00:00The second branch of the Salary Adjustment for government officials is now effective.
00:05According to the National Budget Circular 597 of the Department of Budget and Management last Monday,
00:13all employees of the government from the Executive, Legislature, Judicature, and government agencies,
00:23except for military and uniformed personnel,
00:27will receive the necessary funds for the Salary Adjustment to the Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund
00:34and the expected budgets of the agencies under the 2025 General Appropriations Act.
00:41According to the DBM, the government corporations will receive funds from their corporate operating budgets.
00:48The changes to the budget are part of the implementation of Executive Order 64
00:54that aims to improve the system of compensation for government officials from 2024 to 2027.
