TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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25 JUL -3 ?5 :48
S.B. No.
SENATE112
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR A MINIMUM WAGE FOR FARMERS, 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article XII, Section 1 states that, " The goals of the national economy are a more 
equitable distribution of opportunities, income, and wealth."
Agriculture is the backbone of our economy. However, agriculture in real terms 
has been declining. During the past ten (10) years, the Philippine economy grew by 
an average of 4.8% per annum. On the same time period, the agricultural sector grew 
by an average of 0.6% per annum.
As of April 2025, the agriculture sector employs 10.02 million individuals or 
20.6% of the labor force and was responsible for the creation of 223 thousand new 
jobs compared to April 2024. However, despite this development, the sector's 
contribution to national income has been declining, from 11% in 2015 to 9.1% in 2024.
This data is further captured by the official government statistics. According to 
the latest official poverty data of the Philippine Statistics Authority as generated 
through the 2023 Family Income and Expenditure Survey, farmers had a poverty 
incidence rate of 27% in 2023, which is only slightly lower than the 30% in 2021. 
Likewise, the poverty incidence among individuals residing in rural areas where 
agricultural activity is concentrated was recorded at 22.1 percent in 2023, higher than 
the poverty incidence of those in urban areas at 10.3 percent, with 11.35 million poor 
individuals living in rural areas.
Given the factors stated above, it is imperative for the government to guarantee 
a minimum wage for the country's agricultural workers. Doing so will reduce the poverty 
rate of farmers and provide purchasing power to the countryside, allowing economic 
growth in rural areas.


This bill aims to provide a minimum wage for farmers and farm workers. The bill 
shall mandate the Department of Agriculture to provide income support for farmers to 
incentivize agriculture in the country.
sought.
For the abovementioned reasons, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly


TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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25 JUL-3 ?5:48
SENATE
S.B. No. 112
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR A MINIMUM WAGE FOR FARMERS, 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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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 as the "Minimum Wage for 
Farmers Act".
SEC. 2. Minimum Wage for Farmers. - Farmers and farm workers 
registered under the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) should 
receive the guaranteed minimum wage for agricultural workers as determined by the 
Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in their respective regions. The 
Department of Agriculture shall determine the appropriate number of days worked and 
personnel per hectare of farmland for each major crop. Farmers and farmworkers are 
entitled for the difference between the computed income of farmers and the actual 
income received, Provided that, the Municipal Agricultural Officer (MAO) or the City 
Agricultural Officer (CAO) of each local government unit shall be responsible to monitor 
the output and progress of the farmers and farm workers.
SEC 3. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within ninety (90) days from 
the effectivity of this Act, the Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the 
Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of Budget and 
Management, and the Department of Finance, shall promulgate the necessary rules 
and regulations to implement the provisions of this Act.
SEC 4. Appropriations. The amount necessary for the implementation of this 
Act shall be provided in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SEC. 5. Separability Clause. - If any provision, or part hereof, is held invalid 
or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected


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shall remain valid and subsisting.
SEC. 6. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, 
executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary 
to or inconsistent with, the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified, or 
amended accordingly.
SEC. 7. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,