The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) will release the guidelines for implementing adjustments in the salary and subsistence allowance of all military and uniformed personnel (MUP).
“We commend President Bongbong Marcos for approving the increase in salary and subsistence allowance for our military and uniformed personnel, who dedicate their lives to safeguarding the nation,” DBM Acting Secretary Rolando Toledo said in a Tuesday press statement.
“Rest assured that the DBM shall exert all efforts to support the EO’s immediate implementation which is set to take effect beginning January 1, 2026,” he added.
On December 3, Marcos announced the upcoming increase in the base pay of MUP, to be implemented in three tranches starting in 2026.
The adjustment covers personnel from the Department of National Defense, Department of the Interior and Local Government, Philippine Coast Guard, Bureau of Corrections and the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority.
Marcos said the tranches will take effect on January 1, 2026; January 1, 2027; and January 1, 2028.
The subsistence allowance of all MUP will also rise to P350 per day beginning January 1 next year.