Government workers finally get 10% salary increase

By MARIVIC ALCOBER (PIA 8)
June 15, 2007

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte  –  Government workers will have reason to be more inspired to work harder these days because Executive Order (EO) No. 611 will already be implemented effective July 1, 2007.

With the signing of Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of EO 611 "Authorizing Compensation Adjustments to Government Employees", a 10% increase over the basic salaries as of June 30, 2007 of government employees will already take effect.

The increase of salaries was seen as a necessity because for more than five years the basic salary of government employees has not been increased. Likewise, it was learned that the subsistence allowance of the military and uniformed personnel was last adjusted in 1998, while the hazard pay has remained at P120.00 per month since its initial grant in 1987.

Malacañang feels that there is an imperative need to improve the morale of the civil service through a more competitive compensation system that supports the economic well being of government personnel.

Under EO 611, military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and all uniformed personnel under the Department of Interior & Local Government, Philippine Coast Guard, and the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority will be granted a P30.00 per day increase in their subsistence allowance and a P120.00 per month increase in their hazard pay effective July 1, 2007.

The authorized 10% salary increase covers civilian officials and employees of National Government Agencies including State Universities and Colleges, Government Owned and Controlled Corporations, Government Financial Institutions and Local Government Units, which are covered by the Compensation and Position Classification System under R.A. No. 6758 as amended.