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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 985
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 985 - A
DECREE REVISING THE POSITION CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SYSTEMS IN
THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, AND INTEGRATING THE SAME
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WHEREAS,
the Constitution provides for the standardization of compensation of
government officials and employees, including those in government-owned
or controlled corporations, taking into account the nature of the
responsibilities pertaining to and the qualifications required for, the
positions concerned;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the Integrated Reorganization Plan provides that a
comprehensive reexamination of the present classification and pay plans
be undertaken;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, it has been the policy of the national government to pay its
employees on the principle of "equal pay for substantially equal work"
and to base difference in pay among them in accordance with the
difficulty of their duties and responsibilities;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, to implement this policy, the Classification and Compensation
Plans were adopted and initially implemented by the national government
in 1957;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, no less than forty percent of the total national budget is
devoted to personal services costs and therefor it is of vital
necessary and importance to regulate and monitor the rate of increase
of this portion of the national government budget;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, disparities in pay among similar or comparable positions give
rise to dissension and dissatisfaction among government employees and
is inimical to sound public administration; and
WHEREAS, there has arisen a need to rationalize and further standardize
government salary scales as a result of salary disparities among
government agencies and corporations.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, and in order
to effect desired changes in the civil service, do hereby decree and
order the following reform measure: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 1. Title of the Decree. — This Decree shall
be known as "The Budgetary Reform Decree on Compensation and Position
Classification of 1976."
Section 2. Declaration of Policy. — It is hereby
declared to be the policy of the national government to provide equal
pay for substantially equal work and to base differences in pay upon
substantive differences in duties and responsibilities, and
qualification requirements of the positions. In determining rates of
pay, due regard shall be given to, among others, prevailing rates in
private industry for comparable work. For this purpose, there is hereby
established a system of compensation standardization and position
classification in the national government for all departments, bureaus,
agencies, and offices including government-owned or controlled
corporations and financial institutions: Provided, That notwithstanding
a standardized salary system established for all employees, additional
financial incentives may be established by government corporation and
financial institutions for their employees to be supported fully from
their corporate funds and for such technical positions as may be
approved by the President in critical government agencies.
Section 3. Definition of Terms. — As used in this
Decree, the following shall mean:cralaw:red
a. Actual Service — The period of time for which pay
has been received, excluding period covered by terminal leave.
b. Allocation — The act of assigning a position to
its proper class and salary grade.
c. Class (of position) — The basic unit of the
Position Classification System. A class consists of all those positions
in the system which are sufficiently similar as to (1) kind or subject
matter of work, (2) level of difficulty and responsibility, and (3) the
qualification requirements of the work, to warrant similar treatment in
personnel and pay administration.
d. Class Specification or Standards — A written
description of a class of position(s). It distinguishes the duties,
responsibilities and qualification requirements of positions in a given
class from those of other classes in the Position Classification System.
e. Classification — The act of arranging positions
according to broad occupational groupings and determining differences
of classes within each group.
f. Commission — Stands for the Budget Commission.
g. Compensation or Pay System — A system for
determining rates of pay for positions and employees based on equitable
principles to be applied uniformly to similar cases. It consists, among
others, of the Salary and Wage Schedules for all positions, and the
rules and regulations for its administration.
h. Grade — Includes all classes of positions which,
although different with respect to kind or subject matter of work, are
sufficiently equivalent as to level of difficulty and responsibility
and level of qualification requirements of the work to warrant the
inclusion of such classes of positions within one range of basic
compensation.
i. Immediate Supervisor — One who occupies the first
level of supervision over a subordinate and who assigns, directs,
supervises and reviews the work of the latter.
j. OCPC — Stands for the Office of Compensation and
Position Classification. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
k. Occupational Group — A group of classes of
positions in the same occupation or occupational area arranged by level
of difficulty and responsibility.
l. Part-Time Position — A set of duties and
responsibilities not requiring performance for the total number of
prescribed working hours per week, specified as normal for the
organization in which the position is located.
m. Position — A set of duties and responsibilities,
assigned or delegated by competent authority and performed by an
individual either on full-time or part-time basis. A position may be
filled or vacant.
n. Position Classification — The grouping of
positions into classes on the basis of similarity of kind and level of
work, and the determination of the relative worth of those classes of
positions.
