MANILA, Philippines — Acting Budget Secretary Rolando Toledo on Wednesday dismissed claims of critics that the government will not be able to provide the increase in the base pay and benefits of active military and uniformed personnel (MUP) this year after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vetoed its funding in the unprogrammed appropriations in the national budget. According to Toledo, the government would be able to pay the first tranche of the increase in the salaries of MUP starting this January in compliance with Marcos’ Executive Order No. 107. With the development, the Marcos administration is also reviving the supposedly shelved plan […]... Keep on reading: DBM: P21.7B allotted for 2026 military, uniformed personnel pay hike