Manila, Jan. 14 -- Private workers in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) will receive an additional PHP25 increase in their daily wages in two tranches likely starting the end of the month or early February, an official said. Sisinio Cano, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Region 12 director, said Tuesday the increase was based on the new wage order unanimously approved last Dec. 16 by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB)-12. Cano said Wage Order No. RBXII-21 was signed on Jan. 9 by the National Wages and Productivity Commission. Under the new wage order, Cano said all workers who are receiving minimum daily wages will receive an increase of PHP15 upon effectivity and additional PHP10 starting May 1. "It will officiall...