Panukalang P100 min. wage hike sa private sector, lusot na sa ikalawang pagbasa ng Senado | 24 Oras

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Lusot na sa pangalawang pagbasa ng Senado ang panukalang P100 minimum wage hike sa pribadong sektor sa buong bansa. Pero umalma ang isang samahan ng mga employer, sabay babala sa posibleng epekto ng dagdag sahod sa mga bilihin.

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00:00 The second reading of the Senate is now in progress,

00:03 the announcement of a minimum wage hike of P100,000

00:07 in the private sector across the country.

00:09 But a group of employers became nervous

00:12 as they were worried about the possible effects of the increase in wages on the buyers.

00:17 And they were contacted by Marie Zumali and Tina Pangliban-Pere.

00:20 As it's Valentine's Day,

00:26 the Senate is still chasing the second reading of the P100,000 daily minimum wage increase

00:33 in the private sector across the country.

00:36 For now, it's only P610 in Metro Manila.

00:40 It's smaller than in the agriculture sector

00:43 or a small business with few employees.

00:46 It's smaller than some regions.

00:49 Some say in Visayas and Mindanao,

00:51 it's only P300, according to the Senate President.

00:55 This is a gift for our workers on Valentine's Day.

01:00 It's time to help our workers,

01:05 in times when the price of goods and basic utilities are high.

01:11 He appealed to the camera to pass their challenge.

01:15 The intention is good,

01:17 but one of the camera leaders was short of P100,000.

01:21 If possible, we can make it happen, but it's too small.

01:26 It's not enough.

01:27 It should be big.

01:29 There was a discussion that it should be around P350,000 or P400,000.

01:33 But the camera has long been holding the challenge of increasing wages

01:38 because it's necessary to balance the interests of the businessmen.

01:42 If we increase the salary,

01:44 our businessmen should be able to do it.

01:47 In the Philippines, 98 to 99 percent of the business sector are MSMEs,

01:53 small businessmen.

01:55 The party of workers also said that P100,000 is not enough to increase the minimum wage.

02:01 But they say it can help in any way.

02:04 Even if we increase P100,000,

02:06 we can recover the purchasing power of P610,000

02:09 from inflation or the increase in the price of goods.

02:12 It can continue in the take-home pay,

02:14 and reduce the cost of goods through the take-home pay of ordinary workers and cost of living.

02:21 But the Employers Confederation of the Philippines, or ECOP, is against it.

02:25 It's okay to increase P70,000 to P60,000.

02:30 But P100,000 is a catastrophe.

02:33 You can only do two things.

02:35 You can increase the price if the market can afford it.

02:38 If not, you will lower the number of people.

02:40 That's why it should happen.

02:42 If the additional expenses are passed to the consumer,

02:45 it will affect the other purchases.

02:47 Everyone will be responsible, even those who don't have additional wages.

02:51 If we can lower the cost, we will increase it.

02:54 How can we give 84 percent of the workers?

02:58 There's no need to give them.

02:59 They are not included in the payment.

03:01 It's a gift.

03:03 According to ECOP,

03:04 of the 52 million in the labor force,

03:06 only 5 million will benefit from the so-called increase in wages.

03:11 It means that only 10 percent will benefit

03:14 while the remaining 60 percent in the informal sector

03:17 will not receive an increase in wages.

03:19 It's unbalanced because there are times when there's no preparation

03:24 or there's a sudden increase.

03:27 It really affects our employment level,

03:31 inflation rate, and the GDP growth that's being targeted.

03:35 Dole also said that the passing of the law is still under the legislature

03:39 and they are just the perpetrators.

03:41 For GMA Integrated News, I'm Maris Umali.

03:44 Tina Panganiban Perez, Nakatutok 24 Horas.

03:49 [Music]

Panukalang P100 min. wage hike sa private sector, lusot na sa ikalawang pagbasa ng Senado | 24 Oras

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