil WAGE ORDER NO. ROVII-21 PROVIDING FOR INCREASE IN THE MINIMUM WAGE RATES IN CENTRAL VISAYAS WHEREAS, Republic Act 6727 otherwise known as the Wage Retionalization Act of 1989 mandated the Regional Triparite Wages and Productivity Boards to determine and fx the minimum wages of private sector ‘workers in the regions; WHEREAS, the Cebu Labor Coaliton, Lonbisoo Employees Union (LEO), Metaphil Workers Union (MAW), NUWHRAIN-Montebelo Chapter, NLV-Ketipunan and Union Bank Employees Association (UBEA), {led a Pettion for One Hundred Fifty Five Pesos and Eight Centavos (R155 80) across-the-board dally wage adjustment on February 28, 2018 which was stl within the twelve month prohibitive period, WHEREAS, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) fled on Merch 20, 2018, a Pettion seeking for an across-the-board wage increase in the amount of One Hundred Twenty (P 120.00) per day; WHEREAS, since the exising wage order (Wage Order No. 20) reached its one-year anniversary on March 10, 2018, the Board issued Resolution No: 2-2018 on March 21, 2018 consolidating the two pettons for ‘purposes of conducting joint public hearings and wage deliberations to expedite the resolution thereof, WHEREAS, the Noice of Public Hearings was publshed in The Freemen Newspaper on March 24, 2018 and a series of wage public hearings were conducted in Negros Oriental and Siquijor (April 12, 2048), Bohol (April 13, 2018), Cebu (May 9, 2018) and Norther Cebu (May 10, 2018); WHEREAS, as a result of the periodic and continuous review of the socio economic condition in the region and taking into consideration the issues raised during the public hearings and the positon papers submitted by concemed stakeholders, the Board agreed to increase the existing minimum wage rates in Central Visayas; WHEREAS, inline with the thrust o rafonalize the wage structure and in consideration ofthe changes in the employment structure ofthe region, the Board agreed to sub-classify the non-agrculture wages and simply the agriouture wages classification; NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the power and authority vested under Republic Act No, 6727, the Regional ‘Tripartte Wages and Productivity Board, Region Vil, hereby issues this Wage Order: Section 1. Upon effectivity of this Wage Order, the deily minimum wage rates of all private sector ‘workers and employees in Region Vil, shall be as follows: HE pe Ba a Wags | Tian io vege | tea | is ante Geographical Aras sede ta | (| Wace omit | eneion|| Erving ee oes Senet) re | Men mann) Sige | S| GLASS ‘Giles of Case, bu, Dano, pulp, Mandave, Naga Taloy Munipaties of Compostela, | P2668 | P20. | P38 Conslador Cordova, Liban, Minganilz, San Femando, oF Expanded Atetro Cebu aes | p316 | p20.s2 | pass LASS ‘ities of Toledo, Bog, and the rest ‘of Municipalities in Csbu Province | P&33 | PIS | POMG ‘except Bantayan and Camotes Iona Pro2s | p28 cusse Cotes and Municpatiesingoho! | P823° | PHS | P38, and Negres ental Provinces Pio | pats uss ‘Muvicpattes in Sigjor Province | pagg | pop | Paa8) A Munipsties in Bantayan and comotae ase | pa0s | P1025 | Pats Ee Section 2. COVERAGE. The adjustments prescribed under this Order shall apply to all minimum wage private seotor werkers and employees in Region Vil Not covered from the provisions of tis Order are household or domestic workers; person inthe personal service of another, and workers of establishments registered under the Barangay Micro Business Enlerprises wth velld Coricates of Authoty. Section 3. RECLASSIFICATION OF WAGE STRUCTURE. Inne with he thst to rationalize and sirity the wege sbucu,cesslicaon of wages cal be rviod to refect changes inthe employment siucze in he region. Non agroulre wages shall be sub-

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