MANILA (PIA) — Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said on Thursday that the DBM is currently drafting an executive order to detail the salary increase announced by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in his recent State of the Nation Address.
The raises will be phased in over four years, from 2025 through 2027, Pangandaman said. The DBM has allocated P70 billion in the 2025 national budget to cover the initial wage hike tranche.
The wage hike is expected to benefit over 1.3 million government workers, including sub-professionals, professionals such as teachers and lawyers, and personnel in executive functions, according to the DBM.
In addition, Pangandaman announced that P9.6 billion has been allocated to provide each government employee with a P7,000 annual medical allowance starting next year. The funds will help workers access Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) or HMO-type benefits, she said.
The last time government worker salaries were increased was in 2023, the final phase of the Salary Standardization Law of 2019 that began in 2020. (PIA-NCR)