o. Position Classification System — A system for
classifying positions by occupational groups, series and classes,
according to similarities or differences in duties and
responsibilities, and qualification requirements. It consists of (1)
classes and class specifications and (2) the rules and regulations for
its installation and maintenance and for the interpretation, amendment
and alternation of the classes and class specifications to keep pace
with the changes in the service and the positions therein.
p. Preparation Equivalent Rating — A rating of the
academic or educational preparation of an individual teacher with
equivalent for his training for professional growth and teaching
experience.
q. Reclassification or Reallocation — A change in the
classification of a position either as a result of a change in its
duties and responsibilities sufficient to warrant placing the position
in a different class, or as result of a reevaluation of a position
without a significant change in duties and responsibilities.
r. Salary or Wage Adjustment — A salary or wage
increase towards the minimum of the grade, or an increase from a
non-prescribed rate to a prescribed rate within the grade.
s. Salary or Wage Grade — The numerical place on the
salary or Wage Schedule representing multiple steps or rates which is
assigned to a class.
t. Salary or Wage Schedule — A numerical structure in
the Compensation System consisting of several grades, each grade with
multiple steps with a percentage differential throughout the pay table.
A classified position is assigned a corresponding grade in the Schedule.
u. Salary or Wage Step Increment — An increase in
salary or wage from one step to another step within the grade from the
minimum to maximum. Also known as within grade increase.
v. Series — Classes of positions in an occupational
group with similar specialized lines work that differ in the difficulty
of duties and responsibilities and are assigned different grades.
Section 4. Coverage. — The position classification
and compensation systems herein provided shall apply to all positions,
whether permanent, temporary or emergency in nature, on full or
part-time basis, now existing or hereafter created in the national
government, including government-owned or controlled corporations and
financial institutions. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
The term "national government shall include all departments, bureaus,
offices, boards, commissions, courts, tribunals, councils, authorities,
administration, centers, institutes and state colleges and
universities. The term "government-owned or controlled corporations and
financial institutions" shall include all corporations and financial
institutions owned or controlled by the national government, whether
such corporations and financial institutions perform governmental or
proprietary functions.
The Position Classification Compensation System shall not apply to
positions occupied by the following:cralaw:red
a. Elected officers and officers whose compensation
is fixed by the Constitution;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
b. Heads of Executive Departments and officials of
equivalent rank;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
c. Chiefs of Diplomatic Missions, Ministers and
Foreign Service Officers;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
d. Justices and Judges of the Judicial Department;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
e. Members of the Armed Forces;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
f. Heads and assistant heads of government-owned or
controlled corporations and financial institutions, including such
senior management and technical positions as may be determined by the
President of the Philippines;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
g. Heads of state universities and colleges;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
h. Positions embraced in the Career Executive
Services; and
i. Provincial, city, municipal and other local
government officials and employees. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 5. The Position and Classification System. —
The Position Classification System shall consist of (a) the
occupational groups and classes which may be defined in the class
specification to which the positions are to be allocated or
reallocated, and (b) the rules and regulations for its implementation
and administration.
Section 6. Modification of the Position
Classification System. — Any modification of the position
classification system shall be subject to the following standards:cralaw:red
a. That positions are to be classified on the basis
of their duties, responsibilities and qualification requirements;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
b. That new classes are to be created only when new
duties are found to exist; and
c. That classes may be created, abolished,
consolidated or divided as a result or organization, reorganization,
and/or substantial changes in work methods and duties.
Section 7. Preparation of Class Specifications. — The
Budget Commission shall prepare cases specifications or standards as
guide for allocating positions to their proper classes. In such
standards, the Commission shall (a) define the various classes of
positions that exist in the national government and in government-owned
or controlled corporations and financial institutions in terms of
duties, responsibilities and qualification requirements; and (b)
establish the official class titles. In the preparation of standards,
the Commission is authorized to make verification of, such inquiries
about the duties and responsibilities and qualification requirements of
positions as it may deem necessary for this purpose. The official class
titles so established shall be used for personnel, budget, and fiscal
purposes, without precluding the use of organizational or other titles
for internal administration, public convenience, law enforcement, or
similar purposes. The departments and agencies shall furnish
information for, and cooperate in, the preparation of such standards.
