Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Monday, May 1, threw his support behind a number of bills at the Upper Chamber seeking to raise the minimum wage in the country. ManilaBulletin
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Monday, May 1, threw his support behind a number of bills at the Upper Chamber seeking to raise the minimum wage in the country.“There is no way a family of five can live a decent life with the current minimum wage of P570 in Metro Manila,” he said.
“I think we need to be more imaginative now in responding to the needs of our labor sector given the new reality that life is very difficult nowadays,” Pimentel said in a TV interview.“The government should express support for legislated wage hikes,” he added. “We have to balance the interest of the MSMEs , which could not afford the mandatory wage hike, with the needs of our workers,” he said.“If passed, this move will improve the lives of millions of workers who are struggling to make ends meet on their current wages,” Pimentel said in a statement.
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