Minimum wage in National Capital Region (Metro Manila)
National Capital Region is region NCR 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 | P755 |
|---|---|
| Agriculture rate covers | P718/a |
| Increase as published | P85 WI in tranches; P60 (Non-Agri.), Agri. (employing 15 workers or less, and Mfg. regularly employing less than 10 workers effective July 19, 2026 |
| Wage order issued | 23 June 2026 |
Scheduled increases
The wage order covering National Capital Region 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 | ₱780.00 P780 | ₱743.00 P743/a | — | 20 January 2027 |
Kasambahay rate in this region
Domestic workers in National Capital Region 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 | ₱7,800.00 per month |
|---|---|
| Other municipalities | Single region-wide rate published — no separate rate for other municipalities |
| Wage order | NCR-DW-06 |
| Effective | 7 February 2026 |
Wage orders on record
Every distinct wage order Samirla holds for National Capital Region, most recent first. The record starts when Samirla began archiving NWPC's summary tables, so it is not a complete history of every order the board has ever issued.
| Wage order | Non-agriculture (₱/day) | Agriculture (₱/day) | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCR-27 | ₱755.00 | ₱718.00 | 25 July 2026 |
| NCR-27 | ₱755.00 | ₱718.00 | 19 July 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.