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HOUSE PANEL APPROVES GOV’T WORKERS’ PAY HIKE – UNGAB

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) […]

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HOUSE APPROVES BILL EXTENDING VALIDITY OF 2019 NAT’L BUDGET

The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a priority measure which seeks to extend the availability of some portions of the 2019 budget until December 31, 2020. With 199 affirmative votes, zero negative votes, and no abstention, the lower chamber adopted House Joint Resolution No. 19 seeking to extend the availability […]