The military and other uniformed personnel (MUP) will finally get a 100% increase in their base pay starting Jan. 1, 2018 after President Rodrigo Duterte signed joint resolution for this purpose.
The joint resolution authorizing the increase in base pay of military and uniformed personnel in the government and for other purposes said that the modified Base Pay Schedule shall apply to all military personnel under the Department of National Defense (DND) and uniformed personnel under the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA).
Based on the modified pay schedule contained in the joint resolution, a Police Officer 1 or a private in the military would enjoy an increase in pay to P29,668 per month starting January 1, 2018.
For the highest ranking officials or the director general of the Philippine National Police and general of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, they would receive a monthly salary of P121,143 starting January 1, 2018 and a monthly salary of P149,785 beginning January 1, 2019.
The modified Base Pay Schedule for MUP, to be implemented in two (2) years, shall be as follows:
| Modified Base Pay Schedule of Military and Uniformed Personnel (MUP) Beginning January 1, 2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DND | DILG | PCG | NAMRIA | Monthly Base Pay | |
| BJMP | PNP and PPSC | ||||
| Candidate Soldier | Candidate Coastguardman | 18,587 | |||
| Private | Fire/Jail Officer I | Police Officer I | Apprentice Seaman/Seaman Third Class | Apprentice Seaman/Seaman Third Class | 29,668 |
| Private First Class | Seaman Second Class | Seaman Second Class | 30,261 | ||
| Corporal | Fire/Jail Officer II | Police Officer II | Seaman First Class | Seaman First Class | 30,867 |
| Sergeant | Petty Officer III | Petty Officer III | 31,484 | ||
| Staff Sergeant | Fire/Jail Officer III | Police Officer III | Petty Officer II | Petty Officer II | 32,114 |
| Technical Sergeant | Petty Officer I | Petty Officer I | 32,756 | ||
| Master Sergeant | Senior Fire/Jail Officer I | Senior Police Officer I | Chief Petty Officer | Chief Petty Officer | 33,411 |
| Senior Master Sergeant | Senior Fire/Jail Officer II | Senior Police Officer II | Senior Chief Petty Officer | Senior Chief Petty Officer | 34,079 |
| Chief Master Sergeant | Senior Fire/Jail Officer III | Senior Police Officer III | Master Chief Petty Officer | Master Chief Petty Officer | 34,761 |
| First Chief Master Sergeant | Senior Fire/Jail Officer IV | Senior Police Officer IV | First Master Chief Petty Officer | First Master Chief Petty Officer | 35,456 |
| Cadet | Cadet | Cadet | 35,456 | ||
| Probationary Second Lieutenant | Probationary Ensign | 35,456 | |||
| Second Lieutenant | Ensign | Ensign | 39,356 | ||
| First Lieutenant | Inspector | Inspector | Lieutenant Junior Grade | Lieutenant Junior Grade | 43,685 |
| Captain | Senior Inspector | Senior Inspector | Lieutenant Senior Grade | Lieutenant Senior Grade | 49,801 |
| Major | Chief Inspector | Chief Inspector | Lieutenant Commander | Lieutenant Commander | 54,799 |
| Lieutenant Colonel | Superintendent | Superintendent | Commander | Commander | 61,375 |
| Colonel | Senior Superintendent | Senior Superintendent | Captain | Captain | 68,740 |
| Brigadier General | Chief Superintendent | Chief Superintendent | Commodore | Commodore | 76,989 |
| Major General | Director | Director | Rear Admiral | Rear Admiral | 86,228 |
| Vice Admiral | Vice Admiral | 96,575 | |||
| Lieutenant General | Deputy Director General | Admiral | Admiral | 108,164 | |
| General | Director General | 121,143 | |||
| Modified Base Pay Schedule of Military and Uniformed Personnel (MUP) Beginning January 1, 2019 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DND | DILG | PCG | NAMRIA | Monthly Base Pay | |
| BJMP | PNP and PPSC | ||||
| Candidate Soldier | Candidate Coastguardman | 18,587 | |||
| Private | Fire/Jail Officer I | Police Officer I | Apprentice Seaman/Seaman Third Class | Apprentice Seaman/Seaman Third Class | 29,668 |
| Private First Class | Seaman Second Class | Seaman Second Class | 30,261 | ||
| Corporal | Fire/Jail Officer II | Police Officer II | Seaman First Class | Seaman First Class | 30,867 |
| Sergeant | Petty Officer III | Petty Officer III | 31,484 | ||
| Staff Sergeant | Fire/Jail Officer III | Police Officer III | Petty Officer II | Petty Officer II | 32,114 |
| Technical Sergeant | Petty Officer I | Petty Officer I | 32,756 | ||
| Master Sergeant | Senior Fire/Jail Officer I | Senior Police Officer I | Chief Petty Officer | Chief Petty Officer | 33,411 |
| Senior Master Sergeant | Senior Fire/Jail Officer II | Senior Police Officer II | Senior Chief Petty Officer | Senior Chief Petty Officer | 34,079 |
| Chief Master Sergeant | Senior Fire/Jail Officer III | Senior Police Officer III | Master Chief Petty Officer | Master Chief Petty Officer | 34,761 |
| First Chief Master Sergeant | Senior Fire/Jail Officer IV | Senior Police Officer IV | First Master Chief Petty Officer | First Master Chief Petty Officer | 38,366 |
| Cadet | Cadet | Cadet | 38,366 | ||
| Probationary Second Lieutenant | Probationary Ensign | 38,366 | |||
| Second Lieutenant | Ensign | Ensign | 43,829 | ||
| First Lieutenant | Inspector | Inspector | Lieutenant Junior Grade | Lieutenant Junior Grade | 49,528 |
| Captain | Senior Inspector | Senior Inspector | Lieutenant Senior Grade | Lieutenant Senior Grade | 56,582 |
| Major | Chief Inspector | Chief Inspector | Lieutenant Commander | Lieutenant Commander | 62,555 |
| Lieutenant Colonel | Superintendent | Superintendent | Commander | Commander | 71,313 |
| Colonel | Senior Superintendent | Senior Superintendent | Captain | Captain | 80,583 |
| Brigadier General | Chief Superintendent | Chief Superintendent | Commodore | Commodore | 91,058 |
| Major General | Director | Director | Rear Admiral | Rear Admiral | 102,896 |
| Lieutenant General | Deputy Director General | Admiral | Admiral | 125,574 | |
| General | Director General | 149,785 | |||
The joint resolution also stated that the hazard pay of all MUP shall be fixed at fiver hundred forty pesos (P540.00) per month.
The funding source of this salary hike shall be sourced from the Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund and other available funds. The funding requirements for the succeeding years shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
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