President Aquino III has voted two Congress-approved measures including enrolled consolidated House Bill No. 6411 and Senate Bill No. 2720 which seeks the enactment of a comprehensive nursing law. The bill provides a minimum base pay which shall not be lower than Salary Grade 15 or its equivalent for Filipino nurses in both government and private health institutions.
The President,however, explained that the minimum base pay for entry-level nurses has already been increased through Executive Order No.201, series of 2016, which raised their total guaranteed annual compensation from Php228,924.00 to Php344,074.00, apart from other benefits and allowances they receive, such as under the Magna Carta of Public Health.
He also said the measure will undermine the existing government salary structure and cause wage distotion not only among medical and health care practitioners but also other professionals in the government service.
He explained that granting the said increase will place salaries of nurses over and above their other similarly situated counterparts, such as optometrists and dentists.
Further, the President said the proposed increase"seemingly disregards the financial capacity of most local government hospitals" and also affects the financial viability of private hospitals and non-government health institution, and may lead to downsizing of hospital personnel and consequent increase in health care costs.
President Aquino also rejected the bill seeking to remove conditions for the condonation of all unpaid income taxes of Local Water Districts (LWDs), Palace announced on Thursday.
In his message, Aquino said the enrolled consolidated House Bill No. 3675 and Senate Bill No. 2518 on the condonation unpaid taxes of LWDs will remove the laudable intent of Republic Act No. 10026 which is to grant tax reprieve only to LWDs which are financially incapable and committed to instituting fiscal reforms.
The President,however, explained that the minimum base pay for entry-level nurses has already been increased through Executive Order No.201, series of 2016, which raised their total guaranteed annual compensation from Php228,924.00 to Php344,074.00, apart from other benefits and allowances they receive, such as under the Magna Carta of Public Health.
He also said the measure will undermine the existing government salary structure and cause wage distotion not only among medical and health care practitioners but also other professionals in the government service.
He explained that granting the said increase will place salaries of nurses over and above their other similarly situated counterparts, such as optometrists and dentists.
Further, the President said the proposed increase"seemingly disregards the financial capacity of most local government hospitals" and also affects the financial viability of private hospitals and non-government health institution, and may lead to downsizing of hospital personnel and consequent increase in health care costs.
President Aquino also rejected the bill seeking to remove conditions for the condonation of all unpaid income taxes of Local Water Districts (LWDs), Palace announced on Thursday.
In his message, Aquino said the enrolled consolidated House Bill No. 3675 and Senate Bill No. 2518 on the condonation unpaid taxes of LWDs will remove the laudable intent of Republic Act No. 10026 which is to grant tax reprieve only to LWDs which are financially incapable and committed to instituting fiscal reforms.
No comments:
Post a Comment