WHEREAS,
the importance of the Foreign Service as the major instrument of the
Government in the protection and advancement of the country's interest
abroad has greatly increased, especially at this time when the
government is particularly engaged in development
diplomacy; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, it is necessary that personnel of the Foreign Service be
provided with adequate financial means to be able to represent the
country not only effectively but also in a manner worthy of the esteem
and respect of the country to which they are accredited;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the tremendous rise in the cost of living resulting from the
worldwide economic inflation and the recent energy crisis has
considerably reduced the value of the present salaries of Foreign
Service personnel;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of
the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the
Constitution, do hereby decree as follows:cralaw:red
Section 1. The provisions of existing laws to the
contrary notwithstanding, the positions in the Department of Foreign
Affairs shall be classified according to the following schedule of
classes and rates: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Chief of Mission, Class I P37,344
Class II 35,532
Career Minister 27,732
Senior Foreign Affairs Adviser 27,732
Foreign Service Officer, Class I 23,892
22,728
21,624
Foreign Affairs Adviser 20,580
Foreign Service Officer, Class II 20,580
19,584
18,636
Foreign Service Officer, Class III 17,724
16,860
16,044
Foreign Service Officer, Class IV 15,264
14,532
13,824
Foreign Service Staff, Officer I 13,824
13,152
12,516
Foreign Service Staff, Officer II 12,516
11,904
11,328
Foreign Service Staff, Officer III 10,776
10,260
9,756
Foreign Service Staff, Employee I 9,288
8,832
8,400
Foreign Service Staff, Employee II 7,992
7,608
7,236
Foreign Service Staff, Employee III 6,240
5,928
5,640
Section 2. Positions not falling under the above
classes will also be subject to the existing WAPCOA Classification and
Pay Plans. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 3. These salary increases shall be
implemented in accordance with a timetable and such rules and
regulations as may be approved by the President.
Done in the City of Manila this
18th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-six.
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