LIVE: House Committee on Labor and Employment holds hearing on wage hike updates | June 30, 2026

During the session, it was revealed as breaking news that Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Tolentino announced a highly contested P85 regional daily wage hike for NCR workers (to be delivered in two staggered tranches of P60 and P25). Labor unions heavily slammed the administration's localized solution as mere "barya" (loose change), highlighting the ballooning cost of living, nationwide inflation rate, and massive corporate profit gaps that continuously cripple everyday Filipino wage earners. Business representatives, on the other hand, argued the possible effects of inflation, shifts to AI or automation, and job loss risks. Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction & Recognition of Key Government Agencies and Stakeholders 04:41 - Partido Manggagawa Representatives Call for Fair Wealth Share 08:54 - Joshua Mata (Sentro) Urges Lawmakers to Stop Using MSMEs as 'Shields' 14:18 - KMU Pushes for a Minimum Wage Based on Dignity and Survival 18:44 - Atty. Luke Espiritu Questions Extreme Poverty Starvation Wages in the PH 28:11 - PTGWO Illustrates the Exhausting Plight of Contractual Employees 34:21 - IBON Foundation Backs Wage Demands Using Economic & Corporate Data 49:02 - TUCP Outlines Historical Proof Disproving Threats of Collapse due to Wages 56:05 - ECOP Outright Reject Proposal; Advocates Status-Quo for Wage Adjustments 01:00:17 - PCCI Explains Warning Signs of AI-Robotics Replacements & FDI Drops 01:07:44 - PMAP Warns about Ripple Effects into Standard Working Allowances and Jobs 01:10:37 - Heated Inquiry Pressuring the NWPC Regarding Executive Disapproval 01:14:02 - BREAKING NEWS: Announcement of P85 Salary Adjustment Causes Immediate Backlash 01:29:20 - Consolidation Instructions Given Following Strong Rebuttal Arguments 01:29:37 - Discussions regarding Private Personal Financial Education Law Proportions 01:52:20 - End of Session: Committee Expresses Displeasure After Exposing Specific Back-door Meddlers For more ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below:    • ABS-CBN News   For more News Digital News Raw Cuts, click the link below:    • News Digital Raw Cuts   For more Breaking News & Live Coverage videos, click the link below:    • Breaking News & Live Coverage   For more latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below:    • The latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN ...   Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Watch full episodes on iWantTFC for FREE here: http://iwanttfc.com Visit our website at http://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook:   / abscbnnews   Twitter:   / abscbnnews   Instagram:   / abscbnnews   #PhilippineNews #WageHikeNow #DOLEPhilippines #LegislatedWageIncrease #HouseOfRepresentatives #ManggagawangPilipino #InflationPH #ABSCBNNews