ADOPTING THE FIRST TRANCHE OF THE MODIFIED SALARY SCHEDULE OF CIVILIAN PERSONNEL AND BASE PAY SCHEDULE OF MILITARY AND UNIFORMED PERSONNEL IN THE GOVERNMENT, AS WELL AS THE MODI…
4, s. 2009, authorizes the President of the Philippines to modify the
existing Compensation and Position Classification System of civilian
personnel and the Base Pay Schedule of military and uniformed personnel;
WHEREAS, said authority shall be exercised in accordance with the
governing principles, coverage and particulars of the modified
Compensation and Position Classification System prescribed in the Joint
Resolution;
WHEREAS, the amount of P18.4 billion is appropriated under the
Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund in Republic Act No. 9524 or the
Fiscal Year 2009 General Appropriations Act, to cover the compensation
adjustments necessary to implement the first tranche of the modified
Salary Schedule for civilian personnel and Base Pay Schedule for
military and uniformed personnel in the national government;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the
Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the
Constitution, Presidential Decree No. 985, Presidential Decree No.
1597, Republic Act No. 6758, as amended by the Senate and House of
Representatives Joint Resolution No. 01 approved on March 7, 1994, and
Senate and House of Representatives Joint Resolution No. 4 approved on
June 17, 2009, do hereby order and direct:
SECTION 1. Purpose – This Executive Order is issued in accordance with House of Representatives Joint Resolution No. 4, s. 2009, and shall:
(a) prescribe the first tranche of the modified salary schedule
of civilian personnel and base pay schedule of military and uniformed
personnel in the government; and(b) direct the review and modification of the position classification system.
SECTION 2. Coverage and Exclusion
(a) Civilian Personnel – The modified Compensation and
Position Classification System shall cover all positions for civilian
personnel in the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches, the
Constitutional Commissions, State Universities and Colleges
(SUCs), Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations (GOCCs), Government
Financial Institutions (GFIs), and Local Government Units (LGUs),
whether regular, casual, or contractual in nature, appointive or
elective, on full-time or part time basis, now existing or hereafter
created.The following shall be excluded from the coverage of the System:
(i) individuals and groups of personnel whose services are
engaged through job orders, contracts of services, or others similarly
situated; and(ii) positions for civilian personnel in government entities
which are authorized by law to adopt, and are actually implementing
their own compensation and position classification systems.(b) Military and Uniformed Personnel – The modified Base
Pay Schedule provided in item (8) of said Joint Resolution, shall cover
the military personnel under the Department of National Defense (DND)
and uniformed personnel under the Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and National Mapping
and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA).SECTION 3. Implementation Period –
(a) For national government agencies (NGAs), the Salary Schedule
in item (4) (b) and the Base Pay Schedule in item (8) of said Joint
Resolution, shall be implemented in four (4) equal yearly tranches, but
in no case beyond four (4) years.(b) For GOCCs, GFIs, and LGUs, the implementation period shall be
four (4) years or more depending on their financial capability.SECTION 4. First Tranche of Implementation –
(a) For Civilian Personnel –
(i) For NGA, GOCC and GFI Personnel –
The salary rates shall be in accordance with the First Tranche
Monthly Salary Schedule for Civilian Government Personnel Effective July
1, 2009 attached as Annex “A”[*].(ii) For LGU Personnel –
The salary rates for LGU personnel shall be determined by the sanggunian,
on the basis of LGU income class and financial capability: Provided,
That such salary rates shall not exceed the applicable percentages shown
in the table below, pursuant to item 7(a) of the Joint Resolution:
Provided, Further That the resulting personal services (PS) cost shall
not exceed the PS limitation in local government budgets, as provided
under Sections 325(a) and 331(b) of Republic Act No. 7160: Provided,
Finally That there shall be no diminution in the basic salaries of
incumbents for purposes of complying with said PS limitation.
For this purpose, the DBM shall issue the First Tranche Monthly
Salary Schedule for Local Government Personnel for each LGU income class
which shall take effect January 1, 2010.(b) For Military and Uniformed Personnel –
The base pay rates shall be in accordance with the First Tranche
Monthly Base Pay Schedule for Military and Uniformed Personnel Effective July 1, 2009, attached as Annex “B”[*].SECTION 5. Uniform Implementation in Case of Insufficiency of Funds –
(a) GOCCs and GFIs which do not have adequate or sufficient funds
shall implement salary schedules which shall be at uniform percentages
of the salary rates in Annex “A”.(b) Likewise, LGUs which do not have adequate or sufficient funds
to implement the maximum salaries prescribed for the LGU income class
shall implement salary schedules which shall be at uniform percentages
of the salary rates in the First Tranche Monthly Salary Schedule for
Local Government Personnel.SECTION 6. Changes in Position Titles and Salary Grade Assignments of Certain Positions –
The position titles and salary grade assignments of the entry levels of the following positions are hereby modified:
Teacher I Nurse I Medical Officer I Accountant I [Legal Officer I] Attorney I The DBM, in coordination with the Civil Service Commission (CSC),
shall review the other levels of the above-listed positions and other
classes of positions to determine their appropriate levels, and to
allocate them to their proper salary grades.Accordingly, the DBM, in coordination with the CSC, shall update
the Index of Occupational Services, Occupational Groups, Classes, and
Salary Grades, in accordance with organizational, technological,
professional and other developments.SECTION 7. Non-Diminution in the Basic Salaries of Incumbent Employees
– In no case shall there be any diminution in the basic salaries of
incumbent employees upon the implementation of the Joint Resolution and
this Executive Order.SECTION 8. Funding Sources – The funding sources for the
amounts necessary to implement the modified Compensation and Position
Classification System shall be as follows:(a) For NGAs, the amounts shall be charged against appropriations
set aside for the purpose in the FY 2009 General Appropriations Act
(GAA) and from savings generated by the different departments, bureaus,
offices and agencies of the national government. Thereafter, such
amounts as are needed shall be included in the annual GAA.(b) For GOCCs and GFIs, the amounts shall come from their
respective corporate funds in the approved corporate operating budgets.(c) For LGUs, the amount shall be charged against their respective local government funds.
SECTION 9. Applicability to Certain Constitutional Officials
– Pursuant to Section 6 of Article VII and Section 10 of Article VI
of the Constitution, the salaries prescribed herein for the President of
the Philippines, Vice-President of the Philippines, and Members of
Congress shall take effect only after the expiration of the respective
terms of the present incumbents.SECTION 10. Subsequent Issuances.
The President, upon recommendation by the DBM, shall issue such other
Executive Orders to fully implement the provisions of Senate and House
of Representatives Joint Resolution No. 4, s. 2009.SECTION 11. Effectivity – This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
Adopted: 17 June 2009
(SGD.) GLORIA M. ARROYO
President of the Philippines
BY THE PRESIDENT:
(SGD.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary
[*] Text Available at Office of the National Administrative Register, U. P. Law Complex, Diliman, Quezon City.