Such standards shall be published in the form as the Commission may
determine. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 8. Allocation and Reallocation of Positions.
— Subject to approval by the Commissioner of the Budget, the OCPC shall
have authority to (a) ascertain the facts as to the current duties,
responsibilities, and qualification requirements of any position; (b)
place in an appropriate class any position coming under this Decree;
(c) change the allocation of a position from one class to another class
whenever the facts warrant. The OCPC shall certify to the department or
agency concerned action taken under (b) and (c) of this Section. Such
certification shall be binding on administrative, certifying, payroll,
disbursing, accounting and auditing officers of the national
government, including government-owned or controlled corporations and
financial institutions.
Section 9. Maintenance of Class Specifications or
Standards. — The Commission shall bring class specifications or
standards up-to-date. From time to time, and after consultation with
the departments and agencies to the extent deemed necessary, the
Commission may revise supplement or abolish existing standards, or
prepare new standards, so that as nearly as practicable, positions
existing at any given time within the service will be covered by
current published standards.
Section 10. The Compensation Systems. — The
Compensation System consists of (a) a Salary Schedule; (b) a Wage
Schedule; (c) policies relating to allowances, bonuses, pension plans,
and other benefits accruing to employees covered; and (d) the rules and
regulations which are herein provided, including those which may be
promulgated thereafter for its administration. The Salary or Wage
Schedules shall each consist of twenty-eight grades, with eight
prescribed steps within each grade. Each grade represents a level of
work difficulty and responsibility which distinguishes it from other
grades in the Schedule. Each class of position in the Position
Classification System provided under this Decree shall be assigned a
salary or wage grade. The Salary and Wage Schedules shall be
administered in accordance with the rules provided in this Decree.
Section 11. The Salary Schedule. — The following
Salary Schedule shall be used for positions that are paid on the annual
or monthly rate basis:cralaw:red
The Salary Schedule
Salary 1st 2nd
3rd 4th 5th
6th 7th 8th
Grade Step Step
Step Step Step
Step Step Step
1 P3432 P3612
P3792 P6984
P4188 P4404 P4632
P4860
2 3792 3984
4188 4404 4632
4860 5112 5376
3 4188 4404
4632 4860 5112
5376 5640 5928
4 4632 4860
5112 5376 5640
5928 6240 6552
5 5112 5376
5640 5928 6240
6552 6888 7236
6 5640 5928
6240 6552 6888
7236 7608 7992
7 6240 6552
6888 7236 7608
7992 8400 8832
8 6888 7236
7608 7992 8400
8832 9288 9756
9 7608 7992
8400 8832 9288
9756 10260
10776
10 8400 8832
9288 9756
10260 10776 11328
11904
11 9288 9756
10260 10776
11328 11904 12516
13152
12 10260 10776
11328 11904
12516 13152 13824
14532
13 11328 11904
12516 13152
13824 14532 15264
16044
14 12516 13152
13824 14532
15264 16044 16860
17724
15 13824 14532
15264 16044
16860 17724 18636
19584
16 15264 16044
16860 17724
18636 19584 20580
21624
17 16860 17724
18636 19584
20580 21624 22728
23892
18 18636 19584
20580 21624
22728 23892 25116
26388
19 20580 21624
22728 23892
25116 26388 27732
29148
20 22728 23892
25116 26388
27732 29146 30624
32184
21 25116 26388
27732 29148
30624 32184 33816
35532
22 27732 29148
30624 32184
33816 35532 37344
39240
23 30624 32184
33816 35532
37344 39240 41232
43332
24 33816 35532
37344 39240
41232 43332 45540
47856
25 37344 39240
41232 43332
45540 47856 50292
52848
26 41232 43332
45540 47856
50292 52848 55536
58368
27 45540 47856
50292 52848
55536 58368 61344
64476
28 50292 52848
55536 58368
61344 64476 67764
71220
All salaries in the Salary Schedule are expressed as annual rates in
pesos and present full compensation for full-time employment in a
forty-hour work week regardless of where the work is performed, unless
otherwise indicated. When the established work week is other than forty
hours, compensation may be adjusted proportionately. Compensation for
services rendered on a part-time basis shall be adjusted
proportionately.
