ADVERTISEMENTREAD: DBM: Gov’t workers to get first salary increase tranche this yearThe new round of four-year government pay hikes follows the 2020-2023 yearly increases under the salary standardization law (SSL) of 2019. There are 33 salary grades and eight steps for each, with the highest salary going to the President. The President’s latest EO did not specify the number of government employees nationwide who will benefit from the salary increase. Pangandaman orderBudget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said that she had ordered her officials to finalize the guidelines for the release of the salary increase under Phase 6 of the salary standardization law (SSL VI). “I am happy to announce that we would be able to fund the salary increase not just for 2024 but also for 2025,” Pangandaman said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 03, 2024 23:00 UTC