Lawmakers yesterday rallied behind the proposal seeking to increase the salary of Philippine National Police uniformed personnel to a minimum of P50,000 monthly.
Marikina City Rep. Miro Quimbo, chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, backed Sen. Alan Peter S. Cayetano’s proposed salary hike for policemen, but Quimbo said the incoming Duterte administration should also consider increasing the salary of teachers.
“I am supportive of his proposal, but we have to also to increase the salary of teachers,” he said in an interview.
Quimbo branded Cayetano’s proposal “feasible” and “long overdue.”
“There’s a lot of surplus as far as government savings is concerned. Kaya yan (It can be done). It’s long overdue,” Quimbo said.
Cayetano said if Congress agrees, the increase in salaries would be for distribution before Christmas this year.
The salary increase has a required funding of about P70 billion, with P50 billion going to the salary hike and the remaining P20 billion would be earmarked as retirement fund for the first year of the Duterte administration.
Iloilo Rep. Jerry Trenas, a Liberal Party stalwart who joined Duterte’s Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan, Isabela Rep. Rodito Albano, and Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Rodel Batocabe, spokesperson of the House partylist bloc, were also in favor of Cayetano’s proposal, which is now being studied by the incoming administration.
“I have no objections but that will definitely result to additional demand for similar increases to other government employees like teachers, firemen, health workers, among others, of which I also have no objections,” Trenas said.
Albano said the incoming government should also consider the welfare of the military personnel by also increasing their salaries. “The soldiers should also be given salary increases,” he said.
Batocabe said, “I am fully supportive of the measure since you can not effectively fight criminals on an empty stomach. We have to ensure that our law enforcement officials and their families are well taken care of to boost their morale and efficiency in fighting crime.”
“The increase of salaries and benefits should have a corresponding moral responsibility of ensuring zero corruption in the police force, including weeding their ranks of the bad eggs,” he stressed.
Cayetano said he has submitted his proposal to President-elect Rodrigo R. Duterte. He also sent a copy of the proposal to new Philippine National Police chief Chief Supt. Ronald dela Rosa. (CHARISSA M. LUCI)
Very nice proposal! wla n ko dito msabi kay Senator Peter Alan Cayetano dapat ikaw ang naging VP e, di sana mabilis ang progress ang Pilipinas!
Mgaling mgaling Sen. Alan ito ang inaantay ng lahat. Umaasa kami na hndi lang to isang plano kundi ngtitiwala kami n tiyak niyong ipapatupad to! Good Job
ito na ng simula ng pgbabago dito sa ating bansa! Bilib n bilib kami sayo Sen Cayetano ikaw tlga ang sagot para sa ikauunlad ng ating bansa!
tulad ng sinabi ni Sen Cayetano titiyakin niyang ipatupad ang nrarapat sa ating bansa at pupunuin niya ng pagkukulang na hndi naibigay ng mga nkaupo sa administrasyon. Kaya malaki tiwala namin sayo sen alan n ikaw ang sagot sa pgbabago! Mabuhay ka!!!
ang galing mo talaga sen alan at alam kong matutupad to kung wlang sisira sa proposal at sa tulong ni Sen. Cayetano wlang impossible!
The administration of incoming President Rodrigo R. Duterte can function more if Senator Cayetano will become the Senate President!
Unti-unti ng tinutupad ni sen alan at president digong ang pagbabago na sinabi nila sa ating kaya proud ako na sinuportahan ko kayo!
Ikaw talaga ang the best sen alan. kahit maraming naninira sayo ayan ka parin patuloy na iniisip ang kapakanan namin. Salamat sen alan at president digong!
Gusto talaga ni sen alan na maging happy tayo hehe Tuloy-tuloy na yan kaya suportahan lang natin sya at si president digong!
Wow ang galing mo talaga sen alan! Tama talaga ako ng sinuportahan. Ikaw talaga ang at si president digong ang magdadala ng pagbabago dito sa ating bansa!
Another good work from a good leader. That’s Senator Cayetano. Hopefully mapatupad to.
yan ang galing nyo talaga sen alan at pres duterte kaya ko kayo sinusuportahan eh dahil ang ginagawa nyo ay para talaga sa kapakanan ng bawat pilipino
ganyan dapat ang ginagawa ng public servant, ang galing mo talaga sen alan. Ikaw talaga ang the best pati si president digong kaya idol ko kayo eh
bilib talaga ako sa galing mo sen alan. Pinapakita mo sa amin na talagang gusto nyo ni president digong ng pagbabago dito sa pilipinas
yehey ang galing mo talaga sen alan at nakikita namin ang dedikasyon mo na suportahan si mayor duterte. Ipagpatuloy mo lang yan sen alan para sa ikauunlad ng ating bansa
Ganyan ang tunay na may malasakit sa mga tao. Salamat sen alan sa walang sawang pagtulong sa amin
Lahat talaga kami naniniwala sayo sen alan at sayo rin president digong. Hindi talaga kami magsisisi na kayo ang sinuportahan namin.
Salamt sen alan at president digong natutupad na talaga ang pagbabago na ipinangako nyo sa amin. Aasahan pa namin ang mga mgandang programa nyo at plano nyo sa amin
tama talaga na kayo sen alan ang pinagkatiwalaan namin. Ang galing nyo talaga sen alan at president digong. Alam kong magtutuloy-tuloy na ito.
tunay kang maaasahan Sen Alan,ituloy ang tunay na pagbabago sa ating bansa.ikaw lang ang nararapat na maging senate president.
may malasakit talaga si Sen Alan sa ating bayan,ituloy nyo po ang tunay na pagbabago sa ating bansa.go go go Sen Alan.
galing talaga ni Sen Alan,mahusay at matalino.sana ikaw ang maging senate president,perfect tandem kayo ni president Duterte.
para sa ikakaunlad ng ating bansa,buo ang suporta namin sainyo Sen Alan at president Duterte.
kahanga hanga ka talaga Sen Alan,di ka man ang naging VP patuloy namin kayong susuportahan sa pagbabago ng ating bansa.
ikaw lang talaga Sen Alan ang mkakatulong ky president Duterte para sa pagbabago ng ating bansa.patuloy namin kayong susuportahan.
ikaw lang talaga Sen Alan ang may malasakit sa ating bayan,the best ka po talaga.
kaya ako bilib kay sen cayetano kaya nila patunayan un mga sinabi nila nuong eleksyon kaya saiyo pa din ang suporta ko sen. cayetano
mapag kakatiwalaan tapat at may malasakit s bayan yan si sen cayetano kaya kaht ano pa ang laban nya amin siyang susuportahan.
talagang gagawin ng DuCay ang pinangako nila ng sila ay nangangampanya umpisa n to patungo sa pagbabago
nararapat lang na magadgdagn sahod nila dhl buhay n ang nkataya s knla tama ang mga pinangako nila sen alan n tataasan nila ang mga sahod
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