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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1493
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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1493 -
INCREASING THE SALARIES OF MINISTERS IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
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WHEREAS,
there has been a continuous increase in the salaries of the Career
Executive Service Officials to maximize efficiency and to enable them
to cope with increasing costs of living;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the salary of each Member of the Interim Batasang Pambansa is
P60,000 per annum pursuant to Section 8 (l), Article VIII of the New
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WHEREAS, the present salary of a Minister in the Executive Branch of
the National Government in the amount of P50,000 per annum is no longer
realistic as each Minister is not only performing the functions of his
Ministry but also legislative functions as Member of the Batasang
Pambansa.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
order and decree the following:cralaw:red
Section 1. The salary of each Member of the Cabinet
in the Executive Branch of the National Government or position of
equivalent rank as may be declared by the Prime Minister is hereby
fixed at seventy-five thousand pesos (P75,000.00) per annum.
Section 2. There is hereby appropriated out of any
funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated such sums as
may be necessary to pay the salary increase provided for in Section 1
hereof.
Section 3. This Decree shall take effect on June 11,
1978.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 11th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-eight.
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