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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1136
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1136 -
PROVIDING FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, POSITION
CLASSIFICATION AND SALARY ADMINISTRATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND FOR
THE CREATION OF A JOINT COMMISSION ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL
ADMINISTRATION
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WHEREAS,
there is an imperative and urgent need to upgrade personnel
administration in local governments to ensure their effectiveness for
meaningful development and progress in nation building;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, position classification and salary administration has been
long recognized and accepted as necessary managerial tools to promote
work efficiency, to delineate duties and responsibilities, to preclude
the proliferation of unnecessary positions, to prevent pay inequities,
to facilitate the budgeting process and the preparation of more
informative, realistic and meaningful personnel programs, and to
enhance the development of a career-oriented, motivated, responsive and
stable corps of employees in the local government service;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the Constitution provides for the standardization of salaries
of government officials and employees taking into account the nature of
the responsibilities pertaining to, and the qualifications required
for, the positions concerned;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the salary rates of Provincial, City and Municipal officials
fixed by law under Republic Act Numbers 4477, 6414 and/or other salary
laws are already outmoded, are no longer adequate to cope with the
rising cost of living, and have not kept up with rates in the national
government and in the private sector;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the basic concepts underlying position classification and
salary standardization have not been carried to practical application
in the local government service although the need therefor has long
been acknowledged;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
decree and order:cralaw:red
Section 1. Title of the Decree. — This Decree shall
be known as "The Local Government Personnel Administration and
Compensation Plans Decree of 1977."
Section 2. Declaration of Policy. — It is hereby
declared to be the policy of the State to promote the efficiency,
effectiveness and integrity of the local government personnel service,
by encouraging local governments to adopt rational personnel policy and
position classification and compensation plans, based on the principle
of equal pay for substantially equal work, and on the need to recognize
differences in pay arising from substantive differences in duties,
responsibilities and qualification requirements. In determining rates,
of pay, due regard shall be given to the class and financial capability
of the province, city or municipality and to prevailing rates for
comparable work in private industry within the locality.
Section 3. Creation of a Joint Commission. — To
formulate and coordinate policies on local government personnel policy
and on position classification and salary plans and to implement the
provisions of this Decree, there is hereby created a Joint Commission
on Local Government Personnel Administration, hereinafter referred to
as the Joint Commission. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 4. Composition and Functions of the Joint
Commission. — The Joint Commission shall be composed of the Secretary
of Local Government and Community Development as Chairman and the
Secretary of Finance, the Commissioner of the Budget and the Chairman
of the Civil Service Commission as members. A fifth member shall be a
provincial governor to present the viewpoint of local governments who
shall be appointed by, and who shall serve at the pleasure of the
President. The Joint Commission shall serve as the principal
coordinating body for agencies with direct responsibilities for local
government supervision, budgeting, personnel administration, position
classification and salary administration, and shall be responsible for
the formulation of policies affecting personnel administration,
position classification and salary and compensation plans for local
governments, the evaluation of petitions of local government units for
approval of their respective position classification and compensation
plans, final approval of local position classification and compensation
plans, and general supervision of personnel administration in local
governments. The Joint Commission may issue Circulars for the
promulgation of rules, regulations, and guidelines to implement the
provisions of this Decree. The Circulars shall be signed by the members
thereof or their duly authorized representatives. The Joint Commission
shall be assisted by such Technical Committees, as may be necessary.
The composition and functions of these Technical Committees shall be
determined by the Joint Commission.
Section 5. Secretariat of the Joint Commission. — The
Department of Local Government and Community Development, through the
Office of the Secretary, shall serve as Secretariat to the Joint
Commission, shall handle its correspondence and shall prepare the
agenda for its meetings. To carry out these responsibilities, an
initial amount of five hundred thousand Pesos (P500,000.00) is hereby
appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise
appropriated. Thereafter, funds sufficient to fully carry out the
objectives of the Joint Commission shall be appropriated every fiscal
year in the General Appropriation Law.
Section 6. Responsibilities of the National Agencies
Represented on the Joint Commission. — The agencies comprising the
Joint Commission, shall have the following responsibilities: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
1. Department of Local Government and Community
Development. — Prescribe model organization and staffing patterns for
local government units, encourage the use of position classification
and salary plans in local governments, initiate and/or conduct related
training courses.
2. Department of Finance. — Determine the fiscal
capacity of the local governments to carry out the proposed
compensation and salary plans and review local government budgets to
ensure that the expenditures for personal services are in conformity
with approved position classification and compensation plans.
3. Budget Commission. — Through the Office of
Compensation and Position Classification, furnish technical assistance
to local governments in the development, implementation and
administration of position classification and compensation and salary
plans, and assist in the training of local government personnel to
enable them to administer and maintain such plans. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
4. Civil Service Commission. — Responsible for
matters dealing with certification of eligibility, examination,
appointments, promotions, performance evaluation, disciplinary action
and such other personnel activities as defined in pertinent laws, rules
and regulations.
The Joint Commission shall sponsor training courses for local officials
under the leadership of the Department of Local Government and
Community Development and the Civil Service Commission: Provided, That
expertise for technical aspects of the training courses shall be drawn
from the implementing agencies concerned, particularly among the
members agencies of the Joint Commission.
