Some 1.5 million government employees won’t get to enjoy a pay increase by January next year as the Congress failed to ratify the Salary Standardization Law when it adjourned its sessions for its traditional Christmas break last Dec. 16, 2015.  

The House of Representatives ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the proposed P3.002-trillion national budget law for 2016 before adjourning last Dec. 16, 2015 for its month-long Christmas break.

The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading a measure providing a four-stage increase in the  salaries of government employees, including military and other uniformed personnel, starting January next year.

The Senate and the House of Representatives both agreed to finally approve the proposed national spending program for  2016 amounting to P3.002 trillion before their annual Christmas break this week.

A measure making it mandatory for schools nationwide to conduct cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training has been endorsed by the basic education committee of the House of Representatives for plenary approval.