Question & AnswerQ&A (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1751)
The main purpose of Presidential Decree No. 1751 is to increase the statutory daily minimum wage by P4.00 after integrating the mandatory emergency living allowances under Presidential Decrees 525 and 1123 into the basic pay of all covered workers.
The integration took effect on January 1, 1981.
Presidential Decrees 525 and 1123 and their implementing rules are repealed by Presidential Decree No. 1751.
The Minister of Labor and Employment is tasked with promulgating the rules implementing this Decree.
The decree cites the present world economic crisis as the economic context for granting additional benefits without unduly impairing the viability of business and industry.
The statutory minimum wage was increased by P4.00 a day.
The wage increase applies to establishments paying their workers P50 a month under Presidential Decree 525 and to establishments paying less.
Organized labor petitioned for the improvement of benefits granted to workers, prompting the issuance of this decree.