Authorizing Provincial and Municipal Governments and Chartered Cities to Grant Living Bonus
Republic Act No. 29, enacted on September 25, 1946, authorizes provincial and municipal governments, as well as chartered cities in the Philippines, to grant living bonuses to their officers and employees. The living bonuses must not exceed the rates set by the National Government. This act took effect on July 1, 1946, and was set to expire on June 30, 1947. It aims to provide additional financial support to local government employees.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 29
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
September 25, 1946
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 29
AN ACT AUTHORIZING PROVINCIAL AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS AND CHARTERED CITIES TO GRANT LIVING BONUS
SECTION 1. The provisions of existing law to the contrary notwithstanding, provincial and municipal governments are hereby authorized to grant living bonus to their officers and employees not in excess of the schedule or rates fixed by the National Government for its officers and employees.
Chartered cities are also hereby authorized to grant such living bonus as may be fixed by city ordinance.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect as of July first, nineteen hundred and forty-six, and shall lapse on June thirty, nineteen hundred and forty-seven.
Approved: September 25, 1946
Not published in the Official Gazette
Cite This Law
Authorizing Provincial and Municipal Governments and Chartered Cities to Grant Living Bonus, Republic Act No. 29, Sep 25, 1946 (Philippines)
Authorizing Provincial and Municipal Governments and Chartered Cities to Grant Living Bonus, Republic Act No. 29 (Phil. 1946)
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