THE Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) – IVA has ordered the adoption of a uniform monthly minimum wage for domestic workers in the Calabarzon area.
Under Wage Order No. RB-IVA-DW-05, the Calabarzon wage board set the monthly minimum wage for domestic workers in the area at P6,750.
“Effective 07 March 2025, the increase brings the monthly minimum wage for domestic workers in the region to P6,750,” said the Calabarzon wage board.
This came about after the RTWPB – IVA granted a P750 wage hike for domestic workers in cities and first-class municipalities.
On the other hand, the Calabarzon wage board approved a P1,750 salary increase for the other municipalities in the region.
Currently, the monthly minimum wage rate in cities and first-class municipalities of Calabarzon is P6,000.
A monthly minimum wage rate of P5,000, meanwhile, is in effect in other municipalities in Region IVA.
Calabarzon covers the provinces of Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, and Rizal.
