Trade groups have appealed to the NCR wage board against any “untimely” and “unreasonable” minimum wage increase in Metro Manila, saying companies have yet to recover from the pandemic fallout and cannot cope with a huge salary hike amid the spiraling cost of operations. The business organizations made their petition before the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR) during a June 21 public hearing in Pasay City.