LATEST WAGE ORDERS/IMPLEMENTING RULES ISSUED BY THE REGIONAL BOARDS (2015-2017 Issuances)

As of February 28, 2017

NON-AGRICULTURE WAGE ORDER STATUS OF

WAGE
WAGE INCREASE / COLA MINIMUM WAGE COVERAGE Date of Date of Date of IMPLEMENTING
ORDER
RATE Issuance Publication Effectivity RULES

NCR 20 Integration of P15.00 COLA P491.00 Minimum May 17, May 18, 2016 June 02, Issued May 17, 2016
under W.O. No. RBIVA-16 into (P481.00 basic wage + wage earners 2016 2016 Approved May 27, 2016
the basic pay; P10.00 COLA) Philippine Star Published June 07, 2016
P10.00 New COLA Manila Times

WITH EXEMPTION
Deadline of filing:
August 21, 2016

RB-CAR 17 P5 & P10/day COLA P285.00 & P265.00 Minimum May 14, June 14, 2015 June 29, Issued June 22, 2015
integration (P270 basic pay + P15) wage earners 2015 2015 Approved Aug. 11, 2015
P2, P5 & P8/day basic wage and (P255 basic pay + Baguio Published Aug. 30, 2015
increase P10) Midland Herald Express
Integration into the Basic Wage Courier
of the remaining P10 and P15
COLA effective January 01, NO EXEMPTION
2016 ALOWED

RB-CAR- P500.00 increase P2,500 chartered cities Domestic May 14, July 26, 2015 August 10, Issued Aug. 5, 2015
DW-01 and municipalities Workers 2015 2015 Approved Sept. 24, 2015
Baguio Published Oct. 18, 2015
P2,000 other Midland Herald Express
municipalities Courier
NO EXEMPTION
ALOWED

RB I-18 Ranging from P12.00-P27.00 Large P280.00 Minimum July 20, September 17, October 2, Issued Sept. 30, 2016
Medium P265.00 wage earners 2016 2016 2016 Approved Oct. 17, 2016
Small P252.00 Published Oct. 29, 2016
Micro P243.00 Ilocos Herald Ilocos Herald

WITH EXEMPTION
Deadline of filing:
January 12, 2017
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WAGE
WAGE INCREASE / COLA MINIMUM WAGE COVERAGE Date of Date of Date of IMPLEMENTING
ORDER
RATE Issuance Publication Effectivity RULES

RBI-DW-01 P1,500 increase in chartered P3,500 chartered cities Domestic August 17, September 17, October 2, Issued Aug. 17, 2016
cities and first class and municipalities workers 2016 2016 2016 Approved Oct. 3, 2016
municipalities Published Oct. 15, 2016
P1,000 increase in other P2,500 EGA and RBA Ilocos Herald
municipalities other municipalities Ilocos Herald
NO EXEMPTION
ALOWED

RB II-17 P45-61 for Non-Agriculture Minimum April 22, April 29, 2016 May 14, Issued May 02, 2016
P37-45 for Agriculture P300.00 wage earners 2016 2016 Approved June 15, 2016
P31 for Retail/Service Malaya Published June 29, 2016
employing not more than 10 Philippine Star
workers

WITH EXEMPTION
Deadline of filing:
September 12, 2016

RB III 19 P15.00/day basic pay increase P364.00 Minimum December December 17, January 01, Issued Dec. 02, 2015
in all provinces (except wage earners 02, 2015 2015 2016 Approved Dec. 17, 2015
Retail/Service with less than 16 In Aurora: Published Jan. 15, 2016
workers) to be given in two (2) P313.00 Philippine Star Sun Star Pampanga
tranches:
P8.00 per day upon
effectivity of the order
P7.00 per day effective 01
May 2016
P20.00/day basic pay increase
for the retail and service WITH EXEMPTION
establishments with less than 16 Deadline of filing:
workers in the province of March 30, 2016
Aurora to be given in two (2)
tranches:
P10.00 per day upon
effectivity of the order
P10.00 per day effective 01
May 2016
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WAGE INCREASE / COLA MINIMUM WAGE COVERAGE Date of Date of Date of IMPLEMENTING
ORDER
RATE Issuance Publication Effectivity RULES

