Philippine president to increased her salary 100%

Wow that was fast! Well I think salary of 60k per month is an equivalent salary of a president or an executive in a private corporation. With the responsibilities of a president I think the president deserves for an increase. But, I think she just done it at the wrong time in her present administration. She was not able to tackle many issues thrown against her and now she is asking for an increase. It is a valid but ridiculous move on her part to really ask for an increase in her salary in the middle of an economic problem we are facing right now. But an increase of salary is indeed needed for a deservicng president.

really?! i havent heard of that news.. she doesnt have any need for her salary.. she's provided food and she has a lot of money from other influential people asking favors from her.. argh.. you know the philippine politics is never clean.. i dont know.. i dont think it's the right time for her to ask for a salary increase.. other families need the increase more than her..or her family for that matter.. when can the philippines get a president who will really help the people?

If you can forget for a minute who is sitting as President, the proposal to increase the President's salary is justified considering how small it actually is in relation to her responsibilities. The salary scale in government for elected officials failed to take into account that they will be sitting like CEOs in large corporations, in this case: The Republic of the Philippines. Many years ago, congressmen were being asked to rationalize why the salaries of elected officials should be increased, and it was easy to support this because there are some mid-level managers in multinationals who earn more than the president, which is pathetic. They reasoned that if they earned more, then the incidence of corruption PROBABLY would not be as much. Back to reality... knowing how TIWALI they are now, it is of course appalling when you hear that their salaries will be increased a hundred percent. But also bear in mind, that they cannot benefit from the increase now because incumbents who pass the law are barred from enjoying this.

As I have heard it from the news , they plan to this to also increase the salary of those below her. Since she is the highest paid in the government, raising her salary will also raise the salary of the government employee below her. That is how I heard it, or am I just dreaming about it

Increasing her salary?thats too much......she almost spend the money of the people.....GRRRRRRRR........

Yeah sure!!!! But to correct you the income that they declared are the ones that they got from their legal salary. And all of us are already shaking our heads. But what more if we try to check all of her "other" incomes. Maybe we'll be blown away how much she have sucked in to her pockets, by the way her sons who are also in the government service have also earned big this term.

arroyo is insane... is she nuts? increasing her salary on 100 percent while people suffer? omg she might be out of her mind.. many filipino people is not eating well.. why don't just she give away the increase on those people who need increase in their salary in order for those workers to save more and let their family eat 3 times a day...