President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has issued Executive Order No. 64, increasing the salaries of and granting additional allowance to government workers.
Executive Order No. (EO) 64 was signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on August 2, 2024.
“Given the prevailing economic circumstances, including the erosion of purchasing power due to inflation, there is a need to update the salaries and benefits of government personnel in order to maintain a competent, committed, agile, and healthy workforce, thereby promoting social justice, integrity, efficiency, accountability, and excellence, and ultimately translating to increased productivity and higher-quality public service,” said Marcos Jr.
The updated salary schedule covers all civilian government personnel in the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches; Constitutional Commissions and other Constitutional Offices.
Government-owned or -controlled corporations and the local government units are also covered in the salary adjustments.
The updated salary schedule will be implemented in four tranches: the first tranche on January 1, 2024; the second tranche on January 1, 2025; the third tranche on January 1, 2026; and the fourth tranche on January 1, 2027.
EO 64 takes effect retroactively, which means that the first tranche of implementation will be effective on Jan. 1, 2024.
Qualified government employees will also get a medical allowance of P7,000 per annum as a subsidy for the availment of health maintenance organization-type benefits.IMT
