House passes legislation to boost minimum wage by PHP 200 per day in final vote
Freakin' Sweet! House Greenlights Huge Minimum Wage Boost
It's about time, ya'll! The House of Reps just gave the green light to a fiery proposal that could see a whopping P200 daily increase in the minimum wage for private-sector grunts.
In a packed session on June 4, 2025, the chamber approved the measure by a landslide, with 171 yes votes, a solitary no, and not a single abstention.
Just think, this groundbreaking move will benefit more than five mil greedy greedy minimum wage slaves and their fams, pullin' 'em outta the rat race!
Raymond Democrito Mendoza, y'know, the Trade Union Congress of the Phils party-list rep, was stoked about the historic decision. He reckons this be the first legislated wage hike in 36 years since 1989.
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Mendoza said, "This bill's gonna be a head-buster for over five million minimum wage earner bros and their fams, easing 'em outta poverty."
He's now callin' on the Senate and House superiors to assemble the bicameral conference committee posthaste, so they can whip up a final bill that'll make everyone pumped!
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Mendoza said, "This time, it ain't about if we pass a legislated wage hike, but how high that hike will be. We workers know that answer: the higher, the better. But, battered betwixt P100 and P200, this'll still be a historic wage jump that no outdated regional wage board could ever dream of matchin'."
Now, back in July 2024, the Senate already okayed a bill proposing a P100 across-the-board minimum wage increase[1][3][4]. The Senate and House will now collab like a symphony, in a bicameral conference, to waffle out their respective versions before submitttin' the final bill to Prez Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. for his stamp of approval[1][2][4].
The NWC (National Wages and Productivity Commission) and labor groups are pushin' Congress to speed things up, as the current Congress is likeless to adjourn before June 13, 2025[2]. Mendoza's urgin' the bicameral conferees to get a move on, remindin' 'em that workers' livelihoods hang in the balance[1][4]. Will they manage to speed things up, or will they turn into a bunch of bureaucratic bunglers once again? Stay tuned, my friends!
Additional Facts:- The current bicameral conference committee concerning the minimum wage hike has yet to be assembled.- The House of Reps has approved a bill pushing for a P200 across-the-board minimum wage increase, while the Senate previously passed a bill advocating for a P100 increase.- Calls have been made for the bicameral committee to be convened so they can reconcile the differing proposals and finalize the legislated wage hike.- The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWC) and labor groups are urging Congress to expedite the process due to the approaching adjournment of the current Congress.- Rep. Raymond Democrito Mendoza of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) has emphasized the urgent need to finalize the wage hike before the end of the current Congress.
The upcoming bicameral conference between the Senate and the House of Representatives will determine the final wage increase, with the House approving a P200 across-the-board increase and the Senate previously advocating for a P100 increase.
The National Wages and Productivity Commission and labor groups are urging Congress to expedite the process, as the current Congress is due to adjourn soon, and workers' livelihoods could be at stake in the proceedings.
