Labor groups ask court to junk bid to freeze ₱85 NCR wage hike
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Source: The Manila Times
Published: 2026-08-06 14:09 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Crime & Justice, Philippines, Law & Courts, Labour & Workers, World News, Crime & Justice, Asia Pacific
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MANILA, Philippines — A broad coalition of labor organizations has moved to intervene in the legal battle over Metro Manila’s historic ₱85 daily minimum wage increase, asking the Regional Trial Court in Navotas to dismiss outright a petition seeking to suspend the wage order and arguing that the court has no jurisdiction over wage-fixing disputes.
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