President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. was thanked for signing Executive Order No. 107, which increases the base pay and subsistence allowance of the military and other uniformed personnel.

In separate statements, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine Military Academy Alumni Association (PMAAAI) on Thursday expressed their gratitude to President Marcos.

In a statement posted on December 3, 2025 the AFP stated that it extends its utmost appreciation to the Commander-in-Chief for prioritizing the welfare of troops through the forthcoming increase in the base pay of military and uniformed personnel.

“This gesture of support and recognition serves as a significant boost to the morale of every soldier, sailor, airman, and marine,” the statement read. “We, together with our families, acknowledge this news with humility and deep gratitude. It is a reminder of the overwhelming trust accorded in us by the government and the people we serve.”

“With renewed support, we assure the public that this directive will be implemented efficiently as we stand guard for the safety and security of our country. The AFP remains steadfast in upholding its mandate to defend the nation and serve with integrity, professionalism, and unwavering dedication,” the statement added.

In a statement, Cav Ramon Punzalan, PMAAAI chairman and CEO, described President Marcos’ issuance of Executive Order No. 107 dated December 3, 2025 as a “significant and meaningful” recognition of their role in defending the nation and maintaining peace and security.

“The PMAAAI conveys its deepest appreciation to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for directing the increase in the base pay and subsistence allowance of the AFP and other military and uniformed personnel (MUP),” Punzalan said.

“We remain a committed partner in fostering excellence, patriotism, and the preservation of the highest standards of duty and service to our nation,” the PMAAAI chairman added.

President Marcos said the increase in base pay would include those in the military and uniformed personnel from the Department of National Defense (DND), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), and National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA).

The increase would be given in three tranches—on January 1, 2026; January 1, 2027; and January 1, 2028.

The subsistence allowance of all MUP shall be at the rate of PhP350 per day effective January 1, 2026. | PND

Nanawagan si Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. sa media na patuloy na tulungan ang publiko na maunawaan ang mga kasalukuyang reporma ng pamahalaan, na aniya’y mahirap ipaliwanag sa karaniwang mamamayan na hindi nakatuon sa mga usaping istruktural.

Nagpasalamat ang Pangulo sa mga mamamahayag, partikular sa mga kasapi ng Malacañang Press Corps (MPC), sa kanilang papel sa pagpapaliwanag ng mga komplikadong polisiya sa nakalipas na tatlo’t kalahating taon, at binigyang-diin na kailangan ng administrasyon ang media bilang katuwang sa pagbibigay-kaalaman sa publiko.

“So I thank all the members of the Malacañang Press Corps, because you have been there with us all the way. And this is not an easy thing to explain to the average citizen because they’re not concerned about structural change and ideological ideas. They are just concerned about their everyday lives,” ang sabi ni Pangulong Marcos sa mga miyembro ng MPC nitong Miyerkules.

Una nang ibinunyag ni Pangulong Marcos ang mga iregularidad sa mga proyekto sa flood control at imprastruktura sa kanyang Ika-apat na State of the Nation Address noong Hulyo 28, 2025, na nagbunsod ng imbestigasyon at pagsasampa ng kaso laban sa ilang indibidwal na sangkot sa pang-aabuso ng pondo ng bayan.

Aminado ang Pangulo na hindi lahat ay sasang-ayon sa mga reporma, subalit iginiit niyang kailangang ipagpatuloy ito ng pamahalaan at maiparating ang komunikasyon sa publiko sa kabila ng ingay sa pulitika.

Binigyang-diin ng Pangulo ang kahalagahan ng karanasan sa pamamahayag, na aniya’y nakapagbibigay sa mga reporter ng malalim na kaalaman at pananaw matapos ang maraming taon ng pagbabalita tungkol sa pamahalaan, pakikipag-ugnayan sa mga source, at pagsusuri sa mga pambansang isyu.

Itinampok ng Pangulo na mahalaga ang ganitong may kaalamang pamamahayag sa panahong ang iresponsableng nilalaman at mga teoryang konspirasyon sa online ay nagkakaroon ng kaparehong antas na nakikita ng publiko.

“Fake news has taken too much of the space. In the beginning we thought it was funny, it was entertaining, but now it’s become damaging. And that is something that we have to be concerned about,” ani Pangulong Marcos.

