RMC No. 22-2017 — Publishes the Daily Minimum Wage Rates in Region VIII pursuant to Wage Order No. RB-VIII-19

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SUBJECT Pursuant to Wage Order No. RB -- VIII-19 Publishing the Daily Minimum Wage Rates in Region VIII

TO All Internal Revenue Officials, Employees and Others Concerned

are publishing Wage Order No. RB VIII -19 which was issued on December 19, 2016 and published at Leyte Samar Daily Express on January 28, 2017: For the information and guidelines of all internal revenue officers, employees and others concerned, we

REGIONAL TrIPArtItE WAGES AND ProdUCtIVitY eQARO National wages and Productivity Commissio: PARTN Republic af the Philippines IENTDFLABORAND EMPLOYMENTM Regionei Board No.Vll Tacloban City

WAGE ORDER NO. RB VIHI-LS PRESCRIBING A NEW MINiMUM WAGE STRUCTURE FOR EASTERN VISAYAS

applicable in the region or industry: periodically assess wage rates and conduct continuing studles in the determinntion of the m'nimum wage underR.A applicable in their region, province WHEREAs, the Regional "rinartite Wages and Productivity Boar 77fTWa Rationalization Act of 1989) to r industries there and to issue the correspending wage orde terrine Region VHI (RTWPB 8) is n~andated e end fix minimum wage rates

Productivity Board-Regior Vi (herein rcferred to ns the Board), continuousfy adouts the - productivity and inconie, enhance cnterprise competitiveness, generate jobs and strengihen tte fiak betwnon Systam pav nnd productivity (TTWS) ir the AIFBF cise of its minimurny e with the aforementioned age functin mandate, the Regional Tripartite Wages ecogrizing tr wrierrc Wage .a.rt.t. anc

wage consultations in Qrmoc City and Catbalogan city, on August 10 and 23, 2016, respectively; HEreAs, in the exercise of its wage-fixing function, the Board "motu nroprio" corducted sectora

public at farge on wage concerns that wil guide the Bor the region. ocal newspaper of generalclrcuation in the region WHEREAS, a regional public hearing on 12 October 2016 was conducted to gather inputs from th The notice of the puaiic hearing was published on 26 September 2026 ir, the "sundav Purch", a I+ PeNEt AF.

the viability of businesses in the region: idicators WHEREAs, the results of the consultations and public hsaring as w veaied that there is a need to incrcase the minimum wage in Eastern Visayas without impairing cf

of Agriculture into Non-Sugar and Sugar Farm; b} Merger of Sugor Mits to Nnn-Aerirufture: c} To sub-clussify Rctal/Scrvice into Empioying i0 vorker$ and below 3nd Employfrg li up lo 30 wurker rcgion. has caused avetvslow erowth ctilfS NHEREAs, the effects af Super Typhoon Yolanda and the st oying - c inthe Ag 30 workes uture Sec Hence thereis a need: a) For tne sup-ctassification cessive kubsaquent typhonrs to hit the iry the

this Wage Ordor, the industry/sector ctassifications shall be reciassified, as follows: Enstarn Visayas (RTWPb V!It) hereby issues this Wage Order tttWage f NOW THEREFQRE,by virtue of the power and authority vested under Republ'c Act No.5727,knOwn Section 1.SECTQr/INDUStRY rEClASSIFICAtION AND WAGEINCREASES.Upon cffectivity of tionatiynfinrArt. an5fa YC he Regional rripartite Wnges rri rrorhuctivity Boatd

Sectorai/industry ciassificati NON-AGRICULTURI {Including Sugar Mllis} Age/HANdiCRAFt Eector/tndustry.

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innloying 3oworkers and bciow Dyi1urK

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1.2COLA under Wage Order No, RB VIl-17.

herein shail continue to receive the SEVEN PESOS (P7.00) COLA prescribed in Wage Order No.VIit-17. All workers in the private sector in Eastern Visayas recelving the basic wage rates prescribed

13 increase.

There shall be an increase in the basic wage, as follows.

D D e. C P15.00 for Retail/Service Employing 11 up to 30 workers; P25.00 per day for Non-Agriculture, except as stated hereunder: P23.00 per day for Sugar Mills (now merged to Non-Agriculture); P15.00 for Cottage/Handicraft; P10.00 for Retail/Service Employing 10 workers and below; Pt0.00 for Agritulture Non-Sugar: and P10.00 for Agricuiture Sugar Farm.

