The government will seek legal remedies to overturn a court-ordered temporary freeze on the minimum wage hike in the National Capital Region (NCR), arguing that the salary adjustment followed due process, labor officials said on Friday.
On Thursday, the Pasig City Regional Trial Court Branch 152 issued a 20-day temporary restraining order against the implementation of Wage Order No. 27, which granted a P85 daily minimum wage increase for private-sector workers in Metro Manila.
The order suspends the first tranche of P60, which took effect on July 25, to be followed by an additional P25 in January 2027.
Labor Secretary Francis N. Tolentino said employees who have already received the initial wage increase will not be required to refund the amount.
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