Executive Order No. 611 (2007)

103 OG No. 48, 2998 (May 21, 2007)

[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 611, July 01, 2007 ]

AUTHORIZING COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS TO GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL

WHEREAS, an efficient and effective civil service is crucial to the continuous development of our country;

WHEREAS, the basic salary of government employees has not been increased since July 2001, or for more than 5 years, notwithstanding periodic wage adjustments granted to the private sector, and the continuous rise in the prices of basic commodities;

WHEREAS, the subsistence allowance of the military and uniformed personnel was last adjusted in 1998, while the hazard pay has remained at P120/month since its initial grant in 1987;

WHEREAS, there is an imperative need to improve the morale of the civil service through a more competitive compensation system that supports the economic well being of government personnel;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by Presidential Decree (P.D. No. 1597, Republic Act (R.A.) No. 6758, as amended by the Senate and House of Representatives Joint Resolution No. 1 dated March 7, 1994, and R.A.

No. 9336, do hereby order:

Section 1. New Salary Schedule of Civilian Government Personnel. - The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is hereby directed to implement a ten percent (10%) increase over the basic monthly salaries as of June 30, 2007 of civilian government personnel whose positions are covered by the Compensation and Position Classification System under R.A. No. 6758, as amended, effective July 1, 2007. The adjusted salaries of civilian government personnel shall be in accordance with the Salary Schedule marked as Annex "A" of this Executive Order. Provided that the adjustments shall be the designated salary step of the employee in the salary grade allocation of his or her position as of June 30, 2007.

Section 2. Subsistence Allowance and Hazard Pay of Military and Uniformed Personnel - Military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and all uniformed personnel under the Department of the Interior and Local Government, Philippine coast Guard, and National Mapping and Resource Information Authority are hereby granted a Thirty Pesos (P30) per day increase in their subsistenceallowance and a One Hundred Twenty Pesos (P120) per month increase in their hazard pay effective July 1, 2007.

Section 3. Coverage - The ten percent (10%) salary increase authorized herein shall cover civilian officials and employees of National Government Agencies (NGAs) including State Universities and Colleges, Government Owned and/or Controlled Corporations (GOCCs), Government Financial Institutions (GFIs) and Local Government Units (LGUs), which are covered by the Compensation and Position Classification System under R.A. No. 6758, as amended. Government agencies which are exempted by law from the coverage of R.A. No. 6758, as amended, shall not be entitled to any of the compensation adjustments provided herein.

Section 4. Fund Source. - The amounts necessary to implement the compensation adjustments authorized herein shall be sourced, as follows: a.) For NGAs, the amount shall be charged against the appropriate fund source under the FY 2007 General Appropriations Act. Thereafter, such amounts as are needed shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. b.) For GOCCs and CFIs, the amount shall be taken from their respective corporate funds. c.) For LGUs, the amount shall come from their respective local funds.

Section 5. Uniform Percentage Increase in Case of Insufficiency of Funds. - GOCCs, GFIs and LGUs, which do not have adequate or sufficient funds to pay the compensation adjustments authorized herein, shall only partially implement the adjusted rates: Provided, that any partial implementation shall be a uniform increase for all positions.

Section 6. Allowances and Benefits Based on a Percentage of the Basic Salary of Civilian Personnel. - Except for the year-end bonus and fixed personnel benefit contributions, there shall be no corresponding increase in the present allowances and benefits being received by or paid for civilian government personnel, which are computed at a percentage of their basic salaries, notwithstanding the ten percent (10%) salary increase authorized herein.

Section 7. Applicability to Certain Constitutional Officials. - The salary increase authorized herein for the President, Vice-President, Senators and members of the House of Representatives shall take effect only after the expiration of the respective terms of office of the incumbent officials pursuant to Section 10 of Article VI and

Section 6 of Article VII of the 1987 Constitution.

Section 8. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The DBM shall prepare and issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Executive Order.

Section 9. Effectivity. - The compensations adjustments authorized herein shall takeeffect on July 1, 2007. Manila, Philippines, 14 March 2007 GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

By the President: EDUARDO R. ERMITA Executive Secretary ANNEX "A" Monthly Salary Schedule for Civilian Personnel Effective July 1, 2007 Salary STEP STEP STEP STEP STEP STEP STEP STEP Grade 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 5,590 5,730 5,873 6,020 6,171 6,325 6,483 6,645 2 6,094 6,246 6,402 6,563 6,725 6,894 7,066 7,244 3 6,643 6,808 6,977 7,153 7,330 7,515 7,701 7,895 4 7,174 7,352 7,536 7,724 7,918 8,116 8,318 8,526 5 7,747 7,941 8,139 9,010 9,236 9,467 9,703 9,946 6 8,367 8,576 8,791 9,010 9,236 9,467 9,703 9,946 7 8,953 9,175 9,405 9,640 9,882 10,128 10,382 10,643 8 9,580 9,819 10,054 10,316 10,573 10,837 11,109 11,386 9 10,250 10,506 10,769 11,039 11,315 11,596 11,888 12,183 10 10,933 11,207 11,486 11,774 12,068 12,371 12,680 12,997 11 11,589 11,878 12,175 12,478 12,792 13,112 13,440 13,774 12 12,284 12,591 12,906 13,229 13,559 13,899 14,245 14,601 13 13,021 13,347 13,680 14,022 14,372 14,732 15,101 15,477 14 13,801 14,147 14,500 14,863 15,235 15,616 16,006 16,405 15 14,630 14,995 15,370 15,754 16,148 16,553 16,965 17,391 16 15,508 15,895 16,292 16,701 17,117 17,546 17,985 18,434 17 16,438 16,849 17,270 17,701 18,146 18,599 19,064 19,540 18 17,425 17,861 18,307 18,765 19,235 19,714 20,208 20,713 19 18,471 18,932 19,405 19,891 20,389 20,898 21,420 21,955 20 19,579 20,068 20,569 21,085 21,612 22,152 22,705 23,274 21 20,361 20,871 21,393 21,927 22,475 23,036 23,614 24,203 22 21,176 21,705 22,245 22,804 23,375 23,959 24,558 25,171 23 22,022 22,573 23,139 23,717 24,308 24,917 25,540 26,179 24 22,905 23,477 24,065 24,665 25,284 25,915 26,563 27,227 25 23,821 24,417 25,026 25,653 26,293 26,951 27,624 28,316 26 24,773 25,392 26,028 26,678 27,345 28,028 28,730 29,448 27 25,761 26,409 27,070 27,745 28,438 29,150 29,878 30,62628 26,795 27,465 28,152 28,855 29,576 30,315 31,074 31,851 29 27,866 28,564 29,277 30,009 30,760 31,529 32,317 33,124 30 31,763 32,557 33,372 34,205 35,060 35,937 36,835 37,755 31 44,468 45,580 46,718 47,886 49,083 50,311 51,568 52,857 32 50,820 52,091 53,393 57,729 56,096 57,498 58,936 60,409 33 63,525