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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 985'

, A, DECRE'E REVISIHG, T3:2 p.GS"lTIOf{ CLkSSIFICJ.,TIQr; A:ND CmJIPENSATIOiJ SYSTElv1S IN T=~iE NATIOlt!~1.L GOVERf"or:t4EFT" i\.HD -IHTEGRidTNG TI-IE SPJ<'iE

:r.dEREAS, i:heCons~ii:\li:ion p;rovides for tHe standardizatio~ of. compensation of"gov~rnmentofficials and employees, incluaint
t.b:ose in.g-overnrnep.i:-cnqned '01" controll~d
.
,,'

corporation,

tal.ring

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into ,ac,count'the nat.ire of the :responsibi.1i ties pertaining tp. and the~qualifications r~quired fo~, the positions concerned;
,

vnlER:iAS ,the

'Integrated

R~rganizatio:;.1.' ?~an

pr,ovide's that

a compr~hensiv~reexaminationof
"pay plaT1s be" un!iertaken;,

the ,present classif~cation

and

, 'WHE,~AS, it has be~n, the pol,icy, Qf,-the nati,onal 'gove.rnment , ,to pay its' eIIlPloyees on the prin,ciple of "equa.l pay f'.orSUQs1:an...; tially .equa~ "w'o~k" and to has~ differences' in pay among -them in apcorda,nce 'frri t1-1, the, dif:ttcu:,t..ty of the'irdutj;'es and resp'Onsibi'., liti,es,;
J I
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:-fi-I&REAS

,toimplement
.

thi~ poli,~y, the Class;ification and

and":inlti,ally implemented
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Comp~nsation' Plans were adopted nat'io~a1 governrnen-t. in 1957;"

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,by the
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I.r"nEREASt no ,less th~ forty percent of the total nat,ional .. budget is devotegto person'al se.rvices costs and therefore it is of yital necessityandimpoF~a~ce to regulate and'monitor the, ra,te' of increase of this portion of the, nationa]. go,:,"ernment
budget;.'.., ' ,
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l~lliREAS. disparit~es in pay amopg similar or comparable positions give rise,J to dissension and :dissat-ifaction among , govern!1;lent ~t;'-1ploy'e'es;!id is a inimical 'to sound public'
admi.n.istra'tion . '" . ,

~f.HE~EhS~ th&re has arisen a need to ra~ionalize dnd furth~r standardsize government salaJ;'yscalesas a resul.t of" salary dis,p~rities among g'ov-er.rnnent agencies 'and corpora:tiop.$"
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I'JOt'!, THE:aEFO:RE" 'FZRDIN..:u'W Biases, I, E.

Phi~ippines.,
titution,

Presidexit of t!"le by,virtue of ,the' pO"'Te-rs'v~sted me,' y the Cons-, in b and in order to.effectdesired Cl"ianges in the civil
dec:r,eeand order the! :tollm.dng re,form ,meas~e:

service,
,J

do hereby

,SE'CTICN 1,; - Tii;le of. ti!~ Decree. This ,pecree ,shall' be known a$ '~~e Budgetary Reform Decree ,on CompensatxID~ and .Pos~tion Classificatib~ of 1976."

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SEC..

2s'

Declaration.of

Policyo

It is hereby, declared to

be the 1?oli'cy'f: -the national government'tp o provide equal pay for substantially equal ~Jq~k and to base difference.7J in pay: upon 'subst,antivediffer,enees in dut:ies alid responsibilities ,and ,qual i. fication requir~~erits ~f t4~ positiQns~ In determ~ning rates of rat as pay, due regard Shall be given to 1 among others'" prevailing in-private industry for comparable ,,'rork,,' For this purpose, there is hereby established ,a 'system of compensation 'standardizati<?n and position cle.ssifi'cation in the national government for a;ll > departments ,bureaus, agencies ,and off,ices including government-' owned or controlled corp-orations and financial institutiqnsj ,Provided, That not1fri thstanding a stan,dardiz'ed' salary system established "For all empioyees,' additional finan'cial incent;ivE1s
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may

,be estab],.i'shed,by

government

corporations

an~:lf:i;nancia,l insti-

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tut'ions for t_bE1iremployees to bE:) ,support,ed fully from their corporate funds and for, such technical positions as 'may be ap13roved by the Pre'sident in critical government agencies~
, SEC. 3. Definition follo'l'J'ing shall. ti1ean:

:,(

of Termso

As used ih this Decree, ~h~

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a.. Actual

'Se.rvice, -; TIle

period of
the

tirne

,:for

".r.hich
by

pay

has
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been

received,
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excluding

period

covered

terminal

leave..

b.. Allbcation - The act of assigrting a position proper cla~s and salary ,grade"
.

