Senate committed to pass minimum wage hike bill before sine die adjournment — Zubiri

“[The bill] has the support of the Senate President, the Majority Leader, the Minority Leader…in support of a legislated wage hike. So, sa tingin ko, maikli na lang po ang debate doon sa Senado, [I think there will be a shorter debate on this] and we’re committed to hopefully pass this before the break,” Zubiri said during the Kapihan sa Manila Bay forum.

”As far as [I] and many of my colleagues are concerned, we want to make this a stand, a statement that the Senate is looking out for the welfare of our workers. It is not a political gimmick. Hindi po ito political gimmick,” he added.While he is pushing for a legislative wage hike, Zubiri said they will still hear the concerns of the business sector, especially the micro, small and medium enterprises .

“Ang pakiusap po ni Senator Jinggoy Estrada sa akin, [he is the] chairman ng Committee on Labor – tignan natin kung puwede nating gawing graduated for micro and small and medium enterprises. Para sa ganoon, ‘yong mga livelihood rin ng mga maliliit na negosyo at livelihood ng ating mga MSMEs ay hindi apektado,” he said.

[What Senator Jinggoy is asking is if it would be possible if will be graduated for micro and small medium enterprises, so that the livelihood of our MSMEs won’t be affected.] “Dahil malaki naman talaga ‘pag almost P3,000 ang dagdag sa sweldo ng iba’t ibang mga workers nila. So, we can do a graduated [increase] depending on the total income generated by the corporation,” he added.

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