Presidential Decree No. 905
Increasing the Salaries of the Personnel of the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Foreign Service
MALACAÑANG
M a n i l a
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 905 March 18, 1976
INCREASING THE SALARIES OF THE PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND THE FOREIGN SERVICE
WHEREAS, the importance of the Foreign Service as the major instrument of the Government in the protection and advancement of the country's interest abroad has greatly increased, especially at this time when the government is particularly engaged in development diplomacy;
WHEREAS, it is necessary that personnel of the Foreign Service be provided with adequate financial means to be able to represent the country not only effectively but also in a manner worthy of the esteem and respect of the country to which they are accredited;
WHEREAS, the tremendous rise in the cost of living resulting from the worldwide economic inflation and the recent energy crisis has considerably reduced the value of the present salaries of Foreign Service personnel;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby decree as follows:
Section 1. The provisions of existing laws to the contrary notwithstanding, the positions in the Department of Foreign Affairs shall be classified according to the following schedule of classes and rates:
Chief of Mission, | Class I | P37,344 Class II | 35,532 Career Minister | 27,732 Senior Foreign Affairs Adviser | 27,732 Foreign Service Officer, | Class I | 23,892 22,728 21,624 Foreign Affairs Adviser | 20,580 Foreign Service Officer, | Class II | 20,580 19,584 18,636 Foreign Service Officer, | Class III | 17,724 16,860 16,044 Foreign Service Officer, | Class IV | 15,264 14,532 13,824 Foreign Service Staff, | Officer I | 13,824 13,152 12,516 Foreign Service Staff, | Officer II | 12,516 11,904 11,328 Foreign Service Staff, | Officer III | 10,776 10,260 9,756 Foreign Service Staff, | Employee I | 9,288 8,832
8,400
Foreign Service Staff, | Employee II | 7,992 7,608 7,236 Foreign Service Staff, | Employee III | 6,240 5,928 5,640
Section 2. Positions not falling under the above classes will also be subject to the existing WAPCOA Classification and Pay Plans.
Section 3. These salary increases shall be implemented in accordance with a timetable and such rules and regulations as may be approved by the President.
Done in the City of Manila this 18th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-six.