MANILA, Philippines鈥昑he nation鈥檚 police personnel just got a powerful ally which will push for an increase in their salary.
During her speech before policemen in the Quezon City Police District鈥檚 Women鈥檚 Month celebration on Monday, presidential sister and TV personality Kris Aquino said that she is supporting a proposed legislation filed by Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV advocating for an increased salary for the men and women in the police force.
She even said that she would lobby the bill鈥檚 passage to her brother, President Benigno Aquino III.
鈥淢agtulungan tayo, mangungulit po ako na sana ma-convince si PNoy sa Bill ni Senator (Antonio) Trillanes, or at least mag-meet halfway sila sa mga increase na pino-propose, sa kung hanggang saan kaya ng bulsa ng gubyerno,鈥� Aquino said.
(Let鈥檚 help each other. I will help in convincing PNoy to approve Senator (Antonio) Trillanes IV鈥檚 bill, or at least to meet halfway to implement the increase they are proposing yet still considering the capacity of the government鈥檚 coffers.)
She said that she has the right to lobby for the salary increase as she has paid more than P50 million in income taxes to the government.
鈥淧wede naman po akong mag-lobby dahil higit sa 50 million pesos po ang 2014 income tax ko. May ambag naman po ako sa pondo ng gubyerno,鈥� the actress said in jest.
(I can lobby because I paid more than P50 million for my 2014 income tax. I contributed to the government coffers.)
Under Senate Bill 1689 or the 鈥淪alary Standardization Law 4鈥� authored by Trillanes, the following are the proposed salaries for each police officer: Police Officer 1: P27,800, Police Inspector: P62,800, Senior Police Officer: P67,800.
The actress reiterated that she is lobbying for the 鈥渉eroes鈥� of the country.
鈥淜ung ang ila-lobby ko ay para sa ating mga bayani na nagsasakripisyo ng buhay nila para sa ating bansa, para mabigyan ng magandang suweldo at kinabukasan hindi lang para sa kanila pati ang kanilang pamilya, okay 鈥榶un,鈥� she added.
(If I am lobbying for our heroes who are sacrificing their lives in service to the country, to give them a better salary and better future for them and their families, I am okay with that.)
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