Minimum Wage Vs Family Living Wage Per Region as of January 2024

Pebrero 8, 2024

NCR Family Living Wage, as of December 2023

Enero 12, 2024

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

Minimum Wage vs Family Living Wage Per Region, as of November 2023

Disyembre 8, 2023

NCR Family Living Wage, as of November 2023

Disyembre 8, 2023

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

Hulyo 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).

IBON Poverty Wages Feature

Hunyo 25, 2023

Filipino workers and their families are barely surviving on the minimum wage because this is even less than the rather low-standard official poverty threshold for a family of five. In other words, Philippine minimum wages are family poverty wages.

PH minimum wages are family poverty wages

Mayo 4, 2023

The wages Filipino workers are mandated to receive are below the poverty line.

PH minimum wages are family poverty wages – IBON

Abril 28, 2023

Filipino workers and their families are barely surviving on the minimum wage because this is even less than the official poverty threshold for a family of five.

Growing clamor for wage hike echoes urgency, justness and doability — IBON

Marso 31, 2023

Recently proposed legislation and petitions for a wage hike affirm that this is urgent, just and doable. Amid the poor jobs situation, low incomes and high prices, the minimum wage has not been enough for many Filipino families to live decently.