RB-IVA - 17 Integration of P12.50 CTPA GCA: Minimum May 30, June 16, 2016 July 01, Issued May 30, 2016
and P13.00 SEA into the basic 296.00-378.00 wage earners 2016 2016 Approved June 30, 2016
pay: Published July 5, 2016
Upon effectivity: EGA: Philippine Star
P13.00 SEA 293.00-328.50
Effective 1 October
2016 P12.50 CTPA RBA:
P5.00 to P73.20 basic wage 293.00-311.50
increase by reason of area WITH EXEMPTION
reclassification for a 7-year Deadline of filing:
tranche. September 18, 2016

RB-IVA-DW- P500.00 increase in GCA P2,500 GCA (chartered Domestic December March 17, 2016 April 01, Issued Dec. 21, 2015
01 (chartered cities and cities and municipalities) Workers 21, 2015 2016 Approved Feb. 29, 2016
municipalities) Philippine Star Published March 17, 2016
P300.00 increase in EGA and P1,800 EGA and RBA Philippine Star
RBA (other municipalities) (other municipalities)

NO EXEMPTION
ALOWED

RB IVB - 7 Integration of P5 COLA under Puerto Princesa: Minimum April 29, June 18, 2015 July 3, 2015 Issued June 17, 2015
previous WO No. IVB-6 P280.00 wage earners 2015 Approved Sept. 22, 2015
Increase in basic pay from P5 to The Manila Published Oct. 8, 2015
P30/day to be given in 4 Calapan City, Puerto Times The Manila Times
tranches: Galera, El Nido & Coron:
Upon effectivity P275.00
Nov. 1, 2015
May 1, 2016 First Class Mun. of
Nov. 1, 2016 MIMAROPA
P265.00

The Rest of the Region: NO EXEMPTION

P260.00 ALLOWED
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WAGE INCREASE / COLA MINIMUM WAGE COVERAGE Date of Date of Date of IMPLEMENTING
ORDER
RATE Issuance Publication Effectivity RULES

RB V - 17 P5.00/day basic wage for Non- P265.00 Minimum September December 10, December Issued Sep. 07, 2015
Agriculture employing more (P260.00 basic wage + wage earners 2, 2015 2015 25, 2015 Approved Dec. 18, 2015
than 10 workers P5.00 increase) Published Dec. 31, 2015
P12.00/day basic wage for Bicol Mail Bicol Mail
Non-Agriculture employing not
more than 10 workers, WITH EXEMPTION
Cottage/Handicraft & Deadline of filing:
Agriculture March 16, 2016

RB VI - 23 P25.00/day basic wage for P323.50 Minimum December Still for Issued Feb. 14, 2017
Non-Agriculture/Industrial/ wage earners 16, 2016 publication. Approved
Commercial Employing more Published
than 10
P15.00/day basic wage for
Non-Agriculture/Industrial/
Commercial Employing 10 and
below, Agriculture Plantation
and Non-Plantation WITH EXEMPTION

RBVI-DW-01 P500.00 increase P2,500 chartered cities Domestic December February 3, February 18, Issued Feb. 16, 2016
and municipalities Workers 21, 2015 2016 2016 Approved Feb. 29, 2016
Published March 9, 2016
P2,000 other Panay News Panay News
municipalities
NO EXEMPTION
ALOWED

RB VII - 20 P13.00 per day increase in basic P366.00 Minimum February 13, February 23, March 10, Issued
wage wage earners 2017 2017 2017 Approved
Published

Sun Star Cebu NO EXEMPTION

ALLOWED
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WAGE INCREASE / COLA MINIMUM WAGE COVERAGE Date of Date of Date of IMPLEMENTING
ORDER
RATE Issuance Publication Effectivity RULES

RBVIII-19 Increases in the basic wage: P285.00 Minimum December January 28, February 12, Issued Jan. 24, 2017
(P278.00 basic wage + wage earners 19, 2016 2017 2017 Approved Feb. 22, 2017
P25 for Non-Agriculture; P7.00 COLA) Published
P23 for Sugar Mills;
P15 for Cottage/Handicraft;
P10 for Retail/Service with
10 workers and below;
P15 for Retail/Service with
11 up to 30 workers;
P10 for Agriculture Non- Leyte Samar
Sugar; Daily Express
P10 for Agriculture Sugar NO EXEMPTION
Farm ALLOWED

RBVIII-DW- P500.00 increase P2,500 chartered cities Domestic March 03, March 08, 2016 March 23, Issued March 30, 2016
01 and municipalities Workers 2016 2016 Approved May 4, 2016
Published May 31, 2016
P2,000 other Leyte Samar Daily Express
municipalities
Leyte Samar NO EXEMPTION
Daily Express ALOWED

