DBM’s remedy to delayed pay hike 7 SHARES Share it! 201 that mandates only with the approved appropriations can the national government implement the salary adjustments. The implementation of the fourth tranche of salary adjustments this year would be sourced from the 2019 national budget if it was passed before December last year. “The DBM cannot implement the scheduled hike or 2019 without legal basis, which is still pending in Congress,” Diokno told reporters. Even the President has no legal authority to give the pay hike without the 2019 GAA, Diokno added.

Source: Manila Bulletin March 15, 2019 11:37 UTC