DOLE preparing to contest P85 wage hike TRO
The Philippine Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) plans to challenge a court-issued temporary restraining order that halted a scheduled P85 minimum wage increase in Metro Manila. Business groups had petitioned for the injunction, citing concerns over the financial impact on small enterprises.
Why it matters
The conflict highlights the ongoing tension between labor advocacy for higher wages and business concerns regarding operational costs and economic sustainability.
MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will challenge the temporary restraining order (TRO) issued against the implementation of the P85 minimum wage increase in Metro Manila, Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino said yesterday.
The Pasig City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 152 on July 30 issued the TRO on the implementation of the wage order.
The order was issued in response to a petition filed by Readycon Trading and Construction Corp. and R-II Builders Inc., which questioned the wage order and sought to halt its implementation through a petition for declaratory relief with a prayer for preliminary injunction and TRO.
The wage order, issued by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in the National Capital Region (NCR), provides for the increase to be implemented in two tranches: P60 effective July 25 and another P25 effective Jan. 20, 2027.
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