According to the DBM, this amount has been allocated to 257 departments and agencies as of Tuesday afternoon, with an additional 58 still under processing.
The DBM clarified that these funds are being disbursed based on each agency's request for salary increase calculations.
Budget and Management Secretary Amenah Pangandaman stated, "We are making every effort to release the budget to all agencies as quickly as possible. This is what our fellow government workers have been eagerly waiting for."
She also urged department and agency heads to promptly distribute the salary differentials, as the increase is retroactive to January of this year.
The salary increase for government employees is required under Executive Order No. 64, which was signed by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. on August 2.
The salary increase will be rolled out in four phases: the first phase retroactively effective from January 1, 2024; the second phase starting on January 1, 2025; the third phase on January 1, 2026; and the final phase on January 1, 2027.
The DBM reported that the funds have been allocated to the following agencies:
The funds have been allocated to the following entities:
- Congress of the Philippines
- Office of the President
- Office of the Vice President
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Budget and Management
- State Universities and Colleges
- Department of Education
- Department of Energy
- Department of Environment and Natural Resources
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- Department of Health
- Department of Information and Technology
- Department of the Interior and Local Government
- Department of Justice
- Department of Labor and Employment
- Department of Migrant Workers
- Department of National Defense
- Department of Public Works and Highways
- Department of Science and Technology
- Department of Social Welfare and Development
- Department of Trade and Industry
- National Economic Development Authority
- Other Executive Offices (OEOs)
- Civil Service Commission
- Commission on Audit
- Commission on Human Rights
- Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
Additionally, the budget department has introduced the Salary Standardization Law VI dashboard to provide real-time data on budget releases, enhancing monitoring and oversight.
Pangandaman emphasized that this move reflects the department’s dedication to transparency and open governance.
0 comments:
Post a Comment