was

enacted in 1951 providing for minimum

wage at P4.00/day. From then, up to

1989, increases in minimum wage

were affected by wage laws enacted

by Congress. But in order to improve

the mechanism in setting the levels of

minimum wage, a new law was passed

in 1989 creating the National Wages

and Productivity Commission (NWPC)

with six Commissioners, and

establishing the 16 Regional Tripartite

Wages and Productivity Board

(RTWPB) per region.