Classifying the Positions of Certain Employees of the Bureau of Telecommunications ( Republic Act No. 771 )
June 20, 1952
June 20, 1952
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 771
AN ACT CLASSIFYING THE POSITIONS OF OPERATORS, LINEMEN, TECHNICIANS, ENGINEMEN, TRAFFIC SUPERVISORS, AND INSPECTORS OF THE BUREAU OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND FIXING THE RATES OF COMPENSATION FOR EACH CLASS
SECTION 1. Telegraph and radio stations of the Bureau of Telecommunications shall be classified, according to the volume of business they handle annually and their annual income or revenue, by numerical units as follows:
(a) Stations having 800,000 units or more;
(b) Stations having 200,000 units or more but less than 800,000 units;
(c) Stations having 100,000 units or more but less than 200,000 units;
(d) Stations having 50,000 units or more but less than 100,000 units;
(e) Stations having 30,000 units or more but less than 50,000 units;
(f) Stations having 20,000 units or more but less than 30,000 units;
(g) Stations having 15,000 units or more but less than 20,000 units;
(h) Stations having 10,000 units or more but less than 15,000 units;
(i) Stations having 5,000 units or more but less than 10,000 units;
(j) Stations having 3,000 units or more but less than 5,000 units;
(k) Stations having 1,000 units or more but less than 3,000 units; and
(l) Stations having less than 1,000 units.
In computing the numerical units corresponding to each station, the volume of business handled annually shall be given a weight of seven-tenths and the annual income three-tenths. The numerical units corresponding to each station shall be the sum of the products of the number of telegrams handled therein multiplied by seven-tenths and the total annual income in pesos multiplied by three-tenths.
SECTION 2. The maximum and maximum rates of annual compensation for chief operators, assistant chief operators, supervising operators, operators-in-charge, senior operators, operators and junior operators; chief wire supervisors, district wire supervisors, senior linemen, and linemen; chief technicians, assistant chief technician; senior technicians, technicians, and junior technicians; chief enginemen, enginemen, and junior enginemen; chief telephone traffic supervisors and telephone traffic supervisors; and telegraph and telephone, and radio inspectors shall be as follows:
(a) In stations having 800,000 units or more
| Chief Operators | from P4200 to P4800 |
| Assistant Chief Operators | 3480 to 3960 |
| Supervising Operators | 3300 to 3480 |
| Senior CW Operators | 2580 to 3120 |
| CW Operators | 1800 to 2400 |
| Junior CW Operators | 1560 to 1680 |
| Senior Teletype Operators | 2280 to 2400 |
| Teletype Operators | 1680 to 1920 |
| Junior Teletype Operators | 1440 to 1560 |
| Chief Technicians | 3480 to 3690 |
| Assistant Chief Technicians | 3300 to 3480 |
| Senior Technicians | 2580 to 3120 |
| Technicians | 1800 to 2400 |
| Junior Technicians | 1560 to 1680 |
| Chief Enginemen | 2400 to 2940 |
| Enginemen | 1680 to 2160 |
| Junior Enginemen | 1440 to 1560 |
(b) In stations having 200,000 units or more but less than 800,000 units
| Chief Operators | from P3480 to P4200 |
| Assistant Chief Operators | 2940 to 3300 |
| Supervising Operators | 2580 to 2760 |
| Senior CW Operators | 2280 to 2400 |
| CW Operators | 1800 to 2160 |
| Junior CW Operators | 1560 to 1680 |
| Senior Teletype Operators | 1920 to 2280 |
| Teletype Operators | 1560 to 1680 |
| Junior Teletype Operators | 1440 to 1560 |
| Chief Technicians | 2940 to 3300 |
| Senior Technicians | 2280 to 2400 |
| Technicians | 1800 to 2160 |
| Junior Technicians | 1560 to 1680 |
| Chief Enginemen | 2160 to 2280 |
| Enginemen | 1680 to 2040 |
| Junior Enginemen | 1440 to 1560 |
(c) In stations having 100,000 units or more but less than 200,000 units
| Chief Operators | from P2940 to P3480 |
| Senior Operators | 2160 to 2280 |
| Operators | 1680 to 1800 |
| Junior Operators | 1440 to 1560 |
| Senior Technicians | 2160 to 2280 |
| Technicians | 1680 to 1800 |
| Junior Technicians | 1440 to 1560 |
| Chief Enginemen | 2160 to 2280 |
| Enginemen | 1680 to 1800 |
| Junior Enginemen | 1440 to 1560 |
(d) In stations having 50,000 units or more but less than 100,000 units
| Chief Operators or Operators-in- | |
| charge | from P2760 to P3300 |
| Senior Operators | 1800 to 2040 |
| Operators | 1680 to 1800 |