'to its

c~ Class '(of position) -'The

Cl.lssi:fi--:catidn'System..

basic ll.b.-'lit of
1:\. cl,ass consists

t;'1e of

PDsition all those

qualifica-

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posi tionf.?
as to (1)

in the syst!?.E;1' -;q-hich are suffieiently sirllilar l;:ind orsu,bjectmatter of 'Vrork, (2) level or
and (3)'the

<;i:i-fficult'y'and responsibility, ti,on requirements of. the 1'Torl~,

ment'

in pers,nneland
or
of' :f)'osition

t01'J"ai~rant similar pay admi~istration"

Standa.rds

treat-

d" "Class. S ecification

of' a.,class

It' distinguishes the' duties, responsibilities and qualifi~atio;n requirements of positions ~n a given c~a~s ~rdm those of other classes in the Position Classification Systems'
eo, Classification-

s.

':.. 'Mrriten A t

descrip'Gion

to broad, of ,classes
,

The act of' arr-anging positions according occupational groupings and determining differences" 'ri'rithin

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each group.'
for the Budget

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f.. Commission

Stands

COf,jJl..issiono

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- A syste~ for ,determining and'~mployees based on
lli>.i:forri.11y to similar

,;.,

g.

Compensation or Pay System rates of pay :(prpositions

. equitable,

cases,;' :Itconsists,

pri:;:1,ci:plesto '~e applied, am.::>n-:::; otb.ei~s,

of' the

S:alary

9:nd

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Uase S chE;!dul.e s for

ho

all

1.j'osi ti

:',J:.1.S,

and' t~l.e r"-llesand

. . ,

re~ulations"fo~its~dministrationo

Grade - Includescill 21asses of pcsitiohS different" ~ri th respect t 0 ~'d:'1.d SU~)ject or

~~ic~,
;;nc;.tt er

altho;gh
of "iJrorl..,

.,

level of difficulty 2.l'id respons~bility ~nd le~el.~f,qu~lificstiD? re~uirements o~

a,re" sufficiently eqqi v.31'ent as to the worg to warrant t~~ lTIClUSlOn of s~ch claz.sesof.posltions 1>rithinone' ran.g;s' basicem:',pansationo of
'Supervisqr , ~
,;.

.i" Irmnediate

One

':\1'ho, occu:;;)ies

t~'1e:first lev,al "

of''supervision 9ver i,,subqrdinate. s.nd "Tho as~igns., directS'" supervi~es and reviews thewprk of the, latter.
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0ffice. of, COR:1p'ense.tioll. Position and

, k,,'

Q..c.,,t:t1RationaJ

the

G.roup ;. group qf cl.asses of positions in e,re?l arranged by level sa:::,1e occupation or ,OcCUlJation8,l
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.01' difficulty.

i?<nd

responsib,ili ty.
- A set of d~ties and respon;ibili~i~s for the t-:::tal nu::nber of prescrii:>ed '!!reek, speq,if'ied normal 6.S for the organi...
,,-

I" Pa~t-Time

Position hcu:t<s per

"t'>Thich J
A. set

not
tI

requiring p'er:for~!1ance
in
.,

"To'rking
z':<.tiqp.
mo

the position 'is lqcatedo . ' . .

of '&\i..ti!3s and.

PositionOJ::' del'egated

responsi~')ilities, assigned
by' e.n. l... :;';)oGi-:

by competent
eit:!'er on

inq.ivi~ue.l

aut:'~ority and perfor"-:Jed ful;L-time 01-: part-tiDe basis..

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.tion
ne
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maybe
.

:filled

or vacant

Position

Clas'si:fication

9lasses 'on ~t1;$ basis~ork,

of ~imiJ.ari ty. of ;dndA and lev<31' of" and the d~termin~tion of the relative worth of fh~se
.

The

gr9u;;i>i'ng

of nasi tions -into

e~as~es of positions. . ,
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P6sition Classification Systec positions ,by OCCl.9?,'<tionel groups',

a'ccordifig to s'imilari
ties

A system

forcl~ssifyinG duti es and

series an4 classes,

OJ;:' differences'.in

req;.lire:;::J.ent$.. It consists of: (1) class"as &ndclE,Ss specifications' and (2) the rul-es, and regulations for its installation. .and maintenance and for ,theinte~pretation, amend~ent and alteration of the classes and cla.ss spec:L:tications, to keep :><;,ce' ',ri ,the th .chan.ge\s. the service in' and tl'lB posit i"ens therein';

r~sponsihiiities, .and- qualification

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p.. ~reparation Equiv.al!3Et Rating A rating of the acade:::1ic or ed.ucational'preparati~:m of an indi vid"C1Q'.1. teacher wi t;l

eqldvalents for his tradning for teaching eXDerience.. , , ">

'q.

professic~:1.8,l

gr.ow,th
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i:~rid

Reclassification

oi

Reallocation

A c~ange

in

the

classi:ficE:ti'Q.,."'1.'of'-8~o$itTO;;either as a result of' a ch:.~nge in, its duties and Jr1G[:;>:';.o:;ti,sibilities sufficient towarrrint placing ~he, pasiticn in a different class, or as a result of's. reevaluation of a position without

a significant c'ha.1'lge

in

its

duties

'<:1nd~ r'3sponsibilitiGs,'

r.

