Manila, March 21 -- The Iloilo provincial government will be unable to replicate the move of the national government to provide funds for the fourth tranche of salary increase for government employees, said Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Sr. on Thursday.
This, after President Rodrigo Duterte has signed Executive Order (EO) No. 76 which amended a portion of EO No. 201 to state that the funding requirements for the salary increase for this year shall be sourced from "any available appropriations" under the 2018 budget.
In a media briefing, Defensor said the situation in the local level differs with that of the national. "In the first place, where will we source our fund?" he asked.
Citing Section 325 of the Local Government Code, Defensor...