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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATl1"37 
S.B. No! _....:...=....:.. 
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Introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
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No less than the highest law of the land, the Philippine Constitution recognizes 
the right of workers to living wage, along with security of tenure and humane working 
conditions. Living wage, as defined by the National Wages and Productivity 
Commission (NWPC), is the amount of family income needed to provide for the cost of 
living which includes all food and non-food requirements, with sufficient allowance for 
savings and investments for social security. 
Due to inflation and other present economic realities, such as continuously rising 
prices of basic needs, the real value of workers' salaries have significantly decreased. 
Salaries received by workers are way behind the government's conservative estimate of 
, the cost of living a family needs in order to survive. 
It is therefore timely and necessary to enact a legislation that would alleviate the 
living conditions of the people, hence, the filing of this proposed measure of a P125 
across-the-board wage increase nationwide. 
Hence, passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 


SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENAT~37 
S.B.No. __ 
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Introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. 
AN ACT 
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PROVIDING FOR A P125.00 DAILY ACROSS-THE-BOARD INCREASE IN THE 
SALARY RATES OF EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND 
FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1.Short Title.This Act shall be known and cited as the "P125 Daily 
Across-the-Board Wage Increase Act." 
Sec. 2.Declaration of Policy. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State to 
alleviate the living conditions of the ordinary Filipino through policies that provide for 
decent and humane standard of living and improved quality of life, particularly of the 
working class; to ensure the right of labor to its just share in the fruits of production; to 
guarantee the workers' right to a living wage; and to promote social justice through the 
adoption of measures calculated to ensure the well-being and economic security of all 
the members of the community. 
Sec. 3.Across-the-Board Wage Increase.ln line with the declared policy under 
this Act, all employers in the private sector, whether agricultural or non-agricultural, 
regardless of capitalization and number of employees shall pay their workers an across-
the-board wage increase in the sum of One Hundred Twenty Five Pesos (P125.00) a 
day upon the effectivity of this Act. 
Sec. 4.Non-chargeability of prior increases. No wage increase shall be 
credited as compliance with the increase prescribed herein unless expressly provided 
under valid collective bargaining agreements: Provided, that such wage increase was 
granted in anticipation of the legislated across-the-board wage increase under this Act: 
Provided furlher, that where such increase is less than the prescribed increase under 
this Act, the employer shall pay the difference. Such increases shall not include 
anniversary wage increases, merit wage increases and those resulting from the 
regularization or promotion of employees. 
Sec. 5.Non-diminution of other benefits. Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
to reduce any existing allowance and benefit of any form under existing laws, decrees, 
issuances, executive orders and any contract or agreement between workers and 
employers. 
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Sec. 6.lnspection by the DOLE.The Department of Labor and Employment 
(DOLE) shall, after approval of this Act, conduct inspection of payroll and other financial 
records kept by the company or business to determine whether the workers are paid the 
prescribed across-the-board wage increase and other benefits granted by law. In 
unionized companies, the DOLE inspectors shall always be accompanied by the 
president or any responsible officer of the recognized bargaining unit or of any 
interested union in the conduct of the inspection. In non-unionized companies, 
establishments or businesses, the inspection shoUld be carried out in the presence of a 
workers' representative shall have the right to submit his own findings to the DOLE and 
to testify on the same if he cannot concur with the findings of the labor inspector. 
Sec. 7.Penalties.Any person, corfloration, trust, firm, partnership, association or 
entity violating any provision of this Act shall be punished by a fine of not less than 
Twenty-Five Thousand Pesos (P25,000.00) nor more than One Hundred Thousand 
Pesos (P100,000.00) or imprisonment of not less than two years nor more than four 
years, or both at the discretion of the court: Provided, that if the violation is committed 
by a corporation, trust or firm, association or any other entity, the penalty of 
imprisonment shall be imposed upon the entity's responsible officers including, but not 
limited to, the president, vice president, chief executive officer, general manager, 
managing director or partner. 
The employer concerned shall be ordered to pay an amount equivalent to double 
the unpaid benefits owing to the employees: Provided, that the payment of indemnity 
shall not absolve the employer from the criminal liability imposable under this Act, 
Provided further, that any person convicted under this Act shall not be entitled to the 
benefits provided for under the Probation Law. 
Sec. 8.1mplementing Rules and Regulations.The Secretary of Labor and 
Employment shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations to implement this 
Act. 
Sec. 9.Separability Clause.!f any proviSion or part of this Act or the remainder of 
this Act or the application of such provision or part thereof to other persons or 
circumstances shall not be affected thereby. 
Sec. 10.Repealing Clause.AII laws, orders, issuances, rules and regulations or 
parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended 
or modified accordingly. 
Sec. 11.Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect within fifteen (15) days after 
its publication in the Official Gazette. 
Approved, 
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