MANILA, July 4 -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will visit various establishments in Metro Manila to check their compliance with the PHP50 wage increase for minimum wage earners, which takes effect on July 18.

"(Labor) Secretary Benne Laguesma has given instructions to regional and field offices in NCR (National Capital Region) to conduct labor inspections to ensure the compliance of establishments with the new minimum wage and other labor standards," Maria Criselda Sy, executive director of the National Wages and Productivity Commission, said in an interview at the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing on Friday.

Sy noted that companies employing 10 workers or fewer and establishments severely affected by typhoons or man-mad...