Senate OKs pay increase of military and uniformed personnel

The Senate on Wednesday approved on third and final reading a joint resolution increasing the pay of military and other uniformed personnel (MUP) in government.

Twenty senators approved Senate Joint Resolution No.11.

The coverage of the modified base pay includes military personnel under the Department of National Defense and uniformed personnel under the Department of the Interior and Local Government, Philippine Coast Guard, and the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority.

Senate leaders earlier said that the base pay hike will be implemented by next year.

Senator Loren Legarda, chairman of the Senate finance committee, said a budget of P62.8 billion has been allocated to cover the increase. — BAP, GMA News