Section 12. The Wage Schedule. — The following Wage
Schedule, which consists of twenty-eight grades computed on a 56-hour
work week or 2,912-hour year, shall be used as the hiring wage for
positions paid on the daily or hourly rate basis:cralaw:red
Wage Schedule
Wage 1st 2nd
3rd 4th 5th
6th 7th 8th
Grade Step Step
Step Step Step
Step Step Step
1 P9.43 P9.92
P10.42 P10.94
P11.50 P12.10 P12.72
P13.34
2 10.42 10.94
11.50 12.10
12.72 13.34 14.04
14.77
3 11.50 12.10
12.72 13.34
14.04 14.77 15.49
16.28
4 12.72 13.34
14.04 14.77
15.49 16.28 17.14
18.00
5 14.04 14.77
15.49 16.28
17.14 18.00 18.92
19.87
6 15.49 16.28
17.14 18.00
18.92 19.87 20.90
21.95
7 17.14 18.00
18.92 19.87
20.90 21.95 23.07
24.26
8 18.92 19.87
20.90 21.95
23.07 24.26 25.21
26.80
9 20.90 21.95
23.07 24.26
25.51 26.80 28.18
29.60
10 23.07 24.26
25.51 26.80
28.18 29.60 31.12
32.70
11 25.51 26.80
28.18 29.60
31.12 32.70 34.38
36.38
12 28.18 29.60
31.12 32.70
34.38 36.13 37.98
39.92
13 31.12 32.70
34.38 36.13
37.98 39.92 41.93
44.07
14 34.38 36.13
37.98 39.92
41.93 44.07 46.31
48.69
15 37.98 39.92
41.93 44.07
46.31 48.69 51.19
53.80
16 41.93 44.07
46.31 48.69
51.19 53.80 56.54
59.40
17 46.31 48.69
51.19 53.80
56.54 62.40 62.43
65.63
18 51.19 53.80
56.54 59.40
62.43 65.63 69.00
72.49
19 56.54 59.40
62.43 65.63
69.00 72.49 76.18
80.07
20 62.43 65.63
69.00 72.49
76.18 80.07 84.13
88.42
21 69.00 72.49
76.18 80.07
84.13 88.42 92.90
97.61
22 76.18 80.07
84.13 83.42
92.90 97.61 102.59
107.80
23 84.13 88.42
92.90 97.61
102.59 107.80 113.27
119.04
24 92.90 97.61
102.59 107.80
113.27 119.04 125.10
131.47
25 102.59
107.80 113.27 119.04
125.10 131.47
138.16 145.18
26 113.27
119.04 125.10 131.47
138.16 145.18
152.57 160.34
27 125.10
131.47 138.16 145.18
152.57 160.34
168.52 177.13
28 138.16
145.18 152.57 160.34
168.52 177.13
186.16 195.66
The daily wages represent full compensation for full- time employment
in an 8-hour working day, regardless of where the work is performed
unless otherwise indicated, with Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays being
paid only if worked days.
Section 13. Modification of the Salary and Wage
Schedule. — The Salary Schedule and the Wage Schedule shall be revised
periodically subject to the approval of the President, in relation to
(a) the level of salaries and wages and employee benefits currently
prevailing in private industry for comparable work, (b) changes in the
basic work week or (c) changes in the Minimum Wage Law.
Section 14. The Salary System for Teaching Position.
— The salary grade of a teacher shall be determined in accordance with
the following:cralaw:red
a. "The Teacher's Preparation Pay Schedule" shall be
prepared by the Commission in consultation with the Department of
Education and Culture. Under this System, the teacher's academic or
educational preparation, teaching experience in both private and public
schools, and extra-curricular activities for professional growth, shall
be considered in pursuance of the principle "equal pay for equal
training and experience".
b. The Department of Education and Culture in
consultation with the Commission shall establish "equivalents" to the
basic preparation prerequisites and define the "areas of equivalents"
and their corresponding units or points: Provided, That the existing
equivalents and areas of equivalents shall be used until modified.
c. The Preparation Equivalent Rating for each teacher
shall be evaluated by the Department of Education and Culture on the
basis of evidence presented, and in order to encourage continued
professional growth and provide adequate recognition of experience, the
said ratings shall be evaluated periodically or as often as they are
reported.
d. The Budget Commission, in coordination and
consultation with the Department of Education and Culture and the Civil
Service Commission may, when future needs require, modify, change or
otherwise improve on the salary system herein established for the
teaching and closely related occupations. Any change that may be made
as provided herein established for the teaching and closely related
occupations. Any change that may be made as provided herein shall
become part of the implementing rules of this Decree to be issued by
the Budget Commission upon prior approval by the President.
