BACKBREAKING JOB
Planting rice requires a lot of stamina, according to these farmers in Barangay Rumbang, Pototan, Iloilo. Wage Order No. 24 increasing the minimum wage of workers in agricultural, non-agricultural, industrial, and commercial sectors in Western Visayas takes effect today. In agricultural plantations, the new minimum wage is P295, up from P281.50.