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SUMMARY OF WAGE
LEGISLATIONS GRANTING INCREASES
IN THE BASIC MINIMUM WAGE (1951 - 1989) |
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EFFECTIVE
DATE
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ORDER/ACT/DECREE
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MINIMUM
WAGE
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NON-AGRICULTURE
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AGRICULTURE
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METRO
MANILA
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OUTSIDE
METRO MANILA
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PLANTATION
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NON-
PLANTATION
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| 4
Aug 1951 |
Minimum
Wage Law (R.A. 602) |
P4.00 |
P4.00 |
P2.50 |
P2.50 |
| 8
Aug 1963 |
Agricultural
Land Reform Code (R.A. 3844) |
-
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-
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3.50
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3.50
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| 21
Apr 1965 |
Minimum
Wage Law Amendment (R.A. 4180) |
6.00
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6.00
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3.50
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3.50
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| 18
Jun 1966 |
Minimum
Wage Law Amendment (R.A. 4707) |
6.00
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6.00
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-
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-
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| 17
Jun 1970 |
Minimum
Wage Law Amendment (R.A. 6129) |
8.00
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8.00
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4.75
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4.75
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| 1
Jun 1976 |
Presidential
Decree 928 |
10.00
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9.00
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7.00
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6.00
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| 1
Jul 1978 |
Presidential
Decree 1389 |
11.00
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10.00
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8.00
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7.00
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| 1
Apr 1979 |
Presidential
Decree 1614 |
13.00
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12.00
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10.00
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9.00
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| 18
Aug 1980 |
Presidential
Decree 1713 |
14.00
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13.00
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11.00
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10.00
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| 1 Jan 1981 |
Presidential
Decree 1753 |
18.00
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17.00
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15.00
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14.00
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| 6 Jul 1983 |
Wage
Order No. 2 |
19.00
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18.00
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16.00
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15.00
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| 1 Nov 1983 |
Wage
Order No. 3 |
20.00
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19.00
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17.00
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16.00
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| 1 Dec 1983 |
Wage
Order No. 3 |
21.00
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20.00
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18.00
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17.00
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| 1 May 1984 |
Wage
Order No. 4 |
32.00
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31.00
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27.00
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21.00
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| 16 Jun 1984 |
Wage
Order No. 5 |
35.00
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34.00
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30.00
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24.00
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| 1 Nov 1984 |
Wage
Order No. 6 |
37.00
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36.00
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32.00
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26.00
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| 1 May 1987 |
Executive
Order No. 178 |
46.00
41.50 a/
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45.00
40.50 a/
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38.50
35.00 a/
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30.00
28.00 a/
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| 1 Oct 1987 |
Executive
Order No. 178 |
54.00
46.00 a/
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53.00
45.00 a/
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44.00
38.50 a/
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33.50
30.00 a/
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| 14 Dec 1987 |
Republic
Act No. 6640 |
64.00 |
64.00 |
54.00 |
43.00 |
| 1 Jan 1988 |
Executive
Order No. 178 |
54.00
a/
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53.00
a/
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44.00
a/
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33.50
a/
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| 1 Jul 1989 |
Republic
Act No. 6727 |
89.00
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89.00
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79.00
74.00 b/
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58.00
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| a/ |
Applicable to
workers in establishments with less than 30 employees and with
paid-up capital of P500,00 or less |
| b/ |
Applicable to workers in plantation establishments with annual
gross sales of less than P5 M. |
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| Note: |
COLA integration into basic wage was done in three (3)
phases; May 1, 1897 for COLAs under WO Nos. 1 & 2;
October 1, 1987
for COLA under WO No. 3; and January 1, 1988 for COLAs under
WO Nos. 5 & 6 per E.O. No. 178. |
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