Manila, March 24 -- A total of 100,414 minimum wage earners in the Bicol Region will receive an additional PHP40 in their daily wages following the approval of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB).

Wage Order No. RBV-22 increased the daily minimum wage in the region from PHP395 to PHP435 for all sectors/industries, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said in a news release on Monday.

The wage adjustment would be implemented in two tranches -- April 5 and Dec. 1.

Retail and service establishments regularly employing not more than 10 workers, and enterprises affected by natural calamities and/or human-induced disasters may apply for exemption from the wage increase as provided for in the Omnibus Rules on...