Top-paid gov’t employee earns 31 times more than lowest
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Macholo said by the end of this financial year, DPSM would have had the living wage conversation PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO
For example, the top earner takes home about P100,000, and other extended perks while the lowest earner's salary is P3,200. This represents a difference of over 31 times payment disparity.
Macholo disclosed that the basic salary of the lowest-paid employee in the public service is P2,800, with an additional upkeep allowance of P452, totalling P3,200.
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