MANILA –- The House of Representatives yesterday needed only one session day to pass the proposed Salary Standardization Law (SSL) for government workers, a government press release said.

It started in the House committee on Appropriations as they spent only three hours to approve the measure and immediately elevate the bill to plenary.

The panel senior vice chairman and Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr. sponsored the measure and was interpellated by ACT Teacher Party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio and ABAKADA Party-list Rep. Jonathan dela Cruz.

Using viva voce voting, the affirmative prevailed and Deputy Speaker and Isabela Rep. Carlos Padilla Jr. banged his gavel signaling the approval for second reading.

At the hearing, Davao City Rep. Isidro Ungab, panel chair, said that committee members overwhelmingly agreed in favor of the proposal through viva voce vote.

Only Tinio voted against the approval of the measure.

Abad said that the take-home pay of Teacher 1, Nurse 1 could be as high as 30 percent including performance-based bonus (PBB), 14th month pay.

Ungab said that it was possible that lawmakers immediately take up the measure in the plenary for approval in both the second and final reading, depending on the availability of the quorum.

“I believe the plenary votes would reflect almost the same dito sa committee,” Ungab said.*PNA

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