Dear eFOI user,
Thank you for your request dated Sept. 21, 2025, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
You have requested the time series data on minimum wages by region for the period 1980-2025.
I am pleased to inform you that your FOI request has been approved. Herewith is the information you requested. Please note that it may include [some, most, or all] of the data you require.
Minimum wage data by region can be accessed through the NWPC website. Please note that the NWPC was established in 1989, and wage orders issued from 1989 to the present are available online. For the period before the NWPC’s establishment, a summary of wage increases granted through legislation in 1951-1989 is also uploaded on the site for reference.
https://nwpc.dole.gov.ph/statistics/
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Thank you.
Respectfully,
FOI Officer
National Wages and Productivity Commission
