"PGMA to prioritize pay hike of government workers next year". This is the banner headline posted in the Philippine Government portal, gov.ph. The news feature further states that the President would "send the proposed measure to Congress as soon as the legislators return from their holiday furlough".
This is quite a bit confusing considering that a bill, H.B. 5918, has already been filed with the House of Representatives. I made a post on this last Dec. 14th. It seems Malacanang will deviate from the original version of the proposed pay hike which is the product of a study conducted by both the CSC and DBM, and will resort instead to a 10% across-the-board increase.
What prompted Malacanang to propose an alternative pay hike proposal? Time is of the essence. Congress will resume session about 2nd week of January and may last for probably only a month. Considering the many pending pieces of legislation on its calendar, among them, the 2007 national budget - there's not enough time to act on the proposed GCCA. So Malacanang is proposing an easier-to-pass version that is more acceptable to rank-and-file employees. Anyway, the proposed across-the-board increase can just be treated as initial implementation of the omnibus compensation package.
I'll keep everyone posted.
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