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source: PNA.gov.ph

State auditors revealed that about 90 employees of the Naga City Government in southern Cebu received a net take-home pay below the statutory net rate of P3,000.

The Commission on Audit (COA), in its annual report, noted that the City Government of Naga failed to comply with Section 43 of the General Provisions of Republic Act 10145, entitled the General Appropriations Act of 2011, when some of its employees received take home pays below the statutory net pay of P3,000 per month.

The law provides that deductions from salaries, emoluments or other benefits ensued to any government employee chargeable against the appropriation for personal services may be allowed, such as government-mandated deductions, deductions from banks and mutual benefit associations, and cooperatives and association organized by government employees.

The said provision also provides that deductions shall not reduce the employee’s monthly net take home pay to an amount lower than P3,000 after all authorized deductions.

However, with some city employees not able to take the prescribed take-home pay, it defeats the general intent of RA 10145 to boost employees’ morale and self-esteem in order to promote efficiency and effectiveness sin government service, the state auditors noted.

They revealed that for March to May 2011, there were employees who received below the P3,000 prescribed net pay.

The auditing team recommended that the city accountant should strictly enforce the provisions in the law pertaining to net take-home pay to promote an efficient and effective public service by ensuring that employee has enough to support for their daily needs until the next payday.

Naga City Mayor Valdemar Chiong said the 90 employees who are not receiving the prescribed pay based on law are only receiving honorariums.

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