“And that’s why I’m saying, we need your help. Government needs the help of all the media to try and explain to people that you have to be more discerning about what you read and what you believe and what you take on.”

Nanawagan ang Pangulo sa mga mamamahayag na tulungan palakasin ang media literacy sa pamamagitan ng paghikayat sa mga tao na maging mas mapanuri sa impormasyong kanilang tinatanggap.

“It is not an easy challenge but we have to continue to try and do it because it is important that people know the truth, the people know what is happening, that the people are not led into these crazy mind games people have been playing without any connection anymore to reality,” binigyang-diin ng Pangulo. | PND

“When you have to excise a cancer out of such a complicated system, you need to do some very major surgery.”

Inihalintulad ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ang kasalukuyang mga reporma ng administrasyon laban sa korapsyon sa isang malaking operasyon na kailangang gawin upang alisin ang kanser, sabay na nagbibigay katiyakan na ang bansa “may be bleeding now, but will heal very very quickly.”

Sa kanyang talumpati sa harap ng Malacañang Press Corps noong Miyerkules, kinilala ni Pangulong Marcos na mahirap ang kampanya laban sa korapsyon, dahil patuloy na dinaranas ng bansa ang masakit na epekto ng pagbuwag sa matagal nang mga pang-aabuso at ang pag-aayos sa isang sistemang lubhang may depekto.

“The truth of the matter is, it really has been a difficult time because I knew that what we were starting would really be disruptive. We are trying precisely to change the entire system,” ayon sa Pangulo.

“And when you have to excise a cancer out of such a complicated system, you need to do some very major surgery. And to do that, when you do that, you will bleed. And that is what we had to go through. We had to go through that,” dagdag pa ng Pangulo.

“I am sorry that people suffered because of it, but it had to be done. Otherwise, we will do things the same way that we have always done, that the things that we have discovered that are being done for the last three decades will just continue,” tuloy pa ng Pangulo.

Sinabi ng Punong Ehekutibo na kailangang tiisin ng bayan ang sakit at hirap na dulot ng mga repormang ito, ngunit ipinahayag niya ang kanyang pagtitiwala sa katatagan ng sambayanang Pilipino.

“So we have to go through that pain, go through difficulty, go through the anguish that the country is going through now. But we are Filipinos. We may be bleeding now, but we will also heal very, very quickly,” diin pa ni Pangulong Marcos.

Ibinunyag ni Pangulong Marcos ang mga iregularidad sa mga proyekto sa flood control at imprastruktura sa kanyang Ikaapat na State of the Nation Address noong Hulyo 28, 2025.

Itinatag ng Pangulo ang Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) na nagsiyasat sa mga kuwestiyonableng proyekto ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) at nagrekomenda ng pagsasampa ng kaso laban sa mga indibidwal na sangkot sa iskandalo.

Nagsimula nang magsampa ng reklamo ang Office of the Ombudsman laban sa ilang personalidad, habang naglabas ng freeze orders ang Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) para sa PhP12 bilyong halaga ng ari-arian ng mga taong konektado sa korapsyon.

Ayon kay Pangulong Marcos, nananatiling matatag ang administrasyon sa pagpapatupad ng agenda ng reporma, at tiyak na alam ng pamahalaan ang mga hakbang na dapat gawin upang ipagpatuloy ang kampanya laban sa pang-aabuso, maling pribilehiyo, at iregular na gawain.

“So it’s not as if we are lost and we do not know what we are going to do. We know what we are going to do, and we will continue this campaign against corruption, we will continue our campaign on this abuse and this entitlement that has shocked everyone, myself included,” ayon sa Pangulo.

Positibo ang Pangulo na kapag nalampasan ng bansa ang panahong ito, magiging mas matatag at handa ang bansa para maiwasan ang mga kahalintulad na problema sa hinaharap.

“So, I hope that once we go through this, and I know it will be done, once we go through this, that we will be able to look back on this and say, ‘Okay, mahirap iyong nangyari pero kailangan gawin at worth it iyong pagdusa na pinagdaanan natin para sa naging resulta. That is what we are hoping for,” dagdag pa ng Pangulo.

“There is very little time to do it but I really think if we work 24/7 like we always have, I think we can do it,” binigyang-diin ng Pangulong Marcos. | PND

Ang buong proyekto ng tulay ay sinimulan at natapos sa ilalim ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., kaya ito ay maituturing na PBBM legacy project.

