Gov’t workers receive 2nd trance of salary increase

By Philippine Information Agency (PIA 8)
July 4, 2010

TACLOBAN CITY  –  All government workers will receive their second trance of salary increase under the Salary Standardization Law III effective June 24, 2010 pursuant to EO No.900 signed by Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

In a statement, the Department of Budget and Management Region 8 Director Imelda Laceras assured government workers in Region 8 that the corresponding cash requirement for their salary increase will be released as part of the cash program for the second half of the year.

The SSL III, approved in June 2009, is a four-year plan to rationalize public sector pay through adjustments in the 33-grade government pay scale. While all employees will benefit from the pay raise, higher rates of increase are given to certain professionals like teachers, nurses, doctors, lawyers and accountants who would enjoy some 54 percent to 77 percent increase in their salaries with the full implementation of the law.

Aside from increasing salaries, these positions were upgraded in recognition of their importance in society in the case of teachers and medical personnel, and their market demand in case of lawyers and accountants.

DBM said that a soldier with the rank of Private in the Department of National Defense or a Police Officer I in the Philippine National Police would be entitled to a monthly increase of P1,342 over their current base pay; while a Nurse I would receive a P1,451 monthly salary increase.

The second trance implementation will not apply to officials and employees whose terms of office are co-terminus with the immediate past President of the Philippines.

Also excluded from receiving the salary increase are those hired without employee-employer relationships and funded from non-personal services appropriations and budgets.