Title
Supreme Court
New Statutory Minimum Wage Rates
Law
Presidential Decree No. 928
Decision Date
May 1, 1976
Presidential Decree No. 928 establishes new minimum wage rates in the Philippines to address the decline in purchasing power of Filipino workers' wages due to inflation, with separate rates for non-agricultural and agricultural workers, and special provisions for specific industries.

Q&A (MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 102)

The minimum wage rate for non-agricultural workers in the Metropolitan Manila Area is ten pesos (P10.00) a day.

The minimum wage rate for non-agricultural workers in areas outside the Metropolitan Manila Area is nine pesos (P9.00) a day.

The minimum wage rate for agricultural workers in plantations or organized agriculture is seven pesos (P7.00) a day.

The minimum wage rate for agricultural workers in all other types of agriculture is six pesos (P6.00) a day.

No, the minimum wage rates are separate and distinct from other benefits and allowances enjoyed by workers under existing laws, decrees, or issuances.

The minimum wage for employees of registered cottage industries employing not more than thirty (30) workers and registered cooperatives is eight pesos (P8.00) a day for the first three years from the effectivity of this Decree.

No, nothing in this Decree shall be construed to reduce any existing allowances or benefits under any laws, decrees, or contracts except as explicitly provided.

This Decree took effect on June 1, 1976.

Yes, the Secretary of Labor may establish terms and conditions under which exemptions provided in the Decree may be granted.

Laws, decrees, and other issuances inconsistent or contrary to this Decree are repealed.


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