~le,ry)or ~'r~ge
,grade. ' '

Adjus1:~ent A sal2'.ry or T'Tage increase to'VTarqs ~the minimum of th.e grE.:,de, or an increase from a fton~prescribed rate to ~ pr~sc~ibed rata within the
or 'dage Grade~

,s.. ~alary
~.

or Waz~ Sched~le representing "'Thich is assigriedto-a cla,sso

The

numerical

place,

on

the

Salecry

multiple

steps
structure

or rates
in ,the

t" ~ Salary
,

or ~ompensation

of ~everal grades, each grade ~.,:Lth multiple steps '>Ti a percentage th differentie.l throughout the pay table" A classified position .is assigned'. a corr~sp(mding grade in thel Schedule..
An increase in sale.ry or, step within the g~ade from maximum.. Also knm'Tn as ':,1-i thin gi-ad.e
.

Yrlage Sch.edule Systemconsi~ting

A numerical.

tI

U" Salary or~;'lag;e Step' ~~ncrement wagefroro one st&P to ~n6ther

the minimum to "I

~ncrease,,_'

the

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v. ,Series
'w'i th

sh:tilar speci,,,,l~zed. lines, Qf~~or~-;;: ,the~t ~i:[:fer the in difficulty ofquties'and responsibiliti"esEmd are assigned .:' d:i-ff,erent grades" . " 1. . f' . '..L' C:'''' C , 1I U,2J " '11:~C .:.-overage~ - Th e., pain. t lon c~assl;J.C8.(,,10:n ana. com;:>en~;;a'~', ,tibn systems herein proviq,edshall apply to' all :)osi t:ions, "I;'ThetlH~r permanent,'~e~porary or emergency in natur~, on full or part-time ba$is ~ :nOVI existing or', hereaf':ter 9reated in the fiati::m,Etl [;OVel-nnent,
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-, Cla-sses

of' positions

.in

an

oCcuH,-"tiO:;,1.al

group

institutions..

inclttding govermrient-mrmed' or controlled cor~;)OratiG:ns

The term linational government H sh.all include

,s,ndfina:rn::ic:,l

all departr,1ent s,

burea\;!-s, offices, hoards', cOL1missi.ons, courts, tribunals., councilJ, authorities, admi,nistrations, centers, institutes, and state colleses

and universities..

The

teTill

"government-oi-rHed

or controlle,d corpora~
perfbrm

tions
fiIJ.ancial,

and

f,in1ancial,

tutions" shall include all cor;?oration.s and institutions o'Wm,ea Or controlled by the national gOY-ern'"

lnsti

mel'lt,:whether su,ch c.orporations and :financial institutions governmenta.l or proprietary functions.

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tion 'Classification, and Compensation

positions, ocC'upied, hy the following:

Systerns shall
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..not apply
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ao Elected

officers

a~d qff':icers~l]'hoSG

compensation is
officials of

:fi:;;:,?Q
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by the Constftution;
b. Heac'l~,of Executive De-rartrpent,s and equi.valc;r':t

-, 'j

rank;
'c,..Chiefs

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of',Diplomatic

14ission,

l,.1inisters

and

Fore~1gn

Service

Qff1cers; and Judges

of . the,'
'

d.
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,

~ustices

of the Judicial

Department;

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Armed
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e" Members
f"
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Forces;
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Heads , ,

a~d assistant heads df governmen:t-owned or controll~d and:financial institutions , 'including SUC!:! senior management and technical positions as I:1ay be deter... mined byt~e President of the ~hilippinesi
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i::.o~porations'

;
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g.. .Heads
,

ot:

state.

universities
,

and colleges;
Executive local .Service;
and.

hI> io

Posi

ti6ns' embraced" in, the, Career city; municipal

'Provincial,
,officials

and other

gov~,r'nment
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and

employees..' . " )

