• GILBERT P. BAYORAN
The Provincial Board of Negros Occidental unanimously approved the request of Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson authorizing him to implement the first tranche of the salary increase of the provincial government employees yesterday.
The approval was made during the board’s regular session, prior to the State of the Province Address of Lacson.
The effectivity of the implementation of the first tranche salary took effect Aug. 2.
Provincial Legal Officer Alberto Nellas Jr. said that only national government agencies can implement retroactivity.
Based on their interpretation of the Executive Order 64 issued by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Nellas said the local government units are not covered by retroactivity.
EO 64 mandates the increase of salaries of government workers, and also authorizes the grant of an additional allowance to state employees.
The updated salary schedule will be implemented in national government agencies in four tranches: the first tranche on January 1, 2024; the second on Jan. 1, 2025; the third on Jan. 1, 2026; and the fourth on Jan. 1, 2027. | GB
