STANDARDIZING THE SALARIES OF CITY JUDGES

WHEREAS, Section 6, Article XV of the New Constitution has
removed the income tax exemption privileges previously enjoyed by
members of the Judiciary;

WHEREAS, in view of the removal of such exemption and
considering the duties and responsibilities of city judges, there is now
a need to upgrade their salaries;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 363, which took
effect on January 1, 1974, the salaries of Judges of Courts of First
Instance have been increased to forty thousand pesos per annum;

WHEREAS, it is likewise necessary that the salaries of city
judges be fixed at commensurate levels; and

WHEREAS, under Appropriation Decree No. 233, there has
already been appropriated the sum of P14,185,000 for salary
differentials of the Justices, Judges, and other officials of the
Judiciary;

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:

SECTION 1. The provisions of existing laws to the contrary
notwithstanding, the salaries of city judges are fixed at the following
rates:

For the Cities of Manila, Quezon, Caloocan, Pasay, Baguio and
Cebu, thirty-five thousand pesos per annum;

For second and third
class cities, twenty-five thousand pesos per annum; and

For other
cities, twenty thousand pesos per annum;

SEC. 2. The
salary differentials resulting from the adjustment of salaries as
provided in this Decree shall be paid out of the specific appropriation
in Presidential Decree No. 233, for salary differentials of the
Justices, Judges, and other officials of the Judiciary, which is hereby
programmed for expenditure effective as of January 1, 1974. Thereafter,
the new salary rate as provided in Section 1 hereof shall be paid as
follows:

1. In cities where the salaries of city judges are fully paid by
   the city governments, the salary shall be paid in full by the city
   government concerned: Provided, That in cases of cities whose
   classification has been reduced, the resulting salary differential shall
   be paid entirely by the National Government;
2. In cities where the salaries of city judges are fully paid by
   the National Government, the salary shall continue to be paid by the
   National Government: Provided, That such payment shall not
   preclude a city from sharing in the payment of salaries of the
   city judges serving therein as soon as its financial resources, as
   determined by the Secretary of Finance, enable it to do so;
3. In cities where the salaries of city judges are partly paid by
   the city government and partly by the National Government, the
   salaries herein provided shall continue to be shared proportionately
   by the city and the National Government in accordance with the existing
   ratio of their respective shares: Provided, That in case of any
   increase in the revenue of a city, its share in the salaries of the city
   judges serving therein shall be proportionately increased and the
   share of the National Government correspondingly decreased to such
   amount as may be determined by the Secretary of Finance, until such
   time as the salaries of the city judges shall be borne in full by the
   city.

Done in the City of Manila, this 19th day of July, in the year, of
Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-four.