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SEC.. '5. 1'he Position Classification System.. The Positi,o:n Classif:ication-C:-System, shall consist of ( a) 'the occupatio,nal groul:)s and classef;wl1.i,ch-f.}ay qeuued in the', class specifications to be wnichthepositions are to be allocated or reallocated, and (b) the r rules and regulati.'ons for i.ts implementation a:n.:d admInistration"
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SECD 6.. I-iodificationof-thePosition

,Any modificat~on, a.. 'That
duties;
Q

..t.eposition
;

class~fication
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Classifi'cat,ion S stec.o system shall be

, on the
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to thefollm-ting 'standards:
positions
responsibi.li
,

ar~

to
ties

be

classifi'ed
.and qua1.ification

basis
require~ent

of'

tb,eir
s,; .

bl> That
.are
Co

new
found

classes
may

are
be

fo

be,- cr~C1ted,
abolished,

qn1.y

1tlhEm ne',!-, duties

coi1.so1idat'e.d or "
..

-to~:ki.st;and
created,

That classes "div:ided as

subsfantial-

a result pi'organization, reorgan'i'zation,and/or,changes 'i1-1 work methods and duties..

SEC.. 7 oj Prepar?'-tiQn of Clas.$ Specifications.. Budget Co;;;..'; mission shal,l. prepare class speci,f':tcations or, standards as guide for allocating posi.ti'ons to thei:f:' p'r6per class'eS.. In such standthe various classes 'of p,osi:ards, ~he Commission shall (a) define

- The'

t~ons

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exist in t'he natioJ(lal government and i-ngovernr.1ent-owned ,or con' -trolled corp9rations :and,fina.ncial institutions/in terms of dutie.s, ;responsibilities and qualification requir.ements; and (b) establish ,the of:ficial., lass titles., In the preparation c of standards, the, Commission i,s au:t,hori~ed to make verificat'ion of, or such inquiI::ies about the duties andresy)onsibil'i tiesandqua1ificatioli requirements', of positions as 'it,rnaydeem necessary for this purposeo The official' class ti tJ"es so eSitabiiS'hed shall be used for pers!;:mnel, budg'et, and fiscal'pUrposes, without precluding 'the use of: organizational or ,otr'1.?rti t.Iesfor inte:t'nal' adrnini'strat ion, l.::>ublic cOJ:?-venienc,e., Ian'! e11f'o:rcerpent, or simile.l;' -purposes 0 ,ThE a.epart!i1ents and agencies' aha'll furnish i:n;formation for., and coop~rate in, the preparation Qf such" stand~rdso Such standards shall be published iri the :form as the

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SECo 8~'Allocatio.n&~d' Reall'b.cation of' Pa.sitionso'-, SubjeQt Commissioner o:fthe Budget; .the OCPC shall. to. approval bY-the
'

have

,authority

to

(a')'e.s~ertain

the facts as. t a ,the: current

duties',

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respo.nsibilities, ~d qualification, requ.irements of any PQsition; '(b) place in ahappropriate class arty position: 'coming under .this Decree; (c) change the ,allocation of a posi t,ion from one class to. another class'whenever the:f'acts warranto The OCPC shall certify

.to.,thede1?artmen~;o.r aency'con~~::ned.actiontaken
',j,

~d~r SectJ..ono ,lJ.chcert:n..f'lcat1onhall, be b1ndlng s administ~ative,' cE;!rti:fying ,payroll, d:j.shv.rsing t accounting (y) of th1s
nai;ional goyernment, including
\

(b)

on

and
,

and
government~
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.auditiJ;lg of':fice;rsof' the

o~med

or.eontrol1e.dccir:po~ations
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and:financial

ins't?-t~tj:on.so

SECD 9~' Hainten~nce' of Class. Spee'i:f.'ie~tions or Standard,s~ ~he Commission shall bring class specifications or standards up-to~ aateei' From time to time, and after consul,tation 1rJ'ith the departments'
,

and agencies t'oth~ extent deemed 'necessary, the Commission

-revise, supplemefi,t" standards ,s9 that

may'

oX' abolish
as nearly

existing
as

standards,
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or prepar~

ne~T
'."

any given
"

s't an'dards ,"

time ''t'J'ithin service -1-\rill the

practicable, positions existing at he covered by current published'

- SECD 10" The Compensation System.,

consist,s" of relating to
\ v

Salary allcH'>Tances

(ala

- The

CQmpensa~ionSystem

-Schedule.; bonuses,

actruing to er:.1ployees covered; wl1icha;re hered.n provided, including those '\,1Thieh may be promulgated ,thereafter for: its administration" The Salary or I,'Jage Sehedules
s~ali each consist
of"'t"renty-e'ight

(b) a ~1age "Schedule;' (e) policies pension pla.ns, and other benefits' ~nd' (d) the rules andregulatiofiS
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steps within each gradeD difficulty and, responsib'ili

