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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1571
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1571 -
GRANTING INCENTIVE AND OTHER ALLOWANCES TO CERTAIN PERSONNEL OF THE
PHILIPPINE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR
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WHEREAS,
the Philippine Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) is the sole government
agency in the country charged with the responsibility of promoting and
advancing the peaceful uses of atomic energy; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, in the discharge of these duties, the Philippine Atomic Energy
Commission (PAEC) is directed to undertake the vital functions of
protecting public health and property from the detrimental effects of
nuclear radiations and safeguarding the health of the people through
the exercise of its licensing and regulatory responsibilities;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the Commission is committed to the goals of national
development particularly in the utilization of all available energy
sources including nuclear power;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the government has embarked on a nuclear power program
starting with the construction of the Philippine nuclear power plant;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, there is already an increasing demand for the services of
experienced and adequately trained nuclear scientists and technologists
in the various projects and activities related to the nuclear power
program; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, there is a shortage of nuclear-trained personnel in the
country and the Philippine Atomic Energy Commission has actually lost
many of its scientific and technical personnel in view of the low
salary being offered by the government;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, in order to accelerate the implementation of the nuclear power
program in the country it is necessary to augment the salaries of all
professional, scientific and technical men of the Philippine Atomic
Energy Commission on actively engaged in the various phases of the
nuclear power program in the form of monthly incentive allowance to
meet the high cost of living; and
WHEREAS, it is the duty of the government to provide sufficient
incentives for government workers performing vital scientific and
technical functions so as to encourage their stay in the service for
the good of the country.
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: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 1. All officials and professional, scientific
and technical personnel of the Philippine Atomic Energy Commission
actively engaged in the different activities related to the nuclear
power program shall receive monthly incentive allowance at rates in
accordance with the following categories:cralaw:red
(a) The PAEC Commissioner shall receive a commutable
monthly incentive allowance of P2,500 and reimbursable representation
and transportation expenses of P250 each per month;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(b) The Deputy Commissioner shall receive a
commutable monthly incentive allowance of P2,000 a month and
reimbursable representation and transportation expenses of P250 each
per month;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(c) All other professional, scientific and technical
personnel shall receive monthly commutable incentive allowances not
exceeding P1,500 a month but not less than P500 a month and
reimbursable representation and transportation expenses each not
exceeding P200 a month in accordance with graduated scales to be
established by the PAEC Commissioner.
Section 2. The PAEC Commissioner shall establish
guidelines in the determination of position and salary grouping
personnel entitled to these allowances and reimbursable expenses with
appropriate safeguards to insure equitable distribution of these
incentives.
Section 3. To carry out the provisions of this Decree
for the calendar year 1977, the sum of One Million Five Hundred
Thousand Pesos (P1,500,000.00) is hereby appropriated and released to
the Philippine Atomic Energy Commission from the President's Special
Activities Fund. Thereafter the same amount needed to carry out the
provisions of this Decree shall be provided from assessed contributions
of the National Power Corporation and the Energy Development Board in
the amounts of One Million Pesos (P1,000,000.00) and Five Hundred
Thousand Pesos (P500,000.00) respectively. The amounts to be
contributed by these agencies shall be included in their respective
annual budgets.
Section 4. All laws, rules and regulations in
contravention herewith are hereby modified or superseded accordingly.
Section 5. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
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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