Granting Energy Incentive Allowance to Certain National Museum Personnel
Presidential Decree No. 1578, issued on June 11, 1978, establishes an Energy Incentive Allowance for certain technical personnel at the National Museum of the Philippines to address the issue of qualified staff leaving for better-paying positions elsewhere. The decree outlines specific monthly allowances for various personnel categories, ranging from P300 to P1,200, depending on qualifications and roles. An initial fund of P858,000 is allocated from the museum's savings for this purpose, with future amounts to be included in the General Appropriations Act. The decree supersedes any conflicting laws and took effect on January 1, 1978.
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- What is Granting Energy Incentive Allowance to Certain National Museum Personnel about?
- Presidential Decree No. 1578, issued on June 11, 1978, establishes an Energy Incentive Allowance for certain technical personnel at the National Museum of the Philippines to address the issue of qualified staff leaving for better-paying positions elsewhere. The decree outlines specific monthly allowances for various personnel categories, ranging from P300 to P1,200, depending on qualifications and roles. An initial fund of P858,000 is allocated from the museum's savings for this purpose, with future amounts to be included in the General Appropriations Act. The decree supersedes any conflicting laws and took effect on January 1, 1978.
- What type of law is Presidential Decree No. 1578?
- Granting Energy Incentive Allowance to Certain National Museum Personnel (Presidential Decree No. 1578) is a Philippine Presidential Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Granting Energy Incentive Allowance to Certain National Museum Personnel enacted?
- Granting Energy Incentive Allowance to Certain National Museum Personnel (Presidential Decree No. 1578) was enacted on Jun 11, 1978.
- What is the citation for Granting Energy Incentive Allowance to Certain National Museum Personnel?
- Granting Energy Incentive Allowance to Certain National Museum Personnel, Presidential Decree No. 1578, Jun 11, 1978 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Presidential Decree No. 1578
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Decrees
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 11, 1978
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1578
GRANTING ENERGY INCENTIVE ALLOWANCE TO CERTAIN PERSONNEL OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR
WHEREAS, in view of the lack of qualified personnel with experience in research, the National Museum has embarked on a program of scholarships by sending promising young men abroad for advanced studies; casia
WHEREAS, after training them, most are leaving the museum for better paying opportunities being offered by some government agencies or private enterprise, and in fact the Museum has lost several technically-trained men in view of the low salary scales; and
WHEREAS, in order to improve the capability of the technical men of the Museum and prevent them from transferring to other offices it is necessary to augment their salaries in the form of monthly incentive allowance.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree:
SECTION 1. All technical personnel of the National Museum under the following categories are hereby authorized to receive monthly incentive allowances as follows:
| Chief of Section | P300.00 |
| Research Assistant | P300.00 |
| Assistant Researcher | 400.00 |
| Researcher without Ph.D. | 500.00 |
| Sr. Researcher without Ph. D. | 600.00 |
| Researcher with Ph.D. & publications | 1,000.00 |
| Sr. Researcher Ph.D. & Publication | 1,000.00 |
| Curator (Chief of Division) | 1,000.00 |
| Assistant Director | 1,200.00 |
| Director | 1,200.00 |
SECTION 2. The sum of eight hundred fifty-eight thousand pesos which shall be taken from any savings of the National Museum for Calendar Year 1978 is hereby authorized to be paid for the above incentives. Thereafter, the said amount shall be included in the General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 3. All decrees, laws, orders, rules and regulations inconsistent with this Decree are hereby repealed, modified or amended accordingly.
SECTION 4. This Decree shall take effect January 1, 1978.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 11th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Eight.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 75 No. 8 Page 1527 on February 19, 1979.
Cite This Law
Granting Energy Incentive Allowance to Certain National Museum Personnel, Presidential Decree No. 1578, Jun 11, 1978 (Philippines)
Granting Energy Incentive Allowance to Certain National Museum Personnel, Presidential Decree No. 1578 (Phil. 1978)
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