MANILA, Philippines - While militants may grumble over it, a Catholic Church official on Friday lauded the P20-wage hike ordered by the government, saying it can somehow have a ripple effect on many workers.Antipolo Auxiliary Bishop Francisco de Leon said that with the recent salary hike, ordinary wage earner can now have a little more in their paychecks to help pay for basic necessities.
"For me, wage increase is needed because the prices in basic commodities are rising," he said in an interview on Church-run Radyo Veritas.
Excerpts of the interview were posted Friday night on the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines Web site (www.cbcpnews.com).
De Leon said that had the government not made a move, many people would surely have hard time coping with spiraling prices of goods.
The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Metro Manila earlier approved Wage Order No. 14 increasing the amount of minimum wage by P20 per day for private sector workers.
The P20 wage increase includes a P15 increase in basic pay and P5 cost-of-living allowance (COLA).
With the new increase, the highest minimum wage rate in the NCR is P382 per day for non-agriculture workers. - GMANews.TV
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