Now, he realizes what he has to do to implement the law granting salary increases to civil servants even under a reenacted budget,” said Andaya as he revealed that LGU and GOCC personnel will soon receive additional salary.Īndaya and Diokno have been debating over the media as to the implementation of the last tranche of the Salary Standardization Law that grants government workers additional pay this year.ĭiokno has insisted that until Congress passes the proposed 2019 General Appropriations Act and is finally enacted, no salary hike can be implemented.Īndaya rejected the DBM chief’s position, saying that Diokno has enough authority to authorize the implementation of the pay adjustment for government workers and may actually release the payment as of January 15.
House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya (Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN)Īndaya made the disclosure as he invited anew Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno to appear as resource person in an ongoing congressional inquiry into alleged questionable budget allocation practices of the Department of Budget Management.Īlthough this will be the third time Diokno will receive the formal invitation, there remains no move on the part of House officials to subpoena him if he will not show up for the third time on Monday. Local government units and government-owned and controlled corporation have been authorized to start implementing the fourth and last tranche of salary increases for their employees, House Majority Leader and Camarines Sur Rep.
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