First Tranche of Modified Salary Schedule of Civilian Personnel and Base Pay Schedule of Military and Uniformed Personnel ( Executive Order No. 811 )

June 17, 2009

June 17, 2009

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 811

ADOPTING THE FIRST TRANCHE OF THE MODIFIED SALARY SCHEDULE OF CIVILIAN PERSONNEL AND BASE PAY SCHEDULE OF MILITARY AND UNIFORMED PERSONNEL IN THE GOVERNMENT, AS WELL AS THE MODIFIED POSITION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM PURSUANT TO SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 4, S. 2009

WHEREAS, Senate and the House of Representatives Joint Resolution No. 4, s. 2009, authorizes the President of the Philippines to modify the existing Compensation and Position Classification System of civilian personnel and the Base Pay Schedule of military and uniformed personnel;

WHEREAS, said authority shall be exercised in accordance with the governing principles, coverage and particulars of the modified Compensation and Position Classification System prescribed in the Joint Resolution;

WHEREAS, the amount of P18.4 billion is appropriated under the Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund in Republic Act No. 9524 or the Fiscal Year 2009 General Appropriations Act, to cover the compensation adjustments necessary to implement the first tranche of the modified Salary Schedule for civilian personnel and Base Pay Schedule for military and uniformed personnel in the national government;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, Presidential Decree No. 985, Presidential Decree No. 1597, Republic Act No. 6758, as amended by the Senate and House of Representatives Joint Resolution No. 01 approved on March 7, 1994, and Senate and House of Representatives Joint Resolution No. 4 approved on June 17, 2009, do hereby order and direct;

SECTION 1. Purpose. — This Executive Order is issued in accordance with House of Representatives Joint Resolution No. 4, s. 2009, and shall:

(a) prescribe the first tranche of the modified salary schedule of civilian personnel and base pay schedule of military and uniformed personnel in the government; and

(b) direct the review and modification of the position classification system.

SECTION 2. Coverage and Exclusion.—

(a) Civilian Personnel. — The modified Compensation and Position Classification System shall cover all positions for civilian personnel in the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches, the Constitutional Commissions, State Universities and Colleges (SUCs),Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations (GOCCs),Government Financial Institutions (GFIs),and Local Government Units (LGUs),whether regular, casual, or contractual in nature, appointive or elective, on full-time or part-time basis, now existing or hereafter created.

The following shall be excluded from the coverage of the System:

(i) individuals and groups of personnel whose services are engaged through job orders, contracts of services, or others similarly situated; and

(ii) positions for civilian personnel in government entities which are authorized by law to adopt, and are actually implementing their own compensation and position classification systems.

(b) Military and Uniformed Personnel. — The modified Base Pay Schedule provided in item (8) of said Joint Resolution, shall cover the military personnel under the Department of National Defense (DND) and uniformed personnel under the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG),Philippine Coast Guard (PCG),and National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA).

SECTION 3. Implementation Period.

(a) For national government agencies (NGAs),the Salary Schedule in item (4) (b) and the Base Pay Schedule in item (8) of said Joint Resolution, shall be implemented in four (4) equal yearly tranches, but in no case beyond four (4) years.

(b) For GOCCs, GFIs, and LGUs, the implementation period shall be four (4) years or more depending on their financial capability.

SECTION 4. First Tranche of Implementation.—

(a) For Civilian Personnel —

(i) For NGA, GOCC and GFI Personnel —

 The salary rates shall be in accordance with the First Tranche Monthly Salary Schedule for Civilian Government Personnel Effective July 1, 2009, attached as Annex "A".

(ii) For LGU Personnel —

 The salary rates for LGU personnel shall be determined by the sanggunian, on the basis of LGU income class and financial capability: Provided, That such salary rates shall not exceed the applicable percentages shown in the table below, pursuant to item 7 (a) of the Joint Resolution: Provided, Further That the resulting personal services (PS) cost shall not exceed the PS limitation in local government budgets, as provided under Sections 325 (a) and 331 (b) of Republic Act No. 7160: Provided, Finally That there shall be no diminution in the basic salaries of incumbents for purposes of complying with said PS limitation.