Section 7. Coverage. — The salary plan provided in
Section 8 of this Decree shall apply to the positions of Provincial
Governor and City Mayor; Provincial/City Administrator; Provincial/City
Assessor, Engineer, Health Officer, and Development Coordinator;
Assistant Provincial/City Agriculturist, Assessor, Engineer, Health
Officer, Treasurer, and Kalihim ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan/Panlungsod:
Municipal Mayor; Municipal Treasurer, Assessor, Health Officer,
Engineer and Development Officer; and Assistant Municipal Treasurer,
Attorney, Development Officer; and Kalihim ng Sangguniang Bayan; and
the position classification and salary plans shall apply to all other
positions in the City or Provincial service, whether such positions are
permanent or temporary, except those occupied by: (a) officials whose
compensation are fixed in the Constitution, Presidential Decree and
other laws; and (b) officials and employees who are under the direct
supervision and control of the National Government or its agencies, and
who are paid wholly or partially from national funds. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 8. Maximum Salary Rates for Provincial, City
and Municipal Officials. — The annual salaries of the officials
referred to in Section 7 hereof shall be equated to those of the Career
Executive Service in accordance with the schedule indicated below and
in Section 9, which shall be understood as the maximum rates that may
be authorized by Joint Commission: Provided, that local governments
which do not have adequate or sufficient funds shall only partially
implement the established rates as may be approved by the Joint
Commission: Provided, further, that any partial implementation shall be
uniform and proportionate for all positions in each local government
unit or as may otherwise be approved by the Joint Commission: Provided,
further, That the rates specified herein for local officials shall be
automatically revised in accordance with any modification of the rates
for Career Executive Service Officers as may be subsequently approved:
and Provided, finally, that the Joint Commission shall determine the
maximum salary rates for officials of provinces/cities/municipalities
classified as other than I-A and the position classification and
maximum salary rates for positions other than those listed in this
Section.
Position of Local Official
CESO Rank
Governor/city mayor of class I-A II
Provincial/City Administrator, Assessor,
Engineer, Health Officer, and Treasurer III
Provincial/City Development
Coordinator, Attorney/Legal Officer, and
Agriculturist III
Assistant Provincial/City Agriculturist,
Assessor, Engineer, Health Officer,
Treasurer and Kalihim ng Sangguniang
Panlalawigan/Panlungsod IV
Municipal Mayor of Class I-A municipality IV
Municipal Treasurer, Assessor, Engineer,
and Health Officer V
Assistant Municipal Treasurer, Approximately
Kalihim ng Sangguniang Bayan, one rank lower
Attorney, Development Officer than a CESO
Rank V
Section 9. Salary Schedule for Officials of Cities in
Metropolitan Manila. — The salary Schedule for officials of the Cities
of Manila, Quezon, Pasay and Caloocan shall be as follows: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Position of Local Official CESO RANK
Manila
City Administrator, Assessor, Engineer,
Health Officer and Treasurer II
Assistant City Assessor, Engineer, Health
Officer and Treasurer III
Cities of Quezon, Pasay and Caloocan
City Administrator, Assessor, Engineer,
Health Officer and Treasurer III
Assistant City Assessor, Engineer, Health
Officer and Treasurer IV
Section 10. Rules for the Implementation of the
Salary Schedules for Provincial, City and Municipal Officials. — The
Salary Schedules prescribed in Section 8 and 9 hereof shall be
implemented for local government units as may be approved by the Joint
Commission in accordance with policies and guidelines issued by the
President: Provided, That the specific rates of pay shall be determined
on the basis of the following guidelines: (a) The hiring rates of a
first class province, city or municipal official shall be 80% of the
hiring rate of the equivalent CESO position: (b) The hiring rate of
other classes of provincial, city or municipal officials shall be 90%
of the hiring rate of the next preceding class; (c) For the mayors of
the cities of Manila, Quezon, Pasay and Caloocan, the rates shall be
determined as follows: Mayor of Manila — not exceeding 90% of the
Salary of the Secretary of an Executive Department and Mayor of Quezon
City/Pasay City/Caloocan City — not exceeding 85% of the salary of the
Secretary of an Executive Department: Provided, further, that the Joint
Commission may adopt such policies and salary rates needed to cope with
any transitional problems, including those pertaining to positions and
officials currently receiving rates in excess of the amounts approved
under this Decree. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 11. Interim Rates for Cities in Metropolitan
Manila. — The Salary rates herein prescribed for the Cities of Manila,
Quezon, Pasay, Caloocan and the municipalities within the Metropolitan
Manila area as defined under P.D. 824 shall prevail until such time as
the Metropolitan Manila Commission and the Joint Commission shall have
prescribed a salary schedule and position classification and salary
plans for the cities and municipalities within Metropolitan Manila.
Section 12. Repealing Clause. — All laws, acts,
decrees, administrative orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof,
including portions of the City Charters inconsistent with the
provisions of this Decree, are hereby repealed, and or modified
accordingly. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 13. Effectivity. — This Decree shall take
effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 5th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-seven.
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