Amendment to R.A. No. 180 (The Revised Election Code)
Republic Act No. 4364, enacted on June 19, 1965, amends the Revised Election Code by introducing Section 5-A, which allows the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to compensate its officials and employees, as well as those assigned to election duties, for overtime work. This compensation can be granted for work done on weekends, holidays, or after regular hours, but excludes the Chairman and members of the Commission. The additional pay is capped at the equivalent of their regular monthly compensation and cannot exceed this amount in any given month. The Act took effect upon approval and was published in the Official Gazette.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 4364
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 19, 1965
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4364
AN ACT TO AMEND REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY, ENTITLED "THE REVISED ELECTION CODE"
SECTION 1. Republic Act Numbered One Hundred eighty is hereby amended by inserting between Sections five and six thereof a new section, which shall read as follows:
"Sec. 5-A. Any provision of existing law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Commission on Elections may authorize the payment of compensation from appropriations provided for election to its officials and employees, and those assigned thereto, except the Chairman and members of the said Commission, for overtime services rendered on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, or after required office hours on regular working days in connection with election, at rates to be fixed by the Commission on Elections which shall not exceed the rates of their regular monthly compensation. Such additional compensation shall not exceed, for any one month, the equivalent of their regular monthly compensation." cdt
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 19, 1965
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 62, No. 30, p. 5376 on July 25, 1966
Cite This Law
Amendment to R.A. No. 180 (The Revised Election Code), Republic Act No. 4364, Jun 19, 1965 (Philippines)
Amendment to R.A. No. 180 (The Revised Election Code), Republic Act No. 4364 (Phil. 1965)
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