SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union—The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) has approved on May 28 a P10 increase in the daily wage of private sector workers from in Region 1.

RTWP Board Secretary Exequiel de Guzman said the increase will become effective 15 days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the region.

Based on the wage order, the P230 daily wage will now become P240 for the minimum wage earners within the Ilocos Region.

The board’s approval came after due consultation with representatives of labor and management in the provinces of Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur

       In the consultation meetings, labor representatives asked for a higher increase but this was opposed by representatives of management, citing negative factors affecting their businesses.—LM

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