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00:00 In the working-class days of the month of Sahud,

00:02 there's good news.

00:03 The amount of P100 that is rolling in the Senate is rising.

00:07 But the group of businessmen is worried

00:09 that the prices will rise because of that.

00:13 What do you think of the increase?

00:15 It was discussed by the witness, Jamie Santos.

00:18 Dexter is a barista in a coffee shop.

00:24 His salary is paid by his parents

00:28 but despite his budget, he still lacks income.

00:32 We really need to increase our income

00:34 because nowadays, it's expensive to buy food.

00:40 So we really need to increase our income.

00:43 Aljon is a food crew member and has his own family.

00:46 He's a foodie so he can provide his four-year-old son

00:51 with food from milk and diapers.

00:53 It's hard now.

00:54 Sales are rising.

00:57 So we need to increase our income.

01:02 Last night, the Senate passed a bill

01:06 to increase the P100 daily minimum wage

01:09 in the private sector in the country.

01:12 Now, the minimum wage in Metro Manila is P610.

01:17 The salary in some regions is lower.

01:20 It's time to help our workers

01:24 who are facing high prices and basic utilities.

01:30 The House of Representatives has long been

01:32 in favor of increasing wages.

01:34 Congressmen are balancing the interests

01:37 of businessmen and workers.

01:40 If we increase our salary,

01:42 our businessmen should be able to afford it.

01:45 In the Philippines, 98 to 99 percent of the business sector

01:49 are MSMEs, small businessmen.

01:53 The party of workers is lacking

01:56 in the P100 increase in their salary.

01:59 Even if we increase the P100,

02:01 we can still recover the purchasing power of P610

02:04 from inflation or the price of electricity.

02:07 The Employers Confederation of the Philippines, or ECOP,

02:10 has approved the P100 daily minimum wage increase.

02:15 It's okay if P30 or P60 increase.

02:19 But the P100, that's a catastrophe.

02:22 If the increase in expenses is passed on to the consumer,

02:25 it will have a domino effect on other countries.

02:28 According to ECOP, out of the 52 million in the labor force,

02:32 only 5 million or 10 percent will benefit from the increase.

02:36 While 90 percent is in the informal sector,

02:39 like fishermen, farmers, ambulance vendors,

02:43 PUV drivers, and those in construction

02:46 who have no employer.

02:47 No one will get a raise in their salary.

02:50 It's a balance because there are times when there's no preparation

02:54 or there's a sudden increase.

02:57 It really has an effect on our employment level,

03:01 inflation rate, and also on the targeted GDP growth.

03:05 For GMA Integrated News, I'm Jamie Santos, your witness.

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