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Republic of the PhilippinesHOUSE OF REPRESENTATTVESQuezon CityFIFTEENTH CONGRESSFirst Regular SessionHousEBrLLNo.3748

INTRODUCEDBY REP. RAFAEL v. IIIARIANO, REP. TEODORO A. CASINO,REP. NERI JAVIER COLMENARES,REP. LuzvIMINDA A. ILAGAN, REp.EMERENCTANADE JEsus' REP. ANToNro rrNro ANDREP. RAYMOND V. PALATINO

EXPLANATORY NOTE"The"State affirms labor as a primary social economic force. It shall protect therights of workers and promote theii welfare (sec. 1g., Arti II, LggT philippineConstitution)."The State shall afford full protection to labor, local and overseas, organized andunorganized, and promote full employment and equality of employmentopportunities for a!. It shall guarantee the rights or ad workers to self-organization, collective bargaining and negotiations, and peaceful concertedactivities, including the right to strike in accordance with l-aw. They shall beentitled to security of tenure, humane conditions of work, and a living wage. Theythql also-participate in policy and decision-making processes affecting their rightsand benefits as may be provided by law.,, (paragrafr, t ana 2, sec. 3 Art. 1g 19gZPhilippine Constitution) .The 1987 Philippine Constitution recognizes and guarantees our workers, bothpltvate and public, the right to a living *age, This promise, however, remainedelusive for the more than 1.4 million personnll of the government because the realvalue of the salaries have significanfly fell due to inflation and other presenteconomic realities.The adage that a. government employee's take home pay cannot take him homehas become a living proof. salaries ieceived by public sector employees are waybehind the government's conservative estimate-of tfr" cost of living a family needsin order to survive.

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The passage of , the gdury standardi zation Law 3 has not been enough toubstantiarvaddress he *iiuat"iL, An empJoy.. itr, q;;r*p.iJ"tio., of salaryrade step I currently receivesP6,B6r.ooplr month, far from the government,sstimatedcost of^livingof pis,ito p., *o.rirr. ;;;" if employees eceive he fulrmplementation"j!g!: (d";;,'rranche wl l be on 20r2), the minimum pay sha'till only be P9'ooo'oo' The "iir.tion of employ.", i' local governmentunits is farffi 3iff::$jh|]ffi;*o"", becauser,"ssr,3conlinueoimplementheThe current minimum pay reflects the dismal state of public sector workers. whilexecutives and top officials of the governrnent are enjoying various perks andrivileges' oftentimes even unconscioiabl., iir. ."rpioyees who are at the frontrinef delivering services to the pubric, are living in abject poverty.In pursuit of social justice, this bill seeks to address these inequalities byroviding those in need a substantial salary irr"...*", and jn the process, bring:tr3fJi:JJ*::rf :HS,1"'" .",,""ceoradecentase ence,h"p.,,,ge r

A*&d*ODORO A. CASINO

RAYMOND V. PALATINO

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Republic of the PhiiippinesHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESQuezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESSFirst Regular SessionHOUSEBILLNO. 748

II{TRODUCED BY REP. RAFAEL V. MARIANO, REP. TEODORO A. CASINO,REP. NERI JAVIER COLMENARES, R-Ep. LUZVIMINDA A. ILAGAN,REP. EMERENCIANA DE JESUS, REP. AI{TONIO TINIO ANDREP. RAYMOND V. PALATINO

AN ACTPROVIDING FOR A P6,OOO INCREASE IN THE MINIMUM pAy OF EMPLOYEESAND IIIORKERS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR NATIONWIDEAND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted bg the Senate and the House of Representatiues of thePhilippines in Congress as sembled:Section L. Tttle -- This Act shall be known as "The P6,000 Increase in theMinimum Pay Act of 2010. "Section 2. Declaratlon of Policg - It is hereby declared to be the policy ofthe State to alleviate the living conditions of the ordinary Filipino through policiesthat provide for a decent and humane standard of living and improved quality of

life, particularly of the workers, both private and public; to ensure the right oflabor to just share in the fruits of production; to guarantee the workers' right to aliving wage; and to promote social justice through the adoption of measurescalculated to ensure the well-being arrd economic security of all the members ofthe community.Section 3. Scope -- The government as the employer of public sectorworkers shall grant all employees in atl National Government Agencies,Government Owned and Controlled Corporations, Government FinancialInstitutions, State Universities and Colleges, Local Government Units and otherinstrumentalities of the government, a P6,Oo0 increase in the Minimum pav(Salary Grade I).

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Section 6. Compliance to Collectiue Negotiations Agreement -- No salaryincrease shall be credited as compliance with the increase prescribed hereinunless expressly provided under a valid collective negotiations agreementsection 7. Non-diminution of existlng allowances and henefits --Nothing in this Act shall be construed to reduce any existing allowances an6benefits of any form under existing laws, decrees, ssuances, executive orders andany contract or agreement between employees and the government.Section 8. Implementing Rules and. Regulatlons -- The Department ofBudget and Management, after a thorough process of consultation with thegovernment employees shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations toimplement this Act including the corresponding increases per Salary Grades

necessary o address the distortion created by the P6,000 increase in theminimum pay.Section 9. Separabilitg Clause -- If any provision or part of this Act or theapplication thereof to any p6rson or circumstance is held invalid orunconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or the application of such provision orpart thereof to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.Section LO. Repealtng Clause -- All laws, orders, issuances, rules andregulations or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are herebyrepealed, amended or modified accordingly.Section LL. Effecttuitg Clquse -- This Act shall take effect within fifteen(15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two newspapersof general circulation, whichever comes earlier.

Approved.