NON-AGRICULTURE {Including Suger Mi:1s} Sector/industy I No. RB VI. tnder wo iMinimum Rates 253.00 255.00 Basic Wage 18 Amount of Increase in No,RB VilI. under wo Minimum Wage Basic 25.00 23.00 1 ! Rates upon New D3ilY Minimum sffectivity 278.00 278.00 Basic Waee Order Nc. RB VHI-17 tinder Wage COLA 703 1.00 New Dally Minimum Z85.00 283.co Wage Ra'cs

tottage/handicraft 231.00 15 00 246.00 7.09 253.00

RETAIL/SERVICE Empoying 10 workers and below 228.00 10.00 238.00 1.0 235.00

Empioving il uptc 30 workers 253.00 15.00 268.G0 7.00 275.00

AGRICULTURE Nor-Sugar 234.00 10.00 24.co 1. 251.00

Sugar Farm 228.00 10.00 238.00 7.00 245.00

for the normal eight-hour work day. SECTION 3. EASIS OF WAGE INCRFASE. The Minimtm Wage Ra:es prescrib ed under this crder shall he

minirnum wage earners in the privste sector in the Region, regardless of their pasition, desigration or status of employment and irrespective of the method by which they are paid. SECTION 4. COVERAGE. The wage rates per worker prescribed under this Orde" shall apply to all

Authority pursuant to Republic Act No. 9178, as amended. family drivers, and workers of duly registered Barangay Micro Business, Enterprises (BMBEs) with Certificate ot Not covered are kasembahay/domestic workers, personis in the personal service of another, inciuding

in case of a calamity, the Board may accept applications for exemption for establishments adversely affected by calamities such as natural and/or hurman-included disasters, subject tc the NwPC Guidelinss No.02, Serics of 2007 as amended by NWPC Rasolution No. 01, Series of 2014 SECTIDN 5.EXEMPTION._ No exemption Trom compliance under this Ordcr shall he a owed. However

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piecework, takey, pakyaw or task basis, shall be entitled to receive the prescribed new minimum wage rates per eight (8} hours work a day, or a proportion thereof for working iess than eight {&} hours a day. SECTION 6.WORKERS PAID 8Y RESULTS. All workers paid by resuit, including thoSe who ere p3id on

apprertices and learners shail in no case be iess than seventy-tive percent (75%) of the applicable minimum wage rates prescribed herein. SECTiON 7. WAGES_AND_COLA OF SPECiAL GROUPS_OF WORKERS._ The mininum waEes of

Order shall be considered automatically modified insofar as their wage clauses gre concerned to reflect the prescribed minimum wage rates and coLA prescribed herein Af! recognized learnership and apprenticeship agreements entered into hefore the effectivity of this

2017-2018 educational institutions, the share of covered workers and empioyees in the increase in tuition fees ior Schooi Year 2016-2017 shall be considered as compliance with.the wage ircreas Dayment of any shortfall in the wage increase set forth herein shall be complied with starting school year Section 8. Application toPrivate educationaLinstitutions. Drescribed harein. In the case of private Howevet

may defer compliance with the minimum wage prescribed herein until the beginning ot school year 2017- 2018. Private educational institutions which have not increased their tuition fees for school.year 2016-2n17

starting school year 2017-2013. In any case, all private educational institutions shall implement the minimum wage prescribed hereir

construction/ service contractor shall be jointiy and severally liable with his principal or client. for security. janitorial and similar services, the prescribed wage increase under this Order shall be borne by the principals or clients of the construction/service contractors and the contra accordingfy, Section 9. Application to contractors. in the event, however, that the principal or client fails to pay the prescribed increase, the tn the case of contracs for construction projects anc $hal! fr

usinvs: erterprsos areercuraget io ada pt prodtivity irnprovement ardgein-shering pog~ams competitkeness. to preserve end generate gainfui employment and to augrent the inccme: of workers SECTICN 1O, PRODUCTIVITYBASID WAGES. To attan higoer levels o Froductvihy

verf'ed appeal with the National wages ant pracuctiv-y Commission (woc) througn t-c Beard witrin ter (Eo1 calerda: davs from the publlesticr Df ths Order SECTICN 1i. APPEAL TC THE COMMSsIOM. Any party areneved by th Wage Crder may filc

pery appealing such Drder shell file whh the Commission an unde ntakirg witha surety or sureties satistaxto'y to the ComTission for eventsuch Orderis aHirmed SECTICN I2. EFFECTCEFIUDG OFAPPE#, The flng of t{2 appeal Hoas net stey :he Orcer unlss the the payment of -he corre:ponding irerease to enployees affected foy the Ordgr in the

