Revilla lauds Marcos for raising salaries of gov’t employees

Sen. Ramon Revilla Jr.

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. has lauded President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. for increasing the salaries and benefits of civilian government employees.

“I laud the President for keeping his word. Tinupad niya ang pangako niya noong Sona (State of the Nation Address) sa mga kawani ng gobyerno na itataas ang kanilang mga sahod at magbibigay ng dagdag benepisyo. Alam niya ang danas at sakripisyo ng mga masisipag na empleyado ng ating pamahalaan. Kaya trinabaho talaga niya na maipagkaloob ito ng agaran,” Revilla said.

(He fulfilled his promise during his Sona to raise the salaries and increase the benefits for government employees. He knows the sacrifices of our hardworking government employees, that’s why he worked to be able to give it immediately.)

According to Executive Order 64, the salary adjustment shall apply to “all civilian government personnel in the Executive, Legislative, Judicial Branches, Constitutional Commission and other Constitutional Offices; Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations not covered under RA 10149 and EO 150 s. 2021; and local government employees, regardless of appointment status, whether regular, contractual or casual, appointive or elective, and on a full-time or part-time basis.”

They shall also receive an annual medical allowance amounting to not more than P7,000 beginning FY 2025 as a subsidy for their health maintenance organization benefit.

The EO 64 shall be implemented in four tranches beginning Jan. 1, 2024 for the first tranche, Jan. 1, 2025 for the second tranche, Jan. 1, 2026 for the third tranche, and Jan. 1, 2027 for the fourth and final tranche. The implementation of the first tranche shall be retroactively applied.

“Bilang chairperson ng Senate Committee on civil service, government reorganization, and professional regulation ay sobrang talaga nating ikinatutuwa itong bagong issuance ng Pangulo. The civil servants are the backbone of government service. Without them, we can achieve nothing. Kaya nararapat lang na mabiyayaan sila ng umento sa sahod para pasalamatan at bigyan-halaga ang serbisyo at sakripisyo nila sa bayan,” Revilla said.

(As the chairperson of the Senate Committee on civil service, government reorganization, and professional regulation, I am very happy with the order issued by the President. The civil servants are the backbone of government service. Without them, we can achieve nothing. They deserve a salary increase as it is a way of thanking and appreciating their services and sacrifices for our nation.)

“Noong nakaraang taon pa lang ay nauna na tayo na naghain ng panukala para sa Salary Standardization VI para itaas ang sahod ng ating mga kawani. Tayo mismo ay nakipagpulong sa Department of Budget and Management para dito. But we are very happy now that it is no less than the President who has authorized this long-anticipated hike in the salaries of government employees. Maraming salamat po PBBM (President Bongbong Marcos)! Mabuhay ang mga kawani ng pamahalaan,” he added.

(Last year we filed a bill on Salary Standardization VI to raise the salaries of our government workers. We coordinated with the Department of Budget and Management regarding this. But we are very happy now that it is no less than the President who has authorized this long-anticipated hike in the salaries of government employees. Thank you so much PBBM! Salute to government employees.)