Increase in Compensation for Court of Appeals Justices
Republic Act No. 2696, enacted on June 18, 1960, amends the Judiciary Act of 1948 to increase the compensation for Justices of the Court of Appeals. The Presiding Justice's annual salary is set at nineteen thousand pesos, while each Associate Justice will earn eighteen thousand pesos. The Act stipulates that the qualifications for Justices align with those required for Supreme Court members as per the Constitution. Additionally, it allocates fifty-four thousand pesos from the National Treasury to implement these changes.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 2696
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 18, 1960
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2696
AN ACT TO INCREASE THE COMPENSATION OF JUSTICES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY-SIX, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE JUDICIARY ACT HUNDRED AND NINETY-SIX, AS AMENDED, OF 1948"
SECTION 1. Section twenty-eight of Republic Act Numbered Two hundred and ninety-six, as amended, otherwise known as "The Judiciary Act of 1948," is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 28. Qualifications and compensation of Justices of the Court of Appeals. — The Justices of the Court of Appeals shall have the same qualifications as those provided in the Constitution for members of the Supreme Court. The Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeals shall receive an annual compensation of nineteen thousand pesos, and each Associate Justice, an annual compensation of eighteen thousand pesos." casia
SECTION 2. The sum of fifty-four thousand pesos is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry out the purposes of this Act.
Approved: June 18, 1960
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 56, No. 52, p. 7913 on December 26, 1960
Cite This Law
Increase in Compensation for Court of Appeals Justices, Republic Act No. 2696, Jun 18, 1960 (Philippines)
Increase in Compensation for Court of Appeals Justices, Republic Act No. 2696 (Phil. 1960)
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