Ininspeksyon ni Pangulong Marcos nitong Huwebes ang natapos nang konstruksyon ng Bucana Bridge, na kilala rin bilang Davao River Bridge, na nagmarka ng isang mahalagang yugto sa nagpapatuloy na Davao City Bypass Construction Project.

“Ito’y sinasabi ang estimate natin na ang biyahe na dati halos dalawang oras ay mababawasan, magiging mga 25 minutes, 20 minutes na lang,” ani Pangulong Marcos.

Sa kanyang maikling pahayag, sinabi ng Pangulo na ang 1.3-kilometrong tulay ay inaasahang makapagpapagaan nang malaki sa daloy ng trapiko sa sentro ng Davao City at magpapasigla ng aktibidad pang-ekonomiya sa rehiyon.

“Ito’y sinasabi ang estimate natin na ang biyahe na dati halos dalawang oras ay mababawasan magiging mga 25 minutes, 20 minutes na lang,” ayon kay Pangulong Marcos.

“Kaya malaking ginhawa, lalong-lalo na ngayon na magpa-Pasko tayo. Alam naman natin nangyayari sa traffic,” dagdag ng Pangulo.

Inanunsyo rin ng Pangulo na opisyal na bubuksan ang tulay para sa mga motorista sa Disyembre 15, kasabay ng pagdiriwang ng Kapaskuhan. Nagsimula ang proyekto noong huling bahagi ng 2023.

“So, this is one of the four major projects that we – our legacy projects that we will be finishing in Davao and its environs. Marami na tayong nabuksan na section dito. And this will be now another major part of this bypass road,” ayon kay Pangulong Marcos.

Binigyang-diin ng Punong Ehekutibo na ang buong Davao City Bypass Project ay matatapos sa Disyembre 2027.

Samantala, pinuri ni Pangulong Marcos ang mga kontraktor mula sa China, na ang teknolohiya at kahusayan ay nakatulong sa mabilis na pagkumpleto ng tulay.

“Kaya natulungan naman tayo ng ating mga Chinese na contractor dahil ang ganda ng technology nila kaya napakabilis. At marunong talaga silang magpatayo ng magandang tulay, magandang infrastructure na mabilis at nasa tamang gastos, nasa tamang presyo,” ayon sa Pangulo.

Nagpasalamat din ang Pangulo sa Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) at sa lahat ng manggagawang nakibahagi sa proyekto.

Ang PhP3.1-bilyong Bucana Bridge Project ay mag-uugnay sa Barangay 76-A Bucana at Matina Aplaya, na magbibigay sa mga motorista ng mas ligtas at mas mabilis na alternatibong ruta. Kayang mag-accommodate ng hanggang 14,000 sasakyan araw-araw ang tulay.

Kapag nagsimula nang gamitin, inaasahang mapapabuti nito ang pang-araw-araw na biyahe, mapapabilis ang pag-unlad ng rehiyon, at lilikha ng mga bagong oportunidad pang-ekonomiya para sa mga Davaoeño.

Pinondohan sa pamamagitan ng Official Development Assistance mula sa China, ang tulay ay may tampok na 480-metrong, anim-na-span na extradosed structure na sinusuportahan ng 860 metrong approach roads. Mayroon din itong pedestrian walkway at shared-use path para sa mga siklista, na sumasalamin sa pagtutulak ng administrasyon para sa mas ligtas at mas inklusibong imprastruktura. | PND

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday conducted an on-site inspection of the newly completed Bucana Bridge, also known as the Davao River Bridge, marking a major milestone in the ongoing development of the Davao City Bypass Construction Project.

The entire bridge construction project was initiated and completed during the administration of President Marcos.

In his brief remarks, President Marcos said the 1.3-kilometer bridge is expected to dramatically ease traffic congestion in downtown Davao City and spur economic activity in the region.

“Ito’y sinasabi ang estimate natin na ang biyahe na dati halos dalawang oras ay mababawasan, magiging mga 25 minutes, 20 minutes na lang,” President Marcos said.

“Kaya malaking ginhawa, lalong-lalo na ngayon na magpa-Pasko tayo. Alam naman natin nangyayari sa traffic,” the President added.

