The Senate has passed Senate Bill No. 2534, advocating a PHP100 daily minimum wage increase for around 4.2 million daily minimum wage earners nationwide. The bill, co-authored by Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, and Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, received 20 affirmative votes in its third and final reading. Estrada emphasized the Senate’s responsiveness to citizens’ needs amid rising living costs. Although some senators were absent during the vote, the bill […]