Percentages of Salary Rates Shown in Annex "A"
     
 
For
For Municipalities
 
Provinces/Cities
 
 
 
 
Special
100%
 
Cities
 
 
1st Class
100%
90%
2nd Class
95%
85%
3rd Class
90%
80%
4th Class
85%
75%
5th Class
80%
70%
6th Class
75%
65%

 For this purpose, the DBM shall issue the First Tranche Monthly Salary Schedule for Local Government Personnel for each LGU income class which shall take effect January 1, 2010.

(b) For Military and Uniformed Personnel —

The base pay rates shall be in accordance with the First Tranche Monthly Base Pay Schedule for Military and Uniformed Personnel Effective July 1, 2009, attached as Annex "B".

SECTION 5. Uniform Implementation in Case of Insufficiency of Funds.—

(a) GOCCs and GFIs which do not have adequate or sufficient funds shall implement salary schedules which shall be at uniform percentages of the salary rates in Annex "A".

(b) Likewise, LGUs which do not have adequate or sufficient funds to implement the maximum salaries prescribed for the LGU income class shall implement salary schedules which shall be at uniform percentages of the salary rates in the First Tranche Monthly Salary Schedule for Local Government Personnel.

SECTION 6. Changes in Position Titles and Salary Grade Assignments of Certain Positions.—

The position titles and salary grade assignments of the entry levels of the following positions are hereby modified:

 
Salary Grade
Position Title
From
To
 
 
 
Teacher I
10
11
Nurse I
10
11
Medical Officer I
14
16
Accountant I
11
12
[Legal Officer I] Attorney I
[14]
16

 

The DBM, in coordination with the Civil Service Commission (CSC),shall review the other levels of the above-listed positions and other classes of positions to determine their appropriate levels, and to allocate them to their proper salary grades.

Accordingly, the DBM, in coordination with the CSC, shall update the Index of Occupational Services, Occupational Groups, Classes, and Salary Grades, in accordance with organizational, technological, professional and other developments.

SECTION 7. Non-Diminution in the Basic Salaries of Incumbent Employees.— In no case shall there be any diminution in the basic salaries of incumbent employees upon the implementation of the Joint Resolution and this Executive Order.

SECTION 8. Funding Sources.— The funding sources for the amounts necessary to implement the modified Compensation and Position Classification System shall be as follows:

(a) For NGAs, the amounts shall be charged against appropriations set aside for the purpose in the FY 2009 General Appropriations Act (GAA) and from savings generated by the different departments, bureaus, offices and agencies of the national government. Thereafter, such amounts as are needed shall be included in the annual GAA.

(b) For GOCCs and GFIs, the amounts shall come from their respective corporate funds in the approved corporate operating budgets.

(c) For LGUs, the amount shall be charged against their respective local government funds.

SECTION 9. Applicability to Certain Constitutional Officials. — Pursuant to Section 6 of Article VII and Section 10 of Article VI of the Constitution, the salaries prescribed herein for the President of the Philippines, Vice-President of the Philippines, and Members of Congress shall take effect only after the expiration of the respective terms of the present incumbents.

SECTION 10. Subsequent Issuances. — The President, upon recommendation by the DBM, shall issue such other Executive Orders to fully implement the provisions of Senate and House of Representatives Joint Resolution No. 4, s. 2009.

SECTION 11. Effectivity.— This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 17th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Nine.

ANNEX A

First Tranche Monthly Salary Schedule for Civilian Government Personnel Effective July 1, 2009 for National Government Personnel
(In Pesos)
                 
Salary
Step
Step
Step
Step
Step
Step
Step
Step
Grade
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
                 
