House OKs SS bill

By June S. Blanco

THE Lower House Wednesday approved on third and final reading the proposed Salary Standardization Law (SSL) of 2015.

Rep. Erico Aristotle Aumentado (Bohol, 2nd District) who co-authored the bill said government workers now need to only wait for the Senate version of the same – now at the committee level.

Once approved by the president, the SSL will standardize the salary increases of government workers in four tranches from 2016 to 2019.

Aumentado said this is his small contribution lift the plight – his “little Chirstmas gift” – for government workers so that they can cope with the price movement of commodities.

Meanwhile, also last Wednesday, at the Carabao Festival in Brgy. Lomangog, Ubay town, the solon broached the idea of tourism stakeholders, particularly the resort and hotel owners, to offer carabao’s milk as welcome drink for their guests.

This would be the healthier and more nutritious alternative to liquor-laced drinks. This would also provide a guaranteed market for the carabao’s milk that local farmers get from their work animals.

Pausing from his message to get Gov. Edgar Chatto’s reaction, the chief executive vowed to issue a circular to tourism stakeholders adopting his proposal – a move that earned the audience’s approval by way of applause. ~~~ END

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