Wage Order No. 28, issued and published by the
National Wages and Productivity Commission’s NCR Regional Wage Board today,
created more wage confusion rather than hope, the Partido Manggagawa (PM)
stated in response.
“Ngayon ay mas maraming dapat ipaliwanag ang
nagtatagong Labor Secretary. Ang Wage Order 28 ay historic rollback mula P85 –
P60, Sec. Tolentino. Bukod pa sa ito ay sikretong desisyon ng regional wage
board na hindi kasali ang manggagawa,” said PM Chairperson Renato Magtubo.
Magtubo said the new wage order shames Tolentino to
the max as there was no judicious explanation for his retreat other than his
kaduwagan (cowardice) against Judge Manongsong.
“Nakakahiya dahil nabahag ang buntot ni Tolentino sa
harap ni Manongsong kahit napakatibay ng ligal na basehan na dapat ipatupad ng
DOLE ang Wage Order 27 sa ilalim ng Labor Code at RA 6727, bukod pa sa nabigo
din ang RII Builders at Readycon na mag-post ng P10-B bond para para maging
effective ang injunction,” explained the PM leader.
The group likewise insinuated that WO 28 is
Malacañang’s compromise position with employers as the Labor Secretary acts
only in accordance with the position of his boss, President Marcos, Jr.
The result of this cowardice and compromised executive
position: “Nadagdagan ang order, pero nabawasan ang wage.”
It is also historic for NCR to get two wage orders,
said Magtubo. “Dalawang wage orders na sa NCR, habang ang mga manggagawa sa
ibang regions ay nganga at naghihintay sa wala.”
For PM, this is not simply a question of whether P60
or P85 is enough. The bigger problem is the system itself.
“Ang presyo ng mga produkto ay deregulated, diretso sa
merkado sa lahat ng panig ng bansa. Pero ang sweldo, hindi aplikable sa lahat
ng rehiyon at pwede pang pakialaman ng Judge,” said Magtubo.
PM called for a comprehensive reform of the
wage-setting system toward a mechanism that guarantees regular, timely and
substantial wage increases; progressively eliminates unjustifiable regional
wage gaps; and moves toward a national minimum wage based on genuine living
wage standards.
PRESS RELEASE
Partido Manggagawa
11 September 2026
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