The leadership of the Congress of the Philippines has declared that after the passage of the National Budget of 2016, their priority bills will be the following, among others: 1) The BBL (Bangsamoro Basic Law), 2) Salary Standardization Law which seeks to increase the basic salary of Civil Servants based on their grade classifications, 3) Modernization of Bureau of Customs Procedures so that it will be abreast of current customs practices in First World countries. There were other proposed bills in the Congress to increase pensions of the SSS retirees by at least P2,000/month/retiree. Likewise the retirement benefit of those working in government from chief executive to the members of Congress, the Judiciary, down to the last civil servants. The proposals may be justified in the sense that many of the pensions that are currently in effect cannot approximate today’s minimum standards of living. I am not against providing our [...]
