The Joint Foreign Chamber of the Philippines (JFC) is not in favor of an “across-the-board wage increase” that is being petitioned for workers in Metro Manila.

In a statement on Tuesday, the JFC said that if a minimum wage increase would be granted, it would not yield benefits, but would negatively affect various business sectors in the long run.

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