I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution
as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and
pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, and
General Order No. 1, dated September 22, 1972, do hereby decree:cralaw:red
Section 1. Thirty days after the Secretary of Labor
has promulgated the implementing rules and regulations, the minimum
compensation for household and domestic helpers shall be at the rate of
not less than:cralaw:red
(1) Sixty pesos a month for house helpers in Manila,
Quezon City, Pasay City and Caloocan City, and the municipalities of
Makati, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Malabon,
Parañaque, Las Piñas, Pasig and Marikina, in the Province
of Rizal.
(2) Forty five pesos a month for house helpers in the
other chartered cities and first class municipalities.
(3) Thirty pesos a month for house helpers in other
municipalities.
Section 2. Any house helper who before the
promulgation of this Decree is already receiving a compensation higher
than that prescribed herein, shall not suffer any diminution of
compensation.
Section 3. The minimum compensation provided in this
Decree shall be in addition to the house helper's lodging food and
medical attendance.
Section 4. The Secretary of Labor shall promulgate
rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act not
later than 30 days from the promulgation of this decree.
Section 5. Any person who shall violate this Act
shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than two
hundred pesos and not more than one thousand pesos, or upon second
conviction, to imprisonment of not less than fifteen days to not more
than three months, in the discretion of the court.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 15th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-three.
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