MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto yesterday prodded Malacañang to submit immediately its draft seeking the fifth round of salary increases for government employees. ‘Please expedite’ is not one marginal note we would like to send them, but a big shout out,” he added. There is funding for the SSL V, according to Recto, “pre-parked” in the proposed P4.1-trillion national budget for 2020 in the amount of P31.1 billion. And there is nothing wrong with putting the cart before the horse, as it assures government employees that a salary increase is a done deal,” he said. He added that after the uniformed services had their salary increases two years ago, the government is duty-bound to extend the same to civilian government employees.

Source: Philippine Star November 13, 2019 00:11 UTC