Malacanang submits a proposal to congress that seeks to increase the salaries of government workers.

    Budget Secretary Rolando Andaya Wednesday submitted to congress...

    The proposed 2009 national budget and a proposed joint resolution of congress on salary standardization law three. the proposal aims to increase the spending power of those who work in government.

    Andaya said the new salary standardization law will stop or at least delay the transfer of government-trained professionals to the private sector.

    In coming up with a new and improved pay and position scale...the DBM was guided by several principles.....

    These include: equal pay for work of equal value, comparability with private sector compensation, performance-based incentive scheme.   [top]