CONTRACTUAL workers of the Davao City government, currently receiving an average of P7,400 a month, are getting a salary increase in 2019 with the approval of next year’s P8.8 billion budget. “All employees under job orders and contracts of service under the 2019 budget will no longer receive a salary below P10,000,” Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said. Most of these employees are under the City Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO), City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO), the Public Safety and Security Command Center and Central 911. Not included in the P10,000 minimum salary are the Bantay Dagat and Bantay Bukid volunteers who receive an allowance, not salary, of P2,000 a month. The volunteers will, however, receive a P500 increase in their monthly allowance. The 2019 budget is higher by P1.2 billion compared to the 2018 budget of P7.8 billion. Councilor Danilo C. Dayanghirang, chairperson of the committee on finance, ways and means, and appropriations, said more than half of next year’s budget will be sourced from the Internal Revenue Allotment amounting to P4.9 billion. The local budget source of P3.9 billion will come from local taxes, fees, permits, and licenses income, service income, business income, market receipts, slaughterhouse, Sta. Ana Port, Davao City Recreational Center, cemeteries, and Pasalubong Center. — Carmencita A. Carillo

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