3a S=CTON 13. CREDFABLE WAGEINCREASES. Wage incro-xos previded/granted Ev an empkyer in En 1 is or to the efectivity ot the Orde- shsll be credited as cornpiance with ahe presenbed elowanca xer Fo-ged beteer the tE t fortn therein, prnvided that zr agreament ta ths efect has chect DinnEoer abwing credlte bili:y snat no be credited as co nplinca wth tte ir cresse pres aribed in this Order existe r ths absence cfaucr an av*aem Ert of provision in the tex nerease arentod hy the emeloy?

ciferance. Sue h intreases shad not inclxe anniversary ntreases, I'rerit waga incraase: from he regularizati cn ofempoyees. In case the ncreares even are bess than he orestribed allowance ccincloye- s and trose resuting. - shall pay the

wage rates results in che distortion of tra wage siruetire within an estaslishtent, the sameshall se ccrrected in accoraarce with the procedurt provi&ed forunderAricle iz4 of th tabo+ Coie as amendrc. SECTION 1&, EFFECTEON EXIS ING WAGE STRUCTURE. WIeTD 1hE 3PPlica iON D the mi n mf

cher :hc workplace ard shell Ee sbjectsd to the madatory chiry days (30) coeilliation and ncdiation SYall be filan with th c Ficgional Cffice oF the Da parment af Labcr SECTICN 15 COMPLAINTS FORMON COMPLIANCE. Crniplairts for non-tompance witr this O-de Erpbyment {DOL ravirg jutdction

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en'orce ment proceedings under Art cles 128 and i25 ot the Labor Code as amended. process urder Single Entry Apprcach {SEnA} However, if settlement faits. t*re case becomes subject of

orders an d/or under any contract or agreement between the workers and cmpfoyers Existing wege rates, alionances ane teneff's of ony form uinder nxisting laws, d SECTION 16. NON-DIMINUTION OF BENEFTS, Nothing in this Order shall be COn strued :o reduce any crecs, issuar sexecut

antity which refuses or fafis to poy tae prescribed wege increase in accordance with this Order shall be subject to -he penal provisions under RA s727, as amerded by RA 8188. SECTION 17, PENAL PROVISION. Any persOn, COrporation, rust Sr firm, parthership, as5ociation or

before the Bcard, es pro vided by Articic 12G of 2.A. 67?7. tcriporary restraining ider may be issued by zny ceurt, tribunal or other entity against any proceedings SECTION 36. PROHIBITION AGAINST INJUNCTION. Nc preiminary or permangai injunctich or

particular firms, enterprises or industries (rom bargainirg for higher wages with their respective emplovers. SECTION iS. FBEEDOm IO BARGAIN. T'his Orde* sholl not be Construed to prevent workers in

later thon Jonuary 31. 2017 and every year thereafter in accordance' with the form prescribed by the Nationai entity engaged in business shall sutmit a verified itemized Iisring of thair lahor component to the Board nor Weges ar d Productivity Commris sion. 5ECTION 20. RIPORtiNG REQUIREMENT.Ary pef50n, company,:orporation, partnership Qr any

inconsis tent with the provisionof this wage Order ars hereby repested, amended or rnodified accordingly. SECTION ZI. REPEALING CLAUSE. All ordets, issuances, rules and rcgulations, or Jarts therecf

declaned ur con stitutional orilegal, the other provisions or parts thereof shall remsin vatit. 5ECTION Zz. SEPARABILITY_CLAUSE, If, for Eny reasOn, any Sectfon or prOUsion of this Order is

Order suaje ct to the approvol of the Secretary of Labor und Emp oyment. $ECTION 23. IMPLEMENTING RULES. The Boaid shall prepare thE Hecesstry rules to implemont this

hased on agreement tetween workers and manag ement. wherein the 1" ti er is the mandatory wage adjustment prescribed in this Wage: Orrer, +he Soard shall issue an estahlishments on the range of productivity bonuses and incentives that an enterprise or industry may provide Bdvi $ECTION 24. on the 2ns der or the performance-based nay which shall serve as guidelines for privote ADVISORY_ON PERFORMANCE-BASED PAY: In Ine with the two-tiered wage system

tewspaper of gereral circuation in the Region SECTION 2S. EffECTIVITY.. This Qrder shall teke effect fifteen (15) days after its pubication in a

roved this i9th day of December 2016.

trnpioyers Represenintive DRLANDOC.UY C2L4wB w MidJeltItEZoN Workers' Representative

Workers Reprasentative Efren M. GabriOla

Vice-Chair,NEDA BONIFACIOG.UY YNJeiAr. Nierras cd-chair.DT 5

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All concerned are hereby enjoined to be guided accordingly and to give this Circular as wide a publicity as possible.

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