President Marcos announced that the bridge will officially open to motorists on December 15, just in time for the Christmas holidays. The project began in late 2023.

“So, this is one of the four major projects that we – our legacy projects that we will be finishing in Davao and its environs. Marami na tayong nabuksan na section dito. And this will be now another major part of this bypass road,” the President said.

The Chief Executive noted that the entire Davao City Bypass Project will be completed by December 2027.

President Marcos, meanwhile, commended the Chinese contractors, whose technology and efficiency contributed to the fast completion of the bridge.

“Kaya natulungan naman tayo ng ating mga Chinese na contractor dahil ang ganda ng technology nila kaya napakabilis. At marunong talaga silang magpatayo ng magandang tulay, magandang infrastructure na mabilis at nasa tamang gastos, nasa tamang presyo,” the President said.

President Marcos also thanked the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and all workers involved in the project.

The PhP3.1-billion Bucana bridge project will connect Barangay 76-A Bucana and Matina Aplaya, providing motorists a safer and faster alternate route. It can accommodate up to 14,000 vehicles daily.

Once operational, the bridge is expected to improve daily travel, accelerate regional development, and create new economic opportunities for Davaoeños.

Funded through China’s Official Development Assistance, the bridge features a 480-meter, six-span extradosed structure supported by 860 meters of approach roads. It is equipped with a pedestrian walkway and a shared-use path for cyclists, reflecting the administration’s push for safer and more inclusive infrastructure. | PND

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. urged the media to continue helping the public understand the government’s ongoing reforms, saying many of the changes are difficult to explain to ordinary citizens who are not focused on structural issues.

The President thanked journalists, particularly members of the Malacañang Press Corps, for their role in communicating complex policies over the past three and a half years, emphasizing that the administration needs the media as a partner in informing the public.

“So I thank all the members of the Malacañang press corps, because you have been there with us all the way. And this is not an easy thing to explain to the average citizen because they’re not concerned about structural change and ideological ideas. They are just concerned about their everyday lives,” President Marcos told members of the MPC on Wednesday.

President Marcos revealed irregularities in flood control and infrastructure projects during his July 28, 2025 Fourth State of the Nation Address, prompting the investigation and filing of charges against some individuals implicated in the abuse of public funds.

The President acknowledged that not everyone will agree with the reforms. Still, the government must work on it and continue communicating clearly despite the political noise.

The President highlighted the value of journalistic experience, saying reporters develop deep knowledge and insight after years of covering government, cultivating sources, and studying national issues.

The President emphasized that such informed reporting is crucial at a time when irresponsible content and conspiracy theories online are gaining equal visibility.

“Fake news has taken too much of the space. In the beginning, we thought it was funny, it was entertaining, but now it’s become damaging. And that is something that we have to be concerned about,” President Marcos said.

“And that’s why I’m saying we need your help. The government needs the help of all the media to try and explain to people that you have to be more discerning about what you read and what you believe and what you take on.”

The President appealed to journalists to help strengthen media literacy by encouraging people to be more discerning about the information they consume.

“It is not an easy challenge but we have to continue to try and do it because it is important that people know the truth, the people know what is happening, that the people are not led into these crazy mind games people have been playing without any connection anymore to reality,” the President emphasized. | PND

“When you have to excise a cancer out of such a complicated system, you need to do some very major surgery.”

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. likened the administration’s ongoing reforms against corruption to a major surgery needed to remove a cancer, assuring that the country “may be bleeding now, but we will also heal very, very quickly.”

Speaking before the Malacañang Press Corps on Wednesday, President Marcos acknowledged that the campaign to stamp out corruption has been difficult, as the country continues to endure the painful consequences of dismantling entrenched abuses and overhauling a deeply flawed system.

“The truth of the matter is, it really has been a difficult time because I knew that what we were starting would really be disruptive, but we are trying precisely to change the entire system,” the President said.

“And when you have to excise a cancer out of such a complicated system, you need to do some very major surgery. And to do that, when you do that, you will bleed. And that is what we had to go through. We had to go through that,” the President added.

President Marcos continued, “I am sorry that people suffered because of it, but it had to be done. Otherwise, we will do things the same way that we have always done, that the things that we have discovered that are being done for the last three decades will just continue.”

The Chief Executive said the nation must endure the pain and anguish that come with such reforms, but expressed confidence in the Filipino people’s resilience.

