As of September 10, 2024, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released ₱31.93 billion for salary adjustments in compliance with Executive Order No. 64, which was signed by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. on August 2, 2024. This order approved the Salary Standardization Law VI (SSL VI), granting a salary increase to all civilian government personnel.
A total of 257 government departments and agencies have received the allocated funds, while 58 more agencies are currently being processed. The DBM is working to ensure the release of all funds as quickly as possible. The salary increase is retroactive from January 2024, and department heads have been urged to distribute the salary differentials promptly.
Funds for the salary adjustment have been released to various government bodies, including the Congress of the Philippines, the Office of the President, the Department of Education, and several others.
Per DBM’s latest data, the funds for the salary adjustment have been released to the following departments/agencies:
- Congress of the Philippines
- Office of the President
- Office of the Vice President
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Budget and Management
- State Universities and Colleges
- Department of Education
- Department of Energy
- Department of Environment and Natural Resources
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- Department of Health
- Department of Information and Technology
- Department of Interior and Local Government
- Department of Justice
- Department of Labor and Employment
- Department of Migrant Workers
- Department of National Defense
- Department of Public Works and Highways
- Department of Science and Technology
- Department of Social Welfare and Development
- Department of Trade and Industry
- National Economic Development Authority
- Other Executive Offices (OEOs)
- Civil Service Commission
- Commission on Audit
- Commission on Human Rights
- Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
In line with efforts to promote transparency, the DBM has launched the Salary Standardization Law VI (SSL VI) dashboard, which allows the public to monitor the budget releases in real-time. The dashboard, accessible through the DBM’s official website, is aimed at ensuring accountability and providing updated information on the progress of salary fund disbursements.
The release of funds is based on the agencies’ submission of salary adjustment computations and requirements to the DBM.
