GRANTING EMERGENCY INCENTIVE ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN PERSONNEL OF THE BUREAU OF MINES AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR

WHEREAS, in view of the tremendous demand of the services of
experienced geologists, mining engineers, paleontologists and
metallurgists by the expanding mining industry, many of the technical
men of the Bureau of Mines are leaving the stable but low-paying
government service for higher salaries and fringe benefits being offered
by private enterprises;

WHEREAS, the Bureau of Mines had actually lost many of its
technical men in view of the low salary being offered by the Government;

WHEREAS, in order to accelerate the development of the
mining industry in the country, it is necessary to augment the salaries
of all technical men of the Bureau of Mines in the form of monthly
incentive allowance to meet the high cost of living;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution as
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant
to Proclamation No. 1081 dated September 21, 1972, and General Order
No. 1, dated September 22, 1972, as amended, do hereby decree and order:

SECTION 1. All technical personnel of the Bureau of Mines in
the following category shall receive monthly incentive allowances in
accordance with the salary grouping herein below:

			Positions	Monthly Incentive Allowance
	Group A			P 750.00
		Geologists (P6,888)
		Paleontologists (P6,888)
		Geophysicists (P6,888)
		Mining Engineers (P6,888)
		Metallurgists I (P6,888)
		Senior Geologists (P8,400)
		Senior Paleontologists (P8,400)
		Metallurgists II (P8,400)
	Group B			P1,000.00
		Supervising Geologists I (P9,756)
		Senior Mining Engineers (P9,756)
		Senior Metallurgists (P9,756)
		Supervising Geologists II (P11,328)
		Supervising Mining Engineers (P13,152)
		Supervising Metallurgists (P13,152)
		Assistant Chief Geologists (P13,152)
		Assistant Chief Mining Engineer (P13,152)
		Assistant Chief Metallurgists (P13,152)
	Group C			P1,250.00
		Mines Regional Officers (P15,264)
		Chief Geologists (P15,264)
		Chief Mining Engineer (P15,264)
		Chief Petroleum (P15,264)
		Chief Metallurgists (P15,264)
	Group D			P1,500.00
		Assistant Director (P16,860)
		Director (P20,580)

SEC. 2. The sum of Nine Hundred Thousand Pesos (P9,000) is
hereby appropriated from the National Treasury which may be taken from
the unexpected appropriations or earnings in the Special Fund of the
Bureau of Mines. Thereafter, the said amount shall be included in the
General Appropriations Decree of the Bureau of Mines.

SEC. 3. This Decree shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 28th day of February, in the
year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-four.