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Small businesses brace for wage hike in NCR

23 July 2026
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A VENDOR assists customers at a store in Divisoria, Manila, May 30. The daily minimum wage in Metro Manila is set to go up by P60 on July 25, and by P25 on Jan. 20, 2027. — PHILIPPINE STAR/NOEL B. PABALATE

By Mark Joseph M. Sanchez

FILIPINO entrepreneur Wilson Lee Flores has kept Kamuning Bakery Café’s pandesal affordable through inflation spikes, supply disruptions and surging electricity bills.

As Metro Manila’s higher minimum wage takes effect on July 25, however, the owner of the 87-year-old bakery says preserving that balance between fair pay for workers and affordable prices for customers is becoming even more difficult.

“We support the goal of giving workers better wages because every employee deserves fair compensation and a better quality of life,” Mr. Flores told BusinessWorld via Viber.

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