Calabarzon Domestic Workers to Receive P750 Monthly Wage Hike
Approximately 201,000 domestic workers in the Calabarzon region of the Philippines will see their monthly wages increase by P750 starting October 26, bringing their minimum monthly pay to P7,500 under a new wage order issued by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board.
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