By Brian Campued
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) will soon issue the guidelines for the implementation of higher base pay and subsistence allowance of all military and uniformed personnel (MUP).
In a statement Tuesday, Acting Budget Sec. Rolando Toledo announced that the guidelines will be released within 90 days after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. approved the Executive Order (EO) No. 107.
“We commend President Bongbong Marcos for approving the increase in salary and subsistence allowance for our military and uniformed personnel, who dedicate their lives to safeguarding the nation,” the DBM chief said.
“Rest assured that the DBM shall exert all efforts to support the EO’s immediate implementation which is set to take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2026,” he added.
Marcos issued EO 107 on Dec. 3, setting the base pay hike of all MUP in three tranches—Jan. 1, 2026; Jan. 1, 2027; and Jan. 1, 2028.
Meanwhile, the daily subsistence allowance for other uniformed personnel shall be increased to P350 from the current P150, starting on Jan. 1, 2026.
The subsistence allowance of all military personnel, on the other hand, has already been raised to P350 this year, through EO 84 issued by the President on March 14.
The DBM stated that the funding for the implementation of EO 107 will be sourced from the available appropriations under the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA) and any other available appropriations, subject to budgeting, accounting, and auditing rules and regulations.
In his EO, the Chief Executive also created an Inter-Agency Technical Working Group (IATWG) to conduct a comprehensive review of the current MUP pension system.
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