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Practice question: Wage Order

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Which body issues regional minimum wage orders under the Labor Code's wage-determination framework?
  1. The employer's board alone
  2. The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board
  3. A private payroll association
  4. Any barangay official acting alone
  5. The employer's foreign customer

Legal references

  • Labor Code, DOLE consolidated 2022 edition, specified articles: https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/15242/PHL15242%202022.pdf — Articles 99,122–124.
  • NWPC minimum wage determination guidance 2026; NWPC Guidelines 03 s. 2020 and Resolution 05 s. 2024: https://nwpc.dole.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/MWD-process_compressed.pdf

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