“So we have to go through that pain, go through difficulty, go through the anguish that the country is going through now. But we are Filipinos. We may be bleeding now, but we will also heal very, very quickly,” President Marcos emphasized.

President Marcos exposed irregularities in flood control and infrastructure projects during his Fourth State of the Nation Address on July 28, 2025.

The President later established the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), which investigated anomalous flood control and other projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and recommended filing charges against several individuals implicated in the scandal.

The Office of the Ombudsman has also filed complaints against several personalities, while the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) has issued freeze orders for around PhP12 billion worth of assets of individuals linked to the corruption scheme.

President Marcos said the administration remains firmly on track with its reform agenda, adding that the administration knows exactly what steps must be taken and will continue its campaign against abuses, entitlement, and irregular practices.

“So, it’s not as if we are lost and we do not know what we are going to do. We know what we are going to do, and we will continue this campaign against corruption. We will continue our campaign on this abuse and this entitlement that has shocked everyone, myself included,” the President said.

President Marcos expressed optimism that once the nation overcomes this period, it will emerge stronger and more capable of preventing similar problems in the future.

“So I hope that once we go through this, and I know it will be done, once we go through this, that we will be able to look back on this and say, ‘Okay, mahirap iyong nangyari pero kailangan gawin at worth it iyong pagdusa na pinagdaanan natin para sa naging resulta. That is what we are hoping for,” the President added.

President Marcos emphasized that, “There is very little time to do it but I really think if we work 24/7 like we always have, I think we can do it.” | PND

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has issued Executive Order 107, updating the base pay schedule and increasing the subsistence allowance for military and uniformed personnel (MUP).

By authority of President Marcos, Acting Executive Secretary Ralph Recto signed the EO dated December 3, which would cover all military personnel under the Department of National Defense (DND) and uniformed personnel under the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), and the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA).

“Given the prevailing economic circumstances, there is a need to update the base pay schedule and increase the subsistence allowance of MUP in recognition of their vital role in nation building, and in order to boost their morale and maintain a competent, committed, agile, and healthy workforce,” EO No. 107 stated.

The EO provided that the updated base pay schedule for the MUP shall be implemented in three tranches, with the first tranche beginning on January 1, 2026, the next on January 1, 2027, and the third on January 1, 2028.

The order also said that the subsistence allowance of all MUP shall be at the rate of PhP350 per day, effective January 1, 2026.

The order states that funds for the increase in the base pay and subsistence allowance in Fiscal Year 2026 will come from available appropriations in the 2026 national budget and other allowable sources, subject to standard budgeting and auditing rules.

The funding requirements for the adjustment in the base pay for FY 2027 and 2028 and the increase in subsistence allowance in the succeeding FYs shall be included in the proposed annual National Expenditure Program to be submitted to Congress.

Under the EO, an Inter-Agency Technical Working Group (lATWG) will also be created to conduct a comprehensive review of the current MUP pension system. The IATWG will be composed of representatives from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Department of Finance (DOF), Bureau of Treasury, and Government Service Insurance System (GSIS).

The comprehensive review of the current MUP pension system aims to ensure a sustainable and equitable pension system.

The IATWG shall also formulate and recommend draft legislation, as may be necessary, based on the results of the review.

The EO said all MUP agencies are directed to provide the necessary technical, administrative, and logistical support to the IATWG to facilitate a comprehensive review.

Within 90 days of the Order’s effectivity, the DBM must issue guidelines for its implementation, including updates to the base pay schedule and adjustments to the subsistence allowance.

Within 30 days from the effectivity of the EO, member-agencies of the IATWG and concerned MUP agencies shall designate their respective authorized representatives to participate in the review process. ǀ PND

Naglabas si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ng Executive Order 107 na nag-a-update sa base pay schedule at nagpapataas sa subsistence allowance para sa military at uniformed personnel (MUP).

Sa awtoridad ng Pangulo, pinirmahan ni Acting Executive Secretary Ralph Recto ang kautusan nitong Disyembre 3, na sasaklaw sa lahat ng militar sa ilalim ng Department of National Defense (DND) at uniformed personnel ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), at National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA).

