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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1123
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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1123 -
ACROSS-THE-BOARD INCREASE OF EMERGENCY ALLOWANCE FOR PRIVATE SECTOR AND
INCREASE SALARIES FOR PUBLIC SECTOR
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WHEREAS, it
is the policy of the State under the New Society to protect wages,
incomes and employment against the erosion of imported as well as
domestic inflation;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, in the pursuit of this policy the Government has subsidized
wage goods, controlled the prices of essential commodities, and
provided the workers with emergency allowance under PD 525, 13th month
pay under PD 851, new minimum wages under PD 928 and 10 paid legal
holidays under PD 442;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, recent oil price increases and other inflationary factors have
caused new difficulties to the workers, especially the lowest-income
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, by virtue of the powers vested
in me by the Constitution, do hereby decree the following:cralaw:red
Section 1. In the Private Sector. — In the private
sector, an across-the-board increase of sixty pesos (P60.00) in
emergency allowance as provided in PD 525 shall be paid by all
employers to their employees effective 1 May 1977. Accordingly, the
monthly emergency allowance under PD 525 is hereby amended as follows:cralaw:red
a) For workers being paid P50.00 — P110
b) For workers being paid P30.00 — P90
c) For workers being paid P15.00 — P75
Section 2. In the Public Sector. — Effective 1 May
1977, an across-the-board salary increase of ten per cent (10%) shall
be paid to all employees of the Government receiving a monthly salary
of not more than P600.
Section 3. Report on Compliance. — All private
employers shall report compliance with this Decree to the Labor
Statistics Service of the Department of Labor in Manila, furnishing a
copy thereof to the nearest Department of Labor Regional Office.
Section 4. The Secretary of Labor and the
Commissioner of the Budget shall issue appropriate rules and
regulations to implement this Decree for their respective sectors.
Under such rules and regulations, distressed employers whether public
or private may be exempted while in such condition in the interest of
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Section 5. This Decree shall take effect on 1 May
1977.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 21st day of April, nineteen hundred and seventy-seven.
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