1?ach
ty

grade'
't1l'hich

grades, vli~h represents

<;list,inguishes

eight' prescribed a level . of l'!'ork it fro::1,; other

grades in the Schedule. Each class of position in, the Position, Clas~ification' System provided under,t.his Decree shall be 'assigned, a, salary orw'age grade. The Sala,ry and '\Jage ScheduLes shall be administer~d in ac60rdance with theruleQ, providd in this Decree~

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SECe

The

shall be

used.

for positions
.

that

are

paid

f\:::lJ_owini:; on the

~ate basis;

Salary
annual

Sched.ule

or

monthl'y
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'ThG Salary Grade.. ~st

Sa~ary Schedule
Jrd 4th
\

Step',

-~~~-"""'---"'M_"'j"'.

,2nd
Btep

S~. -,

~tep,'

5t~. . """'-4Step'

6th StGn 4,40lJ: 4:B6.0 5:376'

7th St~

3th Ste:e.

1 2 3 4 5 6
'.7

P 3432 ? 3612 ? 3792 ? '398L1: po 4188':r?' 4188. 4.40L} 3984 -4632 .3792 lx188 4110I" '4632 4860 51.12 4860 5112 5376 5640 ,.46 3 2 -

8 9 10 11 12 13 'l~ 15 16 17 18 19 tI 20 21. 22 23 . 2'l1 25 26 27 28

'5376 5928 6240 6552 .6888 7236 760B 7992 8~oo 8832. 9288 .9756
5:;1.12

5.640
62.l!:O . !)888 '

5928
6552

5640

7236

7608
8400
"

7992
8832

-1026() 11328

10776

'11904 1~516 13152

'13824 15264 16B60 :18636' 20580 22728 .

25116i'1

27.73? 30624 33816

3'7344

41232 43332 4554047856 45540 4785b 50292 52848 50292' 528~8 5~.536 58368

138211 llt532 16044 15264 1.6860 177211 14532 152611 . 160114 1604l1: 16860 17724 186)6 19584 21:624l772L1 18636 1958'4 205BO '22728 23892 '19584 .20580 . 21624 25116 2J,.62l.:, 22728 .23892 26]88 23892' 2$i;t6 2638.8 27732 29148 .~ 26.388 '27732 . 29148 3Q62.1 32184 3 .J 291:48 3062l} -.32184 35532 . ~'816 35532 , :3 7 3l.:: ~1: 392.l10 _,3'2;1,84 : 3:33].6 3'553-2 3734L.1: 3-9240 l;;1232 . 43332 ' .3,9211:0 41232 ,4:33J2 1:1: 51iO 5 Lf7856

9288. 9756 ],0260" 10776 11328 1190l.1: 1251613152 .'13824. 14532

P4632;:P 4860 5112 5376 5928 5640 5928 .6240 '6552 6888 6240 6552 7236 68i:J8 7236 7608 7992 7608 7992 . 8400 -8832 8lJ:00 9288 .883-2 9756 9288 9756 10260 10776 10260 10776 113,28 11904 11328 11904 j.2516 13'152 12516 13152 13824 14532
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i6860

160l.l:4 1772LJ:

H3636 '20580 .22728 25116 27732 30624 .33816 37 ]l14-

195~4 21624

23892 26388
291i:!:8 3218l.::
...'

50292 55536 61341;;

528l1:[;

58368 6/1476

35532 39240 41232 43332 l15540 .47856 50292 528ll:8 55536 58368 < 61344 64l1:76 67764 71220

All s.a1ariesin the Salary Sc.hed.u10 are expr~s sed as a:U1..-11.ual' in pesos and represent full cotL1pensation for. :full-tine employment -in a un.forty-hour work. '1'leek regard.,less of' 1lih~re the "Worl..: is performed, l,ess' otherwise ih9-ica-tedo Hhen the estab1j.shed 't'Tork week is ot.he,r' than. forty hours_, cOll1pe11.sation may he adjusted proportionately.
Compensation for se:rvices.rendered adjbsted prdporti6nate1yo . -, .,' on a part-time basis sha;!.:l be..

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:1,..2. The

lfage'

Sc~ed'U,~..

consists of t-w-enty"'eight grades. shall be used (3, 9l2~hpur 'year"

computed on, a ,56...hour as the firing \"lag,e for

.
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,<:;~:

.the

follo,'ring

l1age

Schedule"

'1Thich

TJ1Or}~week
posi t;i.ons'

or'
paid
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on -the daily

or' ho~lyrate
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basis:
Thetrlage

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Wage Grade
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,1st St-ep.

