The House Committee on Appropriations has approved a measure proposing the salary increases for government workers starting in 2020.
The panel, chaired by Davao City Rep. Isidro Ungab, approved the consolidated House Bill 5712, which proposes another round of salary increases for civilian government employees since the last tranche of the Salary Standardization Law (SSL) of 2015 is set to end this year.
“We are approving it at the committee level and we are recommending it at the plenary,” Ungab said.
The veteran legislator noted that they will request President Rodrigo Duterte to certify the bill as urgent, adding that this is a priority measure of both houses of Congress.
“Once the committee report is out, we will have it certified as urgent.”
“We will request for the urgent certification from the president. ‘Paglabas ng committee report anytime, i-papa-certify as urgent (Once the committee report is out, we will have it certified as urgent),” the seasoned lawmaker said.
He said some P34 billion has been allocated under the Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund in the proposed 2020 budget for the implementation of the first tranche salary increase.