Workers carry boxes on trolleys past stalls at a Market in Manila. - Bloomberg
MANILA, May 14 (Bloomberg): The Philippines has increased the minimum daily wage in the capital Manila and neighboring areas by 33 pesos (US$0.63) to counter rising prices.
The increase boosts the rate to 570 pesos a day for employees in the non-agricultural sector and to 533 pesos for agricultural workers, the Philippine Labor Department said in a statement.
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