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3rd Step'
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4th,' Step
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6th step

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8th Step

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The daily wages

meni,; in
formed

an
,Unless

a-hoUr

represent. "'o'rking',day,
't'lOrked

~ull dornpensation for full-time em!.)loy~

,regard,lessof
1\]'ith
d&]s..'

'ilfhere
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the
,

1rlork
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is

per-"

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other't'lise,

indicated_,

Saturdays, Sundays and Holi. (

days being 'paid. o:p.1y if

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SEC. '130, IJ1odif'icat;ion of' ,the Salary a~<:! 1:1age Scheduleso -'~ shall be revised The 'Salary Schedu::J-e and the \iage Sched!,lle p:eriodi.cally s"Ubj~ct, t'o' the approval of the President, in relation to (a) the level of $alaries and l<rageS and employee ,industry for comparable benefits currently prevailipg in private in'the basic w:orkvJ"eekor (6) c.hanges .:in the \'1orl{, (b) changes
Hinimum itlage SEC.. '140 La~lo The2alar:'(
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Systl~mfor
sh.all
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salary gr~~e of, a t,eacher i,.:rith the f~11ol1ing:

be

Teaching ~eter-mined

P..?~ition~ in accordance'

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a.

"The Teach~rs J. Preparation Pay Schec.ule" shall be prepared ,by the Co~mis~ion in consultation with the Departinent of', Edu'catioli andCul.ture. Under this System"
,

the
',teaching

teacher

and shall beconsid~redin pay ,fo:t' 'equal training,

academi~ 6r educatiOl'ial preparation, in both private and public sChools, extra-curr.icular, activities for. professional gro:vrth,
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expe~ience

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.pursuance of the principle II arid experience..

"eq":1al
,

b.

and Culture in, consultation establish~'equivalentsf1 to th,e basic preparation' p17erequisi te,s and ~de:fine the "areas of eq'!-1i'~a~ei1.ts" and the:i,r cor':responding units or points: :. Prov..ded~ 'That the existing equivalent.s and areas of equivalents sha~l be used ~til modifiedo
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,The Department of Eduqation w'ith the COIi1miss;i.ori. shall,.

Co

Th,e

Preparation Equivalent" Rating for.

pe,evaluat~d on, the basis

each teacher. shall by the Department of Education an~ Culture of evi4en~e presented, and in order to pr'0vide
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encourage continued professional growth and

adequate reqognit;i.on'o.:.C,experience, the said ratings .shall' be eva~uated periodically or as often ,as they are reportedo

d.

The Budget Commission, i,11. coo,rdi:nation arid consultation with th~ Depart1:::\ent of Education and Culture and the Civil Service Commission maY1 "Then future needs require, modify, change or' other~;Jise improve on. the salary system

herein es.tablished for the teachi~g

a..'i'J.d

closely related-

occupationso Any change that maybe made as provided herein shall be~oDe pait of the ,implementing rules, of thi~ 3udgej; CCH~mission upon prior Decree to be, i{3sued. ''by the

approval by the P~esident.,

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Subject to the availability Qf Co~pensation Ruleso the :foregoing Salary and ~'lage Schedule shall be administered 'according to the 'f'ollow'ing p'rinciples and rules: '
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'funds,
ao

Hiring

Rates ~Exc~pt as provided below, the first in the grad~ for a ~i ven clas ss;,1all be the hiring

step rate

<i)

If

an,

employee

prev'io~s,ly than

governmep.t

serviceu:nder
,i~ ~igher

received a. sal8.ryin the a"duly ap?roved appointthe minimum of, the ~r0de ..,,'~~;.,',

ment,which

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If an,emplbyee is promoted from one cl-ass to another having an oveilapping salary grade, he" shall be entitled ,to 'the'step next above that
at ~Thich '.
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he

,,'las. paid

in '

the

1.o'Vler class..

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,:)

~re considered in short 'supply

and,

1V'hich

are criti-

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c~lly ne~dedo
b" Pay
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a h'igher to . l~w~r c1ass, he shall not,suffe~ ~ reduction in sala,ry1excaptwhere hi:9 current salary-is higher than thecm~~*mum step of the new class in which ca,seheshall be paid\themaxirnum:' Provided, That such'movement is not 'the resri~t of a disciplinary actiono
Red1;lction .!:-,-, ". - If' an employee "
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is

moved

from

c..St,ep,Iri~j:::e,mQnts
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the head of agEjlncy ,lhat the employ.ee' ~ services are satisfactory,' the employes. shall be adjusted to 'the second step after one year at thE;! :first step, to the third s'tep after one year .at. the gcecond step, to the' fourth step. after one. , year at th~. ."t?"drd. siE:j?,. the fifth step ater tuo years. to at the f6arth step, to th~ sixth step after ,two years at the fifth ste,p; to the seventh step after, t1ITO years at the sixth step, and tR the eight' step after hm years at
,

SUbjeet. tocertif'ication by

,the .seventh, stePe .