RIX - 19 P6.00-P16.00 basic pay P296.00 Minimum August 15, September 16, October 1, Issued Aug. 15, 2016
increase (in tranches) wage earners 2016 2016 2016 Approved Oct. 3, 2016
Published Oct. 13, 2016

Zamboanga WITH EXEMPTION

Today Deadline of filing:
December 27, 2016

RIX-DW-01 P500.00 in chartered cities and P2,500 chartered cities Domestic August 15, September 16, October 1, Issued Aug. 15, 2016
first class municipalities and municipalities Workers 2016 2016 2016 Approved Oct. 3, 2016
P500.00 in other municipalities Published Oct. 13, 2016
P2,000 other
 NON-AGRICULTURE WAGE ORDER STATUS OF
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WAGE INCREASE / COLA MINIMUM WAGE COVERAGE Date of Date of Date of IMPLEMENTING
ORDER
RATE Issuance Publication Effectivity RULES
municipalities Zamboanga NO EXEMPTION
Today ALOWED

RB X - 18 P12/day basic wage increase WCI P318.00 Minimum May 12, June 18, 2015 July 3, 2015 Issued June 28, 2015
WCII P313.00 wage earners 2015 Approved Aug. 11, 2015
WCIII P308.00 Mindanao Gold Published Aug. 19, 2015
WCIV P303.00 Star Daily Mindanao Gold Star Daily

WITH EXEMPTION
Deadline of filing:
November 02, 2015

RB XI 19 P23-29.00 basic wage increase Upon effectivity: Minimum November December 01, December Issued Nov. 14, 2016
upon effectivity. P340.00 wage earners 04, 2016 2016 16, 2016 Approved Feb. 14, 2017
P5.00 COLA under WO No. (P335+P5COLA) Published
RBXI-18 to be integrated into Effective May 1, 2017:
the basic pay effective May 1, PP340.00 Mindanao
2017. Times NO EXEMPTION
ALLOWED

RB XII 19 Integration of P5.00 COLA into P295.00 Minimum September September 24, October 09, Issued Sept. 9, 2016
the basic pay; wage earners 09, 2016 2016 2016 Approved Nov. 02, 2016
Increase in basic pay: Published Nov. 12, 2016
P20/day for Non-Agriculture The Mindanao The Mindanao Cross
P17/day for Retail/Service Cross
Establishment
P15/day for Agriculture WITH EXEMPTION
Deadline of filing:
January 26, 2017

RB XIII 14 Upon effectivity, P7.00/day Upon effectivity: Minimum May 30, June 16, 2016 July 01, Issued June 16, 2016
basic wage increase; P275.00 wage earners 2016 2016 Approved June 30, 2016
Effective 01 October 2016, (P260 basic pay + P15.00 Published July 12, 2016
P5.00 COLA increase COLA) Mindanao Goldstar Daily
Effective Oct. 1, 2016: Mindanao
P280.00 Goldstar Daily WITH EXEMPTION
 NON-AGRICULTURE WAGE ORDER STATUS OF
WAGE
WAGE INCREASE / COLA MINIMUM WAGE COVERAGE Date of Date of Date of IMPLEMENTING
ORDER
RATE Issuance Publication Effectivity RULES
(P260 basic pay + P20.00 Deadline of filing:
COLA) September 25, 2016

RXIII-DW-01 P1,000.00 in chartered cities P3,000 chartered cities Domestic September September 27, October 12, Issued Sept. 19, 2016
and first class municipalities and municipalities Workers 09, 2016 2016 2016 Approved Oct. 3, 2016
P1,000.00 in other Published Oct. 21, 2016
municipalities P2,500 other Mindanao Gold Star Daily
municipalities Mindanao Gold
Star Daily NO EXEMPTION
ALOWED

RB ARMM - P15.00/day basic wage for P265.00 Minimum January 20, February 15, March 01, Issued March 14, 2016
16 Non-Agriculture; wage earners 2016 2016 2016 Approved April 27, 2016
P5.00 per day basic wage for Published May 18,2016
Agriculture Plantation and Kutang Bato, Kutang Bato Star Weekly
Non-Plantation Star Weekly News
News
WITH EXEMPTION
Deadline of filing:
August 1, 2016