| Junior Operators | 1440 to 1560 |
| Technicians | 1680 to 1800 |
| Junior Technicians | 1440 to 1560 |
| Chief Enginemen | 1800 to 2040 |
| Enginemen | 1680 to 1800 |
| Junior Enginemen | 1440 to 1560 |
(e) In stations having 30,000 units or more but less than 50,000 units
| Chief Operators or Operators-in- | |
| charge | from P2280 to P2760 |
| Senior Operators | 1680 to 1920 |
| Operators | 1560 to 1680 |
| Junior Operators | 1440 to 1560 |
| Technicians | 1560 to 1680 |
| Junior Technicians | 1440 to 1560 |
| Enginemen | 1560 to 1680 |
| Junior Enginemen | 1440 to 1560 |
(f) In stations having 20,000 units or more but less than 30,000 units
| Operators-in-charge | from P2160 to P2280 |
| Senior Operators | 1680 to 1800 |
| Operators | 1560 to 1680 |
| Junior Operators | 1440 to 1560 |
| Technicians | 1560 to 1680 |
| Junior Technicians | 1440 to 1560 |
| Enginemen (for radio stations) | 1560 to 1680 |
| Junior Enginemen (for radio stations) | 1440 to 1560 |
(g) In stations having 15,000 units or more but less than 20,000 units
| Operators-in-charge | from P1920 to P2160 |
| Senior Operators | 1680 to 1800 |
| Operators | 1560 to 1680 |
| Junior Operators | 1440 to 1560 |
| Enginemen (for radio stations) | 1560 to 1680 |
| Junior Enginemen (for radio stations) | 1440 to 1560 |
(h) In stations having 10,000 units or more but less than 15,000 units
| Operators-in-charge | from 1800 to P1920 |
| Senior Operators | 1680 to 1800 |
| Operators | 1560 to 1680 |
| Junior Operators | 1440 to 1560 |
| Enginemen (for radio stations) | 1560 to 1680 |
| Junior Enginemen (for radio stations) | 1440 to 1560 |
(i) In stations having 5,000 units or more but less than 10,000 units
| Operators-in-charge | from P1680 to P1800 |
| Senior Operators | 1560 to 1680 |
| Operators | 1560 |
| Junior Operators | 1440 |
| Enginemen (for radio stations) | 1560 |
| Junior Enginemen (for radio stations) | 1440 |
(j) In stations having 3,000 units or more but less than 5,000 units
| Operators-in-charge | from P1560 to P1680 |
| Enginemen (for radio stations) | 1440 to 1560 |
| Junior Enginemen (for radio stations) | 1440 |
(k) In stations having 1,000 units or more but less than 3,000 units
| Operators-in-charge | P1560 |
| Operators | 1440 |
| Junior Enginemen (for radio stations) | 1440 |
(l) In stations having less than 1,000 units
| Operators-in-charge | P1440 |
| Junior Enginemen (for radio stations) | 1440 |
(m) Other positions
| (1) | Inspectors | |
| Radio Inspectors | from P3960 to 4200 | |
| Telegraph and Telephone | ||
| Inspectors | 3720 to 3960 | |
| (2) | Wire Supervisors and Linemen | |
| Chief Wire Supervisor | 3480 to 4200 | |
| District Wire Supervisors | 2750 to 3120 | |
| Wire Supervisors | 1920 to 2580 | |
| Senior Linemen | 1680 to 1800 | |
| Linemen | 1440 to 1560 | |
| (3) | Telephone Traffic Supervisor | |
| and Telephone Operators | ||
| Chief Telephone Traffic | ||
| Supervisor | 2580 to 2940 | |
| Telephone Traffic Supervisors | 1800 to 2400 | |
| Senior Telephone Operators | 1680 to 1800 | |
| Telephone Operators | 1440 to 1560 |
SECTION 3. There shall be three classes of operators: namely, junior operator, operator, and senior operator.
(a) Junior Operator — A junior operator is one who, having graduated from a recognized radio or telegraph operator's school, or completed radio or telegraph operators' training course in any army training school, or rendered satisfactorily at least one year of paid full-time work as an operator, has qualified in a test given for the position by the Bureau of Civil Service.
(b) Operator — After rendering two years of satisfactory service, a junior operator of the Bureau of Telecommunications may be promoted to operator: Provided, however, That an employee who has actually been performing the duties of the operator in the Bureau of Telecommunications during the last two years prior to the approval of this Act shall be classified as operator.
(c) Senior Operator — After rendering five years of satisfactory service, an operator of the Bureau of Telecommunications may be promoted to senior operator: Provided, however, that an operator who has actually been performing the duties of senior operator in the Bureau of Telecommunications during the last two years prior to the approval of this Act shall be classified as senior operator.
SECTION 4. There shall be three classes of technicians: namely, junior technician, technician, and senior technician.