Section 15. Compensation Rules. — Subject to the
availability of funds, the foregoing Salary and Wage Schedules shall be
administered according to the following principles and rules:cralaw:red
a. Hiring Rates — Except as provided below, the first
step in the grade for a given class shall be the hiring rate.
(1) If an employee previously received a salary in
the government service under a duly approved appointment which is
higher than the minimum of the grade allocation of his position he may
be appointed at the next higher step to his previous salary but not
exceeding the salary step below the salary of his immediate supervisor.
(2) If an is promoted from one class to another
having an overlapping salary grade, he shall be entitled to the step
next above that at which he was paid in the lower class.
(3) If found strongly justified after proper study
and recommendation of the OCPC, the Commissioner of the Budget may
approved hiring at such rates of compensation, including such
allowances as may be considered appropriate, of persons possessing
exceptional qualification and/or expertise that are considered in short
supply and which are critically needed.
b. Pay Reduction — If an employee is moved from a
higher to a lower class, he shall not suffer a reduction in salary
except where his current salary is higher than the maximum step of the
new class in which case he shall be paid the maximum: Provided, That
such movement is not the result of a disciplinary action.
c. Step Increments — Subject to certification by the
head of agency that the employee's services are satisfactory, the
employee shall be adjusted to the second step after one year at the
first step, to the third step after one year at the second step, to the
fourth step after one year at the third step, to the fifth step after
two years at the fourth step, to the sixth step after two years at the
time fifth step, to the seventh step after two years at the sixth step,
and to the eight step after two years at the seventh step. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
d. Status of Appointment — Any provision of law to
the contrary notwithstanding, all salary or wage adjustments to the
minimum and within grade increments shall be paid to the employee
irrespective of his civil service eligibility and shall not affect the
status of his appointment.
Section 16. Compensation Committees. — Subject to the
approval of the President, compensation committees may be created under
the leadership of the Commissioner of the Budget whose purposes shall
be to recommend on compensation standards, policies, rules and
regulations that shall apply to critical government agencies, including
those of government-owned or controlled corporations and financial
institutions. For purposes of compensation standardization,
corporations may be grouped into financial institutions, industrial,
commercial, service or development corporations. The OCPC shall provide
secretariat assistance to the compensation committees, and shall be
responsible for implementing and enforcing all compensation policies,
rules and regulations adopted. Salary expenditures in all agencies of
the national government, including those of the government-owned or
controlled corporations and financial institutions shall conform to
policies to be laid down by the Budget Commission in consultation with
the heads of the agencies and corporations concerned and which
policies, upon prior approval by the President, shall be monitored and
implemented through its Office of Compensation and Position
Classification.
Section 17. Powers and Functions. — The Budget
Commission, principally through the OCPC shall, in addition to those
provided under the Sections of this Decree, have the following powers
and functions: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
a. Administer the compensation and position
classification systems of the national government, including such
modified classification and compensation system or systems as may be
indicated for critical government agencies, government-owned or
controlled corporations and financial institutions, and revise them as
necessary;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
b. Define each grade in the salary or wage schedule
which shall be used as a guide in placing positions to their
appropriate classes and grades;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
c. Keep on a current basis the proper relationships
of the classes of positions under the Position Classification System;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
d. Conduct periodic surveys of departments and
agencies to ascertain the facts as to the duties, responsibilities, and
qualification requirements of positions therein;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
e. Conduct salary and wage surveys in private
industry to determine prevailing rates of pay for comparable work in
the government;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
f. Certify classification actions and changes in
class or grade of positions whenever the facts warrant, such
certifications to be binding on administrative, certifying, payroll,
disbursing, accounting and auditing officers of the national government
and government-owned or controlled corporations and financial
institutions;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
g. Provide the required criteria and guidelines, in
consultation with agency heads as may be deemed necessary and subject
to the approval of the Commissioner of the Budget, for the grant of all
types of allowances and additional forms of compensation to employees
in all agencies of the government; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
h. Monitor, gather, compile and evaluate statistical
data in government agencies, including compensation policies and
procedures, to derive total cost of personal services in the
government, including those in government corporation financial
institutions and local governments;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
i. Promulgate rules and regulations for the
implementation of the provisions of this Decree which, upon approval by
the Commissioner of the Budget shall be known as Budget Commission
Rules and Regulations on Compensation and Position Classification;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
j. Advise and assist insofar as possible provincial,
municipal and other local governments on position classification and
compensation matters; and
k. Perform such other functions as may be provided by
law.
