Senator Ramon Revilla Jr. has introduced a bill which aims to elevate the minimum wage of government employees by P12,000.
Senate Bill No. 2356, acknowledges the challenging situation faced by public sector workers, and emphasizes their crucial role in delivering public services.
Revilla underscored that the real value of government employees' salaries has considerably declined due to inflation and economic factors.
"Government employees are the frontliners of the State In ensuring public service delivery. However, the real value of their salaries have been significantly decreased by inflation and other present economic realities," he said.
The bill also highlighted the gap between current wages and the government's estimated cost of living for families.
"The salaries of those in the lowest salary grade level are way behind the government's conservative estimate of the cost of living a family needs in order to survive," Revilla added.
Last year, labor groups have called for the increase of minimum wage of government workers to P33,000 per month due to inflation.
However, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has closed its doors since they revealed that there will be an increase in government workers' salary for 2023.
Meanwhile, in June, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) has approved the increase of P40 in the daily minimum wage of private sector workers in the National Capital Region (NCR) — which has taken effect last July 16.
