QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — House Appropriation Committee Chairman Karlo Nograles said that the proposed salary increase for members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) will be easily passed in Congress.
Nograles said that the members of the AFP and the PNP have proven that they are deserving of the increase when they ended the crisis in Marawi City.
“Our men and women in uniform proved in the battle of Marawi that they deserve this salary hike. They managed to contain the threat posed by Maute terrorists within the city, neutralize its key leaders, and retake the city,” said House appropriations committee chair and Davao City Rep. Karlo Nograles.
The Department of Budget Management said that Malacañang directly endorsed the proposed increase to both Houses of Congress.
