Lawmakers push add’l P6,000 for monthly pay of gov’t employees By Charlie V. Manalo 08/06/2011

Lawmakers push add’l P6,000 for monthly pay of gov’t employees

By Charlie V. Manalo 08/06/2011

Lawmakers are pushing a P6,000 additional monthly pay for the country’s 1.4 million government workers, saying their salaries have become unrealistic due to inflation and other economic difficulties.

“The current minimum pay reflects the dismal state of public sector workers. Especially affected are the frontline service workers who live in abject poverty,” Anakpawis Rep. Rafael Mariano said.

Mariano and other lawmakers filed House Bill 3746 providing for a P6,000-increase in the minimum pay of government employees.

Mariano said the bill seeks to alleviate the living conditions of ordinary Filipinos and provide for a decent and humane standard of living and improved quality of life. It also aims to promote social justice for the economic well-being of all members of the community..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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