DBM releases full budget for gov’t pay hike implementation

Budget Sec. Amenah Pangandaman. (Photo courtesy of DBM)

By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos | Philippine News Agency

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released the full budget for the implementation of the first tranche of the salary increase for government workers.

In a statement on Wednesday, DBM Sec. Amenah Pangandaman said the agency has released a total of P36.45 billion to all 308 departments and agencies for the salary adjustments.

“I am happy to announce that the funds allocated for the implementation of the Salary Standardization Law VI (SSL VI) have been fully released to concerned agencies by the Department of Budget and Management,” Pangandaman said.

“In light of this, I am appealing to the heads of the respective departments/agencies to hastily enforce the salary adjustments by taking necessary steps forward, including the process and issuance of the Notices of Salary Adjustment (NOSA), so that our government workers may start receiving their differential and salary increases,” she added.

The latest data on the budget releases is reflected on the SSL VI dashboard which is accessible through the DBM’s official website.

The first tranche of salary increases for government workers begin retroactively from Jan. 1, 2024.

The second, third, and fourth tranches will be implemented on Jan. 1 of 2025, 2026, and 2027, respectively.

The salary adjustments were made following the issuance of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s Executive Order (EO) 64 on Aug. 2, 2024.

Under EO 64, government workers will also receive P7,000 worth of medical allowance annually beginning in 2025.

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