The public teachers as one of the 1.5 million government employees whose salary increase is scheduled to be implemented next year in January 2016 shall have to wait for the next session of the Senate which unable to approve the Salary Standardization Law-4 in the last session they had on December 16, Wednesday, the news said.
Though the House had approved it on the 3rd and final reading the DBM version on December 9, the SSL-4 plan was held in abeyance due to the amendments introduced by Senate Minority Leader Juan Ponce Enrile.
The amendment may include the Senate version of SSL-4 to include the salary adjustment of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) retirees. It is not included for the reason that it is already too much in the "huge cost of the plan."
Senator Ralph Recto and Vicente Sotto III supported motion made by Senator Enrile for the said amendment which is "significant increase in the funding" for the salary-standardization Law.
Once, the introduced amendment be approved, the 57.9 billion would be given as the first tranche to the government employees concerned effective January 2016.
reference: Congress fails to OK Salary Standardization Law
The amendment may include the Senate version of SSL-4 to include the salary adjustment of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) retirees. It is not included for the reason that it is already too much in the "huge cost of the plan."
Senator Ralph Recto and Vicente Sotto III supported motion made by Senator Enrile for the said amendment which is "significant increase in the funding" for the salary-standardization Law.
Once, the introduced amendment be approved, the 57.9 billion would be given as the first tranche to the government employees concerned effective January 2016.
reference: Congress fails to OK Salary Standardization Law
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