Finance Secretary Says Government Can Afford Salary Increase

Salary Increase

Government Can Afford Salary Increase for Civil Servants, Finance Secretary Says Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said that the government can afford the new round of salary increase for public employees. President Duterte is now pushing for the salary increase of government employees including nurses and teachers. The proposed pay hike for civil servants is … Read more

Aquino Administration Rejected a Bill Seeking Income Tax Cuts

The present administration of President Benigno S. Aquino III rejected yesterday a bill filed in the House of Representatives that seeks to lower the taxes paid by fixed-income earners, saying the administration could not risk losing the gains of the robust economy. In a text message by Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima writte to presidential spokesman … Read more