Region VIII

DAILY MINIMUM WAGE RATES
REGION VIII, Eastern Visayas a/
Per Wage Order No. RB VIII-15
b/
Effective 16 June 2008


    INDUSTRY/SECTOR

Minimum Wage Rates under W.O. No. RB VIII-13 Cost of Living Allowance

New Minimum Wage Rates

  Under W.O. No. RB VIII-14

Under W.O. No. RB VIII-15

NON AGRICULTURE 220.00 8.00 10.00 238.00
COTTAGE/HANDICRAFT 198.00 8.00 10.00 216.00
RETAIL/SERVICE        

Employing 10 workers and below

189.00 8.00 10.00 207.00
AGRICULTURE (NON-SUGAR) 201.00 8.00 10.00 219.00
SUGAR INDUSTRY        

Mills

222.00 8.00 10.00 240.00

Plantation

195.00 8.00 10.00 213.00

Non-Plantation

180.50

8.00

10.00

198.50

 

  a/

Covers the Provinces of Leyte, Southern Leyte, Biliran, Samar, Eastern Samar,Northern Samar and the Cities of Tacloban, Ormoc, Maasin, Catbalogan, Borongan, Baybay and Calbayog.

 
  b/
Provides a P10.00 COLA per day in addition to the existing P8.00 COLA under W.O. No. RB VIII-14.


 
     
  Issued on May 20, 2008; published at the Leyte Samar Daily Express on June 1, 2008.  
     
  Posted: 06 June 2008