SUMMARY OF WAGE LEGISLATIONS GRANTING
COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE
(1974 - 1987)

EFFECTIVITY DATE

ORDER/ ACT/ DECREE

COVERAGE

COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE

NON-
AGRICULTURE

AGRICULTURE

 PLANTATION

 NON-
PLANTATION

01 Aug. 1974

PD 525

  All private workers receiving a monthly salary of not more than P500 and are not paid emergency allowance in accordance with LOI 174      
     Establishments with capitalization of more than P1M

50.00 a/

50.00 a/

 50.00 a/

     Establishments with capitalization of more than P100,000 but not exceeding P1M

30.00 a/

 30.00 a/

  30.00 a/

     Establishments with capitalization of P100,000 or less

15.00 a/

 15.00 a/

 15.00 a/

01 May 1977

PD 1123

  All private workers receiving a monthly salary of not more than P600

 60.00/mo. a/

 60.00 a/

 60.00 a/

01 Apr 1979

PD 1614

  All private workers receiving a monthly salary of not more than P1,000

 60.00/mo. b/

 40.00/mo. b/

 20.00/mo.b/

01 Sept.1979

PD 1634

  All private workers receiving a monthly salary of not more than P1,500

 60.00/mo. b/

 60.00/mo. b/

 Exempted

01 Jan. 1980

PD 1634

  All private workers receiving a monthly salary of more than P1,500

30.00/mo. b/

 30.00/mo. b/

 -

20 Feb. 1980

PD 1678

  All private workers receiving a monthly salary of not more than P1,500

  2.00/day b/

 1.50/day b/

 1.50/day b/

18 Aug. 1980

PD 1713

  All private workers receiving a monthly salary of not more than P1,500

 60.00/mo. b/

 45.00/mo. b/

 30.00/mo. b/

22 Mar 1981

WO No. 1

  All private workers receiving a monthly salary of not more than P1,500

 2.00/day c/

 1.50/day c/

 1.00/day c/

06 July 1983

WO No. 2

  All private workers receiving a monthly salary of not more than P1,800

 1.50/day c/

.50/day c/

 -

01 Oct. 1983

WO No. 2

  All private workers receiving a monthly salary of not more than P1,800

 1.00/day c/

 1.00/day c/

 1.00/day c/

01 Nov. 1983

WO No. 3

  All private workers receiving a monthly salary of not more than P1,800

 3.00/day c/

 2.50/day c/

 1.00/day c/

01 Dec. 1983

WO No. 4

  All private workers receiving a monthly salary of not more than P1,800

 1.50/day c/

 1.00/day c/

 1.00/day c/

16 June 1984

WO No. 5

  All private workers receiving a monthly salary of not more than P1,800

 5.00/day c/

 3.5/day c/

2.00/day c/

01 Nov. 1984

WO No. 6

  All private workers receiving a monthly salary of not more than P1,800

 3.00/day c/

 2.00/day c/

 1.50/day c/

   
a/ Integrated into the basis pay of all covered workers pursuant to PD 1751, effective January 1, 1981.
b/ Integrated into the basic pay of all covered workers pursuant to Wage Order No. 4, Effective May 1, 1984.
c/ Integrated into the basic pay of all covered workers pursuant to executive Order No. 178, effective May 1, 1987 for COLAs    under WO Nos. 1 & 2, October 1, 1987 for COLAs under WO No. 3 and January 1, 1988 for COLAs under WO Nos. 5 & 6.