(a) Junior Technician — A junior technician is one who, having graduated from a recognized radio, telegraph, telephone or mechanical school or completed a radio, telegraph, telephone or mechanical training course in any army training school, or rendered satisfactorily at least one year of paid full-time work as a technician, has qualified in a test given for the position by the Bureau of Civil Service.
(b) Technician — After rendering two years of satisfactory service, a junior technician of the Bureau of Telecommunications may be promoted to senior operator: Provided, however, That an employee who has actually been performing the duties of a technician in the Bureau of Telecommunications during the last two years prior to the approval of this Act shall be classified as technician.
(c) Senior Technician — After rendering five years of satisfactory service, a technician of the Bureau of Telecommunications may be promoted to senior technician: Provided, however, That a technician who was actually been performing the duties of a senior technician in the Bureau of Telecommunications during the last two years prior to the approval of this Act shall be classified as senior technician.
SECTION 5. There shall be two classes of enginemen: namely, junior engineman and engineman.
(a) Junior Engineman — A junior engineman is one who, having graduated from a recognized mechanical school, or completed a mechanical training course in any army training school, or rendered satisfactorily at least one year of paid full-time work as a mechanic or engineman, has qualified in a test given for the position by the Bureau of Civil Service.
(b) Engineman — After rendering two years of satisfactory service, a junior engineman of the Bureau of Telecommunications may be promoted to engineman: Provided, however, That an employee who has actually been performing the duties of an engineman in the Bureau of Telecommunications during the last two years prior to the approval of this Act shall be classified as engineman.
SECTION 6. A postmaster or employee of the Bureau of Posts who is assigned to handle the telegraph or radio service in a station where the Bureau of Telecommunications has no operator shall be paid a compensation of not exceeding twenty pesos a month from the appropriation of the Bureau of Telecommunications in addition to his regular salary in the Bureau of Posts. An operator of the Bureau of Telecommunications who is at the same time assigned as postmaster shall likewise be paid a compensation of not exceeding twenty pesos a month from the appropriation of the Bureau of Posts in addition to his regular salary in the Bureau of Telecommunications.
SECTION 7. Upon the approval of this Act, the present rates of compensation which are not in conformity with the salary scale provided herein shall be adjusted in the following manner:
(a) If the employee is receiving a compensation less than the minimum rate of the salary scale to which his position is allocated, his compensation shall be adjusted to the minimum rate, and if by virtue of his length of service he is entitled thereto, he shall also be given the additional benefit provided for hereunder, as the case may be:
(1) His salary shall be increased by one grade over the minimum rate of the salary prescribed for his position if he has to his credit a service of not less than five but not more than ten years;
(2) His salary shall be increased by two grades over the minimum rate of the salary prescribed for his position if he has to his credit a service of not less than ten but not more than fifteen years;
(3) His salary shall be increased by three grades over the minimum rate of the salary prescribed for his position if he has to his credit a service of not less than fifteen but not more than twenty years;
(4) His salary shall be increased to the maximum rate of the salary prescribed for his position if he has to his credit a service of more than twenty years.
(b) If the employee concerned is receiving a compensation within the range of the salary scale to which his position is allocated, his compensation shall be adjusted as follows:
(1) His salary shall be increased by one grade over his present compensation if he has to his credit a service of not less than five but not more than ten years;
(2) His salary shall be increased by two grades over his present compensation if he has to his credit a service of not less than ten but not more than fifteen years;
(3) His salary shall be increased by three grades over his present compensation if he has to his credit a service of not less than fifteen but not more than twenty years;
(4) His salary shall be increased to the maximum rate if he has to his credit a service of more than twenty years.
(c) If the employee is receiving a compensation in excess of the maximum rate of the salary scale to which his position is allocated, his salary shall not be reduced while he occupies the same position.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, no adjustment of salary shall be made in excess of the maximum provided in the salary scale to which the position is allocated.
SECTION 8. Every two calendar years after the approval of this Act, telegraph and radio stations of the Bureau of Telecommunications shall be reclassified in the manner provided for in section one hereof. The new classification shall be included in the General Appropriation Act for the fiscal year following such reclassification.
SECTION 9. To carry out the provisions of this Act, the sum of six hundred ten thousand pesos, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated. The appropriation for the Bureau of Telecommunications authorized in the General Appropriation Act for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred and fifty-three, is hereby converted into a lump-sum appropriation to be re-itemized, together with the sum herein appropriated, in accordance with the classification of the positions and standardization of salaries provided for in this Act in a special budget to be approved by the President pursuant to the provisions of section 7-I(4) of Commonwealth Act Numbered Two hundred and forty-six, as amended by Commonwealth Act Numbered Three hundred and seventy-four.
SECTION 10. All laws or portions thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.
SECTION 11. This Act shall take effect on July one, Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-Two.
Approved: June 20, 1952
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 48, No. 8, p. 3225 in August 1952