“Given the prevailing economic circumstances, there is a need to update the base pay schedule and increase the subsistence allowance of MUP in recognition of their vital role in nation building, and in order to boost their morale and maintain a competent, committed, agile, and healthy workforce,” nakasaad sa EO No. 107.

Itinakda ng EO na ang updated base pay schedule para sa MUP ay ipapatupad sa tatlong yugto: ang unang bugso ay magsisimula sa Enero 1, 2026; ang ikalawa sa Enero 1, 2027; at ang ikatlo sa Enero 1, 2028.

Ayon sa kautusan, ang subsistence allowance para sa lahat ng MUP ay magiging PhP350 bawat araw simula Enero 1, 2026.

Nakasaad din sa EO na ang pondo para sa pagtaas ng base pay at subsistence allowance sa Fiscal Year 2026 ay magmumula sa available appropriations sa 2026 national budget at iba pang pinahihintulutang pinagkukunan, alinsunod sa mga pamantayan sa budgeting at auditing.

Ang mga kinakailangang pondo para sa pagsasaayos ng base pay para sa FY 2027 at 2028 at ang pagtaas ng subsistence allowance sa mga susunod na taon ay isasama sa taunang National Expenditure Program na isusumite sa Kongreso.

Nakasaad din sa EO na magtatatag ng Inter-Agency Technical Working Group (IATWG) na magsasagawa ng komprehensibong pagsusuri sa kasalukuyang MUP pension system. Ang IATWG ay binubuo ng mga kinatawan mula sa Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Department of Finance (DOF), Bureau of the Treasury, at Government Service Insurance System (GSIS).

Layunin ng komprehensibong pagsusuri sa MUP pension system na matiyak na magiging sustenable at makatarungan ang pension system.

Ang IATWG ay bubuo at magrerekomenda rin ng panukalang batas kung kinakailangan, batay sa resulta ng pagsusuri.

Ayon sa EO, inaatasan din ang lahat ng MUP agencies na magbigay ng kinakailangang teknikal, administratibo, at lohistikal na suporta sa IATWG upang maisakatuparan ang komprehensibong pagrepaso.

Sa loob ng 90 araw mula sa pagkapagtibay ng EO, kinakailangang maglabas ang DBM ng mga alituntunin para sa implementasyon nito, kabilang ang mga update sa base pay schedule at mga pagbabago sa subsistence allowance.

Sa loob naman ng 30 araw mula sa pagkapagtibay ng EO, ang mga member-agency ng IATWG at mga concerned MUP agency ay dapat magtalaga ng kanilang mga awtorisadong kinatawan upang makibahagi sa proseso ng pagrepaso. | PND

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered a base pay increase for military and uniformed personnel (MUP), citing the risks they face, including putting their lives on the line to save others.

“Nitong nagdaang taon at buwan, hinarap natin ang mga hamon ng kalikasan. Malalakas na bagyo, magkakasunod na lindol, pag-putok ng bulkan, at mga pagbaha,” said President Marcos in a video message on Wednesday.

“Sa gitna nito, naging matibay na sandigan ng bayan ang ating mga military at uniformed personnel o MUP,” the President added.

“Bilang pagkilala sa inyong walang sawang paglilingkod, dedikasyon, at husay, ating itataas ang base pay ng MUP,” the Commander-in-Chief announced.

President Marcos said the increase in base pay would include those in the military and uniformed personnel from the Department of National Defense (DND), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), and National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA).

The increase would be given in three tranches—on January 1, 2026; January 1, 2027; and January 1, 2028.

Aside from this, the subsistence allowance of all MUP shall be PhP350 per day, effective January 1, 2026.

President Marcos said the military and police have become a strong support for the nation, adding that while security threats may exist, the people remain safe thanks to their presence.

“Ang ating mga MUP ang unang sumasagot sa tawag ng tungkulin, kahit kaakibat nito ang mga banta sa kanilang kaligtasan,” the President said.

President Marcos added that, whether on land, at sea, or in the air, military and uniformed personnel never hesitate to risk their safety for the benefit of every Filipino.

The government, in turn, has a duty to protect those who protect the nation.

“Naniniwala ang Administrasyong ito na ang mga nagtatanggol sa bayan ay nararapat ring protektahan ng pamahalaan. Makatarungang sahod at sapat na suporta, ito ang handog ng sambayanan sa ating mga tagapagtanggol,” the President said. ǀ PND