Ping Lacson: AFP Salary Increase in December Impossible

Despite the promise, no year-end AFP salary increase. Sen. Panfilo Lacson said it would be “impossible” for the salary increase for the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines this year 2016. Lacson issued the comment after President Rodrigo Duterte committed to increase the pay raise of soldiers and policemen. Speaking at … Read more

Comprehensive Nursing Law Vetoed by Pres. Aquino

The outgoing President of the Republic of the Philippines, Pres. Benigno S. Aquino III vetoed one of the highly anticipated law by the country’s Nurses, a law that seeks to improve the Nursing profession, including the salary increase for Nurses to almost P25,000.00. Pres. Aquino rejected the proposed law despite the fact that his term … Read more

Pres. Aquino Issues EO no. 201 “Increasing Salary of Government Workers”

The President of the Republic of the Philippines, Pres. Benigno S. Aquino III has issued EO No. 201 increasing the pay of government employees months after Congress failed to ratify a new Salary Standardization Law (SSL). Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. released a statement to the media, announcing the president’s latest Executive Order. Communications Secretary … Read more

ACT Teachers Plans Mass Leave to Press Salary Increase Demands

A group of public school teachers belonging to Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) issued a statement threatening the national government to go on mass leave if the 2015 budget will not include their demands of salary increase for teachers. Photo Credit: Interaksyon.com According to ACT Teachers partylist Representative Antonio Tinio, their group was demanding for … Read more