21 senators set politics aside to back P85 wage hike in NCRThis photo taken on July 28, 2026, at the opening of the 2nd regular session of Congress, shows the 21 members of the senate. On August 5, all of them signed a resolution urging the Pasig court to lift its suspension against the implementation of wage hike in Metro Manila. MANILA, Philippines — Twenty-one senators set aside their political differences and joined the call to lift the suspension on the implementation of the P85 daily minimum wage hike in Metro Manila. Dangerous precedentThe first tranche of the wage hike, amounting to P60, took effect on July 25. Zubiri also said the petition should not prevent the wage hike from reaching workers.