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Status

of. Appbintment-

Any provision

cq-ntrarynotwithstanding,

of law' to the all salary or 'tlTage;;tdjustments

to'the minimmnand within grade i}.1.cret;1entsshall.bepaid to the. emp1.oy.ee' iz:respective of h:ls civil service eligi.,. .bility'and,shall not ~ffect the status of His appointmenta 16.' Compensation tommitteeso - Subject to'the approval Preside.nt,-"compensation 'committees may be cre~ted under the Commissi9ner of the pudget. 1-3'h08,e purposes shall leadership of the
SECo of the be to recommend on compensation 'standards, policies, rules, and reguIati.ons thatshaJ.l, apply to critical government agencie~, including those of government-mmed or controlled. corporations

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and
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financi,al institutions," industria;L, commercial,

OCPC

For purposes

of

cOl:1pensation standardizacorporations.o
The

c;'

tion~ corporations may be gro~ped into financialinstitntions,

servi'ce or developmental mittef.Js, cu~d shall be re.sponsible for implementing and enforcing all' compensation policies, rules and regulations adopted.. Salary ex~enditures in all agencies of the national governcent, including ( , "

shall provide secretariat 'assistance to the compensation c.om-

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th,oseof' th~ .gov.ernment-mimed pr con,trolled cor!,:>.orations and :financia1institutiol'ls, shall con::orm to policies to be laid do'tTp. y the, Budget, COp:lmis'sion b 'in consul t~tion with the heads .of'the a,~c!lci~s and cor"?or~,ticns ,cqncern(3d and \'lhich l~olicies, upon prior approval p); the Presid'.:;nt, shall be ,monit0red and irn.plemented through it's Office .of Compensetion and, Position

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SEC" 17.. Power.s ;;t..,~~LF~~.!.~ons.. - The: 3udget COE1mission, principally througll the OCPC, shall; in addition'to those provided

under

ather S'3ctions this Decree" of

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(J.ave

the following pO"'.Ters

and functions:"
a..

Administer

the

compens8.ti.on .;!.nd posi tion classification governmentinstitutions',

,

systems of the nation"J.l g.overnment, inc~udiri.g such. i1?.octif'ied classif'ic<1ti.on ~nd comj;)(:ms,at:lQn system or systems as may

be indi~ated for critical government agencies, 'owned or controlled c,')rp'.orations .financial a.nd .. ahd revise them .s necessar~;

b.

Define eqch
~hall be

grade in the salary or wage schedqle used as a guide in placing p.o~ition~ to

,

1'lhi,ch

their

appropriate cla~ses and grades;

Co

Keep

pn' a current

fj

clal;!ses 'System;
d.."Co11.duct

of: posi tion~r

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basis the: pr,pper, relc:.tionships .of the under the' Pasi tien' Classification

periodic 'surveys of departments elnd agencies to ascertain .the :facts..s.s to the duties, res~~onsibilities, . andqualificationrequireDents of positior~ therein;

ea

C.onductsalary

and

wage

surveys

i~

determine. prevailing

.,j:'ates o-fpay

private industry 'to f'or'cm'11;)arable ,,'Torli:

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in t,hegovernment;
.p, .L ..

actions Emd changes in class or gra4e of positions whenever thE. racts .~varrcmt, such cer,tifications to be binding o~ adpinistrativ~, certifying, pay;r<>ll, disbursing, accounting and Em!iiting officers of the natj.onal goverr,u::i.ent government'-oyr:ned or controlL9d and corporations and'financial'institutions; P;rovide the required criteria alJ.~guidelihes, in consul tation 'tvith ~g,ehcy heads as may be deemed necessa,ry and
subject :for' the'
:forms
gov~rp.ment;

Certify

classification

g.

to

the

approval to

of

grant of allof compensation'

,

types

CQf:1misS'ioner of the Dudg.et, sand adc.H !ional e-m1~loyees in all agencies ot' tl1.e

the

of allolTzmce

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gather, compile'

and evaluate statistj:cal data

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'~romulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of the provisions of this Decree .ihich, upon approval shall be kno~m as 'by the Commissioner of the Blidget Budget Comh.is$ion Rules and Reculations on Compensation' and' Position C"lassification;" ,

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Advise and assist insofar as possible provinci-ai, ,municipal ,and 'other local governnlen"ti.s on position classifica-,'
~

tion
k.

andcQntpensation

matters;

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su~hother

functions as may be,provided by law..

