MANILA (December 31, 2025, 12:09 pm) – Minimum wage earners and kasambahays (domestic workers) in Northern Mindanao will receive a salary increase after the regional wage board approved the measure

In a social media post Wednesday, the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) affirmed Wage Order No. RX-24, issued by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB)-10 for private sector workers on Dec. 22. The order grants a pay hike of PHP 39 for both the non-agriculture and agriculture sectors under Wage Categories I and II.

The pay hike will be given in two tranches: the first tranche of PHP 25 takes effect on Jan. 16, 2026, and the second tranche of PHP 14 follows on May 1, 2026.

Upon full implementation, these adjustments will bring the daily minimum wage to PHP 500 for the non-agriculture sector and PHP 485 for the agriculture sector.

Wage Category I includes the cities of Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Malaybalay, Valencia, Gingoog, El Salvador, and Ozamiz, and the municipalities of Tagoloan, Villanueva, Jasaan, Opol, Maramag, Quezon, Manolo Fortich, and Lugait. Wage Category II covers all other areas not mentioned under Category I, as well as all retail and service establishments employing not more than 10 workers.

Meanwhile, Wage Order RBX-DW-06 has granted a PHP 500 monthly pay increase for kasambahays across Northern Mindanao, bringing their minimum monthly salary to PHP 6,500.

Wage Order No. RX-24 and Wage Order RBX-DW-06 will be published on Dec. 31 and will take effect on Jan. 16, 2026. (Ferdinand Patinio pna/PNA)