SOMETHING to look forward to for kasambahays next year as the Department of Labor and Employment said that those is Metro Manila should expect a high pay, while minimum wage earners in Region XIII or Caraga Region should also have a reason to celebrate.

While not that big of an increase, the labor department said that the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) had said in their wage orders of such decisions under the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Caraga and National Capital Region (NCR).

For Caraga’s RTWPB, they granted a P20 daily minimum wage increase across all sectors upon effectivity, and an additional P15 as second tranche on May 1, 2024. 

“This will bring the daily minimum wages in the region to P385 upon implementation of the two tranches,” the DOLE said.

Likewise the Caraga’s RTWPB increased the monthly minimum wage of kasambahays by P1,000, bringing the monthly wage rate for domestic workers in the region to P5,000. 

But for Metro Manila, they increased the monthly minimum wage of kasambahays by P500, bringing the new monthly wage rate to P6,500.