SEC.
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guidelines, 'and

Gen~ral Guidelines qnd Sta~dards.. standards shall be complied with:

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following

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The he~d of a depart~ent or agency shall assign to tbe incumbent of a pOEdtion the ,duties and responsibi.lities ..ihich 'trH~re, used as the basis for the classifi,cation of the position. The incumbent of a'position must perform the duties and responsibilities of' the position ~s
'qlassified;.' ,
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If ~pon positiQn
"!,'Tho

audit

the 'D~PC'finds

that an officer

or employee

is not performing the 'duti~s and responsibilities

as classified, the Dir~ctpr

of the

inform the head' pf the department or' shall institute the necessary remedial measures ,in
accordal1ce \1Tithexisting l~vrs,:rule's an'd regulations..
by - ""n incumbent

of the OCPC shall agency concerned

CoO

of tI:ie authori~ed duties. reaSON of inability or, incompetence on ,his ,part to carry out ,the safue shall not be'a valid basis for a r~classification 'of the positioDc Likewise, temporary ~ork assignments shall not be a valid basi~ for a reclas~ification of the
Non-performance

and r,esporif?ibili ties of his position by

position..
d.

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Reclassification

OIa

po'si tion may be effected

of the

only

't'lhen

there is a substantial-change in bilities, and upon the certification

it$ duties and responsiDepartment head

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in agencies of the national government or the head;6f a

government-o'~ed or controlled cornoration and financial instit,ution and of state univ~rsity or college that such ties' are regular and permanent new duties and relsponsibili
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elassif.icationo

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SEC.. 19. Release of Fuzids for Personal Services The Budget Commis-sion fs hereby authorized to release only such ambunts as is necessary to defray the cost :for salaries and. wages of personnel o~ an agency which shall be based on rats determined for positions in the 'agenCF by the OCPC and approved
by the Commissioner of. the Budget 0' , " . ,

. SEC. .20Q Implementing Agency~ The provisions of t'his Decree sha.Ll be adl~inistered" by 'the 3udget Commission 'With the assistaiice 0:( ~ts o.ffice "of Compensation and posltion Cla':3ificatio~ (OCPC), formerly designated as the i:1Tage and' Positi(;m

'Classificat:ion Office (~'JAPCO) 0

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SEC. 21. Trar"sitory Provisions. - The 3udget Commi&sion shall place a,11 posit,ions in their appropriate 'classes and grades,
,

within 180 days fr9mtbepromul'gation

-of this Decree

For this

purpose, each agency covered ~y ,the Compensation and Position Classification System provided in this Decree shall submit to the OCPC "t<Tithin <!ays frqm the promulgation of this Decre,e 'all, 9 document's, data and information necessary in the p,lacing of positions in their a~propriate classes and gr~des.
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Upon the initial implementation of this Decree, and subject to the avail~bility of fund,s, thepaynient of :salaries and wages

shall be in accordance wit~tPe

a..

following provisions:

An officer or employee whose' current salary ~s below, the 'minimum of the salary ~rade proposed for his ,class 0' work s,hidi have his' salary ,rais~d to the minimum; .
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An officer :or,employee whose current salary is between ~hestep$ o~ th~ salafy grade proposed for h~s class of ,work'shall have h;is salary raised to the next higher, , 'st~p but shall not ex~eed,the ma~imum of' the grade; ,and,

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An bfficer' or employee ":Those

current salary coincides,

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with any of the steps, equals or exceeds the maximum step of the sal~ry grade proposed for his class, of work, shall continue to receiVe.his presentsa.laryo
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SECo the

22cEff'ectivity ,of the

of Implementation.. and

or pay system provided for' in this Decree shall be

issuance a1,:lpropr'iate rules ,
. . Cm~missir!..'

- The, compensation imp1emel1tedl1[~~tJl, regulations by the Budget::

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SEC.. 2}0 'Repealing and SeparabilitJ:._S~l_~use~"

modified. accorctingl'y...' '
,

- j~ny and all

pa~ts and/or
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la:l;~s, deGree's, executive orders, 1;'~les. andregulation~ or thereof inconsist~nt with this Decree are hereby repealed
.

I:ffor
is declared

any
to

re~scn,
be

any

section'or.provision

of thereby,

this
other

Decree
sections

or 'provisionsthereof'
'continue
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or invalid, the

in ftil1 force

are not affected and effect..

shall'

approval..
the.

SEC..
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24.. Effectivity..

This

Decre,e

shall tali:e

effect upon
in

Done

in

t~e

City

of Manilai this' 22nd day of August,

nineteen h1.mdred and seventy-six..

year of, Our: LOrd,

(SGD.) FERDINAND E.. l.iAB-CqS

President' of the Philippines

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