ZUBIRI ON THE HOR APPROVAL OF THE P200 MINIMUM WAGE HIKE BILL

I would like to thank first and foremost the House of Representatives (HOR) for passing their Minimum Wage Law of 200 pesos per day.

Being the author of the 100-peso Minimum Wage Hike bill in the Senate, I would always err on the side of the workers because at this particular time, kailangan talaga ng ating mga manggagawa ng tulong pinansyal. Hindi lang ayuda kasi nagta-trabaho sila—tulong pinansyal para sa kanilang mga pamilya at pangangailangan pang araw-araw. Itong minimum wage law ay makakatulong sa kanila.

So I would like to urge my colleagues in the Senate—if they just want to adopt it, so be it. Let us adopt. But if they plan to do some amendments, I also urge my colleagues in the Senate and the Senate President to come up with a bicam as soon as possible para ma-tackle pa ito in the next three days before we end sine die.

So once again I'm elated, delighted, extremely happy with the approval of the House of Representatives on their Minimum Daily Wage Hike version, and hopefully it can jive with ours in the Senate at maging batas na po ito.