President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has achieved its promise to raise the salaries of civilian government workers, which include public school teachers, as announced by Palace press officer, Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro, on Monday.

Castro said that, fulfilling President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s promise, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has started implementing the third tranche of the updated salary schedule for civilian government employees, effective 1 January.

“President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. fulfilled his promise of a salary increase for government employees,” she said.

Castro said the salary increase follows National Budget Circular (NBC) 601, which was issued by the Department of Budget and Management on 22 January.

NBC 601 implements President Marcos’ Executive Order 64, series of 2024, which directs that the salary adjustments be rolled out in four tranches from 2024 to 2027.

Castro said, “President Marcos Jr. believes that government employees, who tirelessly serve the nation, deserve proper recognition.”

She said that according to the DBM, the salary increase mandated under EO 64 seeks to improve the well-being of government employees and strengthen the civil service.

NBC 601 applies to all civilian government personnel — whether regular, casual, or contractual; appointive or elective; and full-time or part-time- in the executive, legislative and judicial branches.

Castro said the Circular also applies to civilian personnel in constitutional commissions and constitutional offices, state universities and colleges, and in government-owned or controlled corporations that are not covered by Republic Act 10149 or the GOCC Governance Act of 2011, and EO 95, series of 2025 titled Approving the Compensation and Position Classification System II and Pay Grades for GOCCs.