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Book III — Conditions of Employment

Article 127

PD 442 · Labor Code of the PhilippinesELI5 guide available

ELI5— what this means for you

No Regional Wage Order can set wage rates below the statutory minimum wage set by Congress. The RTWPB can go higher, but never lower than the national floor.

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