Minimum wage in Caraga (Region XIII)
Caraga is region CARAGA for wage-setting purposes, with its own Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board and its own wage order. The daily rate below is the one currently in force there, reproduced from the National Wages and Productivity Commission's published summary.
| Non-agriculture rate covers | 455 |
|---|---|
| Increase as published | P40 WI in tranches: P20 WI upon effectivity (Jan 3. 2026) |
| Wage order issued | 9 December 2025 |
The National Wages and Productivity Commission publishes no separate agriculture rate for Caraga. Where that is the case, the non-agriculture rate shown above applies to agricultural workers as well. Samirla does not print a second figure for agriculture here, because the source did not publish one.
Scheduled increases
The wage order covering Caraga raises the rate in stages. The figures below are not yet in force; each is shown with the effectivity date NWPC published for it.
| Tranche | Non-agriculture (₱/day) | Agriculture (₱/day) | Wage order | Takes effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ₱475.00 475 | No separate agriculture rate published — the non-agriculture rate applies | — | 1 May 2026 |
Kasambahay rate in this region
Domestic workers in Caraga are covered by the Domestic Workers Act, which sets a monthly minimum wage separate from the daily rate above. The two are published on different bases and are not comparable.
| Cities & 1st class municipalities | ₱6,500.00 per month |
|---|---|
| Other municipalities | Single region-wide rate published — no separate rate for other municipalities |
| Wage order | RXIII-DW-06 |
| Effective | 3 January 2026 |
How to read these figures
The Philippines does not set one national minimum wage. Under the Wage Rationalization Act, each of the 17 regions has its own Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board, and each board issues its own wage order. That is why the rate in Metro Manila and the rate in a neighbouring region can differ, and why a single “Philippine minimum wage” figure does not exist.
Samirla reproduces the National Wages and Productivity Commission's own summary table. Each figure is stored exactly as NWPC published it, together with the label printed beside it, the wage order number and the effectivity date. Nothing on these pages is computed, averaged or adjusted.
Where a region publishes a range rather than one rate, both ends are shown. A range usually means the wage order sets different floors within the region — by province, by industry, or by establishment size, for example a lower rate for retail and service establishments employing a small number of workers. The label beside the range names the distinction NWPC printed.
Where the agriculture column is blank, NWPC published no separate agriculture rate for that region and the non-agriculture rate applies to agricultural workers as well. Samirla shows that as “no separate agriculture rate published — the non-agriculture rate applies” rather than copying a number across, because the two are not the same statement.