NCR Family Living Wage, as of October 2024

November 5, 2024

Government is comfortable with the inflation rate being well within their target, but families are struggling amid high prices. The Php645 NCR minimum wage falls short of the Php1,205 living wage for a family of five.

NCR Family Living Wage, as of June 2024

July 5, 2024

Minimum wage worth less under Marcos, since peak under Aquino — IBON

June 24, 2024

NEWS

As the NCR wage board deliberates the petitions of various labor groups, it needs to be stressed that NCR wages are not keeping up with either inflation or worker productivity.

NCR Family Living Wage, as of December 2023

January 12, 2024

Despite slower December 2023 inflation, Filipino’s wages and incomes are not enough to cope with costs of goods and services.

NCR Family Living Wage, as of November 2023

December 8, 2023

Falling real wages, more expensive food (as of July 2023)

August 8, 2023

The inflation rate being lower in July 2023 means prices went up slower for some commodities. From July 2022-2023 the price of rice, several vegetables and fishes became costlier, still hurting the pockets of poor, lower-income and middle class families.

NCR family living wage as of July 2023

August 8, 2023

The National Capital Region family living wage (FLW) as of July 2023 is Php1,164 per day or Php25,327 per month. Despite the recent wage hike effective mid-July, the NCR nominal wage of Php610 is 47.7% short of the regional FLW.

NCR and regional nominal wages vs family living wage, as of June 2023

July 7, 2023

The NCR and regional nominal wages fall short of the regional family living wage estimates. The BARMM still has the widest gap between the regional minimum wage (Php341) and the regional family living wage (Php1949).

PH inflation highest in region; purchasing power not keeping up—IBON

July 6, 2023

NEWS

The Philippines has the highest inflation in Southeast Asia and Filipinos’ purchasing power is not keeping up.