John Paolo B.

Lacanilao
BSMT 2-2

“Salary increase for other government employees apart from soldiers”

Before the year 2017 ended, President Duterte made sure that he would deliver on his promise to
increase the base pay of military and police personnel.

Since the beginning of his presidency in 2016, Duterte vowed to increase the salaries of the
military and the police force. Speaking before the troops of the Western Mindanao Command,
President Duterte said the increase would take effect within that year. However it did not push
through.
With the P3.7-trillion 2019 national budget already approved by the President, military and
uniformed personnel can now receive their higher pay mandated under Congress Joint
Resolution No. 1 issued last year.
National Budget Circular No. 576 issued by Department of Budget and Management (DBM)
officer-on-charge Janet B. Abuel on Tuesday serves as the implementing guideline of the second
tranche of increased base pay among military and uniformed personnel earlier approved by
President Rodrigo Duterte.
The agencies covered by National Budget Circular 576 can already increase the compensation of
military and uniformed personnel retroactive Jan. 1, 2019. They may use their available cash to
effect the payment, and in case of deficiency, they may request additional cash allocation from
the DBM. Overall, the total cash requirements for this compensation adjustment will be
considered in the releases to the agencies concerned,” the DBM said in a statement to the
Inquirer.
The higher base pay covers all military personnel belonging to the Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP) under the Department of National Defense (DND), as well as uniformed
personnel belonging to the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Philippine Public Safety
College (PPSC), the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), and the Bureau of Jail Management and
Penology (BJMP) under the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG); the
Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) under the Department of Justice (DOJ); the Philippine Coast
Guard (PCG) under the Department of Transportation (DOTr): and the National Mapping and
Resource Information Authority (Namria) under the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR).