The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-XI (RTWPB-XI) would like to announce that the new Wage Order No. RB XI-20 which was published on August 1, 2018 in SUNSTAR DAVAO took effect on August 16, 2018.

The new prescribed wage rates under this Wage Order shall apply to all workers and employees in the private sector receiving the minimum wage in Davao Region, regardless of position, designation or status of employment and irrespective of the method by which their wages are paid.

UPON EFFECTIVITY OF THIS WAGE ORDER:

SECTOR/ INDUSTRY	MINIMUM WAGES
	Under Wage Order No. RB XI-19	Under Wage Order No. RB XI-20 in Two (2) Tranches:                       First Tranche – P30.00                   Second Tranche – P26.00                      Total Increase – P56.00
		Effective August 16, 2018		Effective February 16, 2019
		Amount of Increase	Upon Effectivity of Wage Order No. RB XI-20	Amount of Increase	Upon Effectivity of Wage Order No. RB XI-20
Non-Agriculture/ Industrial / Commercial and Retail / Service Employing More than 10 Workers	P 340.00	P 30.00	P 370.00 (340+30)	P 26.00	P 396.00 (370+26)
AGRICULTURE	P 335.00	P 30.00	P 365.00 (335+30)	P 26.00	P 391.00 (365+26)
RETAIL/SERVICE Employing not more than 10 Workers	P 325.00	P 30.00	P 355.00 (325+30)	P 26.00	P 381.00 (355+26)

No exemption from compliance under this Wage Order shall be allowed.  However, in case of a calamity, the Board may accept applications for exemption for establishments adversely affected by calamities such as natural and/or human-induced disasters subject to the NWPC Guidelines No. 02, series of 2007 as amended by NWPC Resolution  No. 01, series of 2014.

The new wage order may be downloaded at the website of DOLE-XI, RTWPBXI Facebook Account and at www.nwpc.gov.ph.  For more inquiries, you may call the RTWPB-XI Secretariat at telephone numbers (082) 224-2027 and (082) 222-4652.