P345-P382: Minimum daily wage in Metro Manila as of September 2009.

1989: Year that Republic Act No. 6727 or the ?Wage Rationalization Act? was enacted. It created the National Wages and Productivity Commission and the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards to fix the minimum wage in all regions of the country

10: Number of standards or criteria for minimum wage fixing under RA 6727. They are categorized into major groups: needs of workers and their families, capacity to pay of employers/industry, comparable wages, and requirements for national development.

P14,198: Minimum monthly wage of entry-level government nurses as of July 2009.

P10,808: Base monthly pay of a Private, Fire/Jail Officer I, Police Officer I and Apprentice Seaman/Seaman Third Class in RP as of July 2009.

12: Salary grade of an entry-level government accountant, which is equivalent to P15,119 per month.

Compiled by Schatzi Quodala, Inquirer Research
Sources: National Wages and Productivity Commission, Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Budget and Management