Section 18. General Guidelines and Standards. — The
following guidelines and standards shall be complied with:cralaw:red
a. The head of a department or agency shall assign to
the incumbent of a position the duties and responsibilities which were
used as the basis for the classification of the position. The incumbent
of a position must perform the duties and responsibilities of the
position as classified.
b. If upon audit the OCPC finds that an officer or
employee is not performing the duties and responsibilities of the
position as classified, the Director of the OCPC shall inform the head
of the department or agency concerned who shall institute the necessary
remedial measures in accordance with existing laws, rules and
regulations.
c. Non-performance by an incumbent of the authorized
duties and responsibilities of his position by reason of inability or
incompetence on his part to carry out the same shall not be a valid
basis for a reclassification of the position. Likewise, temporary work
assignments shall not be a valid basis for a reclassification of the
position.
d. Reclassification of a position may be effected
only when there is a substantial change in its duties and
responsibilities and upon the certification of the Department head in
agencies of the national government of the head of a government-owned
or controlled corporation and financial institution and or state
university or college that such new duties and responsibilities are
regular and permanent in nature.
e. No position covered by the Compensation and
Position Classification System shall be filled unless the same shall
have been classified first by the Budget Commission and the agency
concerned notified of such classification.
Section 19. Release of Funds for Personal Services. —
The Budget Commission is hereby authorized to release only such amounts
as is necessary to defray the cost for salaries and wages of personnel
of an agency which shall be based on rates determined for positions in
the agency by the OCPC and approved by the Commissioner of the Budget.
Section 20. Implementing Agency. — The provisions of
this Decree shall be determined by the Budget Commission with the
assistance of its Office of Compensation and Position Classification
(OCPC), formerly designated as the Wage and Position Classification
Office (WAPCO).
Section 21. Transitory Provisions. — The Budget
Commission shall place all positions in their appropriate classes and
grades within 180 days from the promulgation of this Decree. For this
purpose, each agency covered by the Compensation and Position
Classification System provided in this Decree shall submit to the OCPC
within 90 days from the promulgation of this Decree all documents, data
and information necessary in the placing of positions in their
appropriate classes and grades.
Upon the initial implementation of this Decree, and subject to the
availability of funds, the payment of salaries and wages shall be in
accordance with the following provisions:cralaw:red
a. An officer or employee whose current salary is
below the minimum of the salary grade proposed for his class of work
shall have his salary raised to the minimum;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
b. An officer or employee whose current salary is
between the steps of the salary grade proposed for his class of his
work shall have his salary raised to the next higher step but shall not
exceed the maximum of the grade; and
c. An officer or employee whose current salary
coincides with any of the steps, equals or exceeds the maximum step of
the salary grade proposed for his class of work, shall continue to
receive his present salary.
Section 22. Effectivity of Implementation. — The
compensation or pay system provided for in this Decree shall be
implemented with the issuance of the appropriate rules and regulations
by the Budget Commission.
Section 23. Repealing and Separability Clauses. — Any
and all laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations or parts
thereof inconsistent with this Decree are hereby repealed and/or
modified accordingly. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
If for any reason, any section or provision of this Decree is declared
to be unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions
thereof which are not affected thereby, shall continue in full force
and effect.
Section 24. Effectivity. — This Decree shall take
effect upon the approval.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 22nd day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-six.
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