Lawmakers vowed to work double time in passing the administration’s priority bills when Congress resumes session on Monday. | jiandradeINQ melvingasconINQ /PDI
Zubiri, describing the wage increase bill as his personal favorite, lamented that the country’s declining inflation was not being felt by workers who remain burdened by the high cost of goods and utilities.
“If we do not make adjustments — and this is a warning to our businesses—if we do not adjust our salaries not only among minimum wage earners but also among middle-income workers, many of them will soon leave your company and you will be left only with unskilled labor,” the lawmaker said. He noted that the final Senate version of the measure would have “a lot of safeguards,” adding it was “not as-is” of the bill approved by the House of Representatives.
In a statement on Sunday, Romualdez said “President Marcos approved 11 bills designed to address key issues on public health, job creation, and further stimulate economic growth as part of his administration’s priority legislation. These measures will be the focus of our legislative efforts when Congress resumes session this Monday.”
These include the establishment of regional specialty hospitals; an enabling measure for the natural gas industry; the National Land Use Act; the proposed Department of Water Resources and Services and creation of the Water Regulatory Commission; the Budget Modernization Act; National Defense Act; amendments to the Electric Power Industry Reform Act, and the bill on a unified system of separation, retirement, and pension for uniformed personnel.
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