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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order allowing for the funding of the fourth tranche of the salary hike of government workers. Under EO No. 76, Duterte said the tranche should be charged against “any available appropriations” under the 2018 national budget pending the passage of the 2019 national budget. The passage of this year’s national budget has been stalled due to the budget impasse between the House of Representatives and the Senate. […]
(Eagle News) — Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno has allowed the release of the fourth tranche of increase of salaries of some government workers. House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr., who made the revelation in a statement, said, however, that the order applies only to workers in local government units and in government-owned and -controlled corporations based on Local Budget Circular No. 118 and Corporate Budget Circular No. 23 signed by Diokno last Tuesday. “Now, (Diokno) realizes […]
(Eagle News)—Senator Panfilo Lacson on Thursday, Jan. 10, urged the Department of Budget and Management to release the fourth tranche of increase in the salaries of government workers, saying there was funding for the same even if the 2019 budget has not been passed. “Mr. DBM Secretary, implement the salary increase now. It is not unconstitutional,” Lacson said in a Tweet, referring to Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno, who had thumbed down the idea of releasing […]