1
6,862
7,000
7,140
7,285
7,432
7,583
7,737
7,895
2
7,446
7,596
7,749
7,906
8,065
8,229
8,397
8,569
3
8,080
8,243
8,409
8,580
8,753
8,932
9,113
9,301
4
8,713
8,888
9,069
9,252
9,441
9,634
9,830
10,031
5
9,396
9,586
9,780
9,978
10,181
10,390
10,601
10,819
6
10,133
10,338
10,548
10,761
10,981
11,206
11,434
11,669
7
10,858
11,076
11,302
11,531
11,766
12,005
12,251
12,503
8
11,636
11,871
12,110
12,357
12,607
12,864
13,128
13,396
9
12,469
12,721
12,978
13,242
13,510
13,785
14,067
14,353
10
13,333
13,603
13,877
14,158
14,445
14,740
15,040
15,348
11
14,198
14,483
14,775
15,072
15,379
15,691
16,011
16,335
12
15,119
15,422
15,733
16,050
16,374
16,706
17,044
17,390
13
16,101
16,424
16,753
17,089
17,433
17,786
18,147
18,514
14
17,147
17,490
17,839
18,197
18,563
18,938
19,321
19,711
15
18,292
18,661
19,040
19,426
19,822
20,228
20,640
21,064
16
19,514
19,906
20,309
20,722
21,142
21,573
22,013
22,462
17
20,819
21,237
21,665
22,102
22,552
23,009
23,477
23,955
18
22,214
22,659
23,115
23,581
24,057
24,542
25,041
25,549
19
23,703
24,177
24,661
25,157
25,664
26,182
26,710
27,251
20
25,295
25,799
26,314
26,842
27,381
27,931
28,494
29,070
21
26,671
27,200
27,741
28,293
28,856
29,433
30,024
30,626
22
28,134
28,687
29,254
29,832
30,424
31,029
31,647
32,278
23
29,684
30,265
30,861
31,467
32,086
32,720
33,368
34,030
24
31,334
31,943
32,567
33,201
33,853
34,516
35,195
35,890
25
33,085
33,724
34,376
35,044
35,725
36,422
37,133
37,862
26
34,945
35,615
36,301
37,001
37,716
38,446
39,193
39,956
27
36,923
37,627
38,347
39,080
39,830
40,597
41,380
42,181
28
39,026
39,766
40,521
41,291
42,078
42,882
43,705
44,545
29
41,264
42,041
42,833
43,642
44,469
45,314
46,176
47,056
30
45,941
46,813
47,705
48,615
49,544
50,495
51,464
52,455
31
59,186
60,351
61,540
62,757
64,000
65,272
66,570
67,898
32
67,677
69,008
70,369
71,760
73,181
74,634
76,119
77,637
33
82,400
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

ANNEX B

First Tranche Base Pay Schedule for Military and Uniformed Personnel
Effective July 1, 2009
(In Pesos)
         
DND
DILG
 
Monthly
 
BJMP and BFP
PNP and PPSC 
PCG and NAMRIA
Base Pay
         
Candidate Soldier      
8,630
Private Fire/Jail Officer I Police Officer I Apprentice Seaman/
10,808
      Seaman Third Class
 
Private First Class     Seaman Second Class
11,513
Corporal Fire/Jail Officer II Police Officer II Seaman First Class
12,210
Sergeant     Petty Officer III
12,891
Staff Sergeant Fire/Jail Officer III Police Officer III Petty Officer II
13,628
Technical Sergeant     Petty Officer I
14,540
Master Sergeant Senior Fire/Jail Senior Police Chief Petty Officer
15,513
  Officer I Officer I  
 
Senior Master Senior Fire/Jail Senior Police Senior Chief Petty
16,552
Sergeant Officer II Officer II Officer
 
Chief Master Senior Fire/Jail Senior Police Master Chief Petty
17,664
Sergeant Officer III Officer III Officer
 
First Chief Master Senior Fire/Jail Senior Police First Master Chief Petty
18,850
Sergeant Officer IV Officer IV Officer
 
Cadet   Cadet  
18,850
Probationary Second      
18,850
Lieutenant      
 
Second Lieutenant     Ensign
20,708
First Lieutenant Inspector Inspector Lieutenant Junior Grade
21,836
Captain Senior Inspector Senior Inspector Lieutenant Senior Grade
23,128
Major Chief Inspector Chief Inspector Lieutenant Commander
24,202
Lieutenant Colonel Superintendent Superintendent Commander
25,543
Colonel Senior Senior Captain
26,967
  Superintendent Superintendent  
 
Brigadier General Chief  Chief  Commodore
28,481
  Superintendent Superintendent  
 
Major General Director Director Rear Admiral
30,090
      Vice Admiral
31,801
Lieutenant General   Deputy Director- Admiral
35,428
    General  
 
General   Director General  
37,500