MANILA, Philippines- Iginiit ni Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri sa Palasyo na ikonsidera ang pagsasabatas ng P100 legislated minimum wage hike na pinakamahusay na regalo ng gobyerno sa manggagawa.
Sinabi ni Zubiri na kailangang suportahan ng Palasyo ang P100 Daily Minimum Wage Increase Act, na nauna nang inaprubahan ng Senado bilang bahagi ng programa sa pagpapaangat ng kalagayan ng manggagawa.
“I am one with our President in calling for the Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Boards to do a regular review of our minimum wages and for the National Wages and Productivity Commission to ensure that the boards do so,” ayon sa Senate President.
“In tandem with this, I also urgently appeal to our President to consider Senate Bill No. 2534, or the P100 Daily Minimum Wage Increase Act, which will be a massive step toward giving our hardworking laborers the living wages that they deserve. Perhaps it can even be certified as urgent, given the continued spike in the prices of goods owing to inflation,” dagdag ng lider ng senado.
Inaprubahan ang panukala sa ikatlo at huling pagbasa nitong Pebrero at nakabinbin ngayon sa House of Representatives.
“Our inflation rates are continuing to trend upward, at a rate that the wage boards have not yet been able to keep up with,” ayon sa Senate chief.
Nitong Marcos, nakapagtala ang bansa ng 3.7% pagtaas sa tantos ng implasyon, kung saan tinataya ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas na aabot ang inflation rate sa pagitan ng 3.5 hanggang 4.3% sa Abril.
“So our workers, despite making massive contributions to our industries, are still dealing with wages that are not enough to cover their needs,” diin ng Senate President.
Umaasa rin ang senador, pangunahing awtor ng minimum wage increase bill, na aaprubahan ng Kamara ang counterpart bill nito.
“All we need is the House counterpart measure, and this will be immediately felt across the sector,” ayon sa mambabatas.
Nilinaw din ng lider na susuportahan lamang ng panukala ang pagtaas ng sahod na ipinatupad ng wage boards at mananatili sa responsiblidad ng wage boards ang susunod na pagtaas.
“This bill will only give a boost to the labor sector at this time of great need, as our people work to survive inflation,” ayon kay Zubiri. Ernie Reyes
