Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Monday said the proposed P3.35 trillion national budget for 2017 would include a P39.5 billion budget for the salary increase of police, military, and other uniformed personnel. READ: Congress adjourns without ratifying Salary Standardization Law“Our preference is to have a joint resolution to this. Diokno said the second tranche of salary increase for government workers would be “built in” the department and agency budgets. He noted that the executive order issued by erstwhile President Benigno Aquino III to implement the first tranche salary increase following the gridlock in the proposed Salary Standardization law may be adopted by the current administration to continue the pay hike. The second tranche is already in the 2017 budget,” Diokno said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 22, 2016 11:03 UTC