Rationalizing Allowances of Personnel in the Judiciary

August 9, 1979

LETTER OF IMPLEMENTATION NO. 96

RATIONALIZING ALLOWANCES OF PERSONNEL IN THE JUDICIARY

WHEREAS, there are at present a number of administrative orders governing the payment of transportation and representation allowances to certain positions in the judiciary, among which are: Administrative Order No. 5, Administrative Order No. 51, and Administrative Order No. 62 of the Judiciary;

WHEREAS, there is a need for rationalizing the payment of transportation and representation allowances in the Judiciary;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order and direct:

1. The Transportation and Representation allowances of Personnel in the Judiciary shall be in accordance with the following scale:

 

	Transportation Allowance	Representation Allowance	Total
Supreme Court
Chief Justice	P2,000	P2,000	P4,000
Associate Justices	1,500	1,500	3,000
Court of Appeals
Presiding Justice	1,900	1,900	3,800
Associate Justice	1,300	1,300	2,600
Court of Tax Appeals
Presiding Judge	P250	P750	P1,000
Associate Judge	250	750	1,000
Court of Agrarian Relations
Executive Judge	400	750	1,150
Judges	400	600	1,000
Circuit Criminal Courts
Judges	400	600	1,000
Court of First Instance
Judges	400	600	1,000
Juvenilla and Domestic Relations Court
Judges	400	600	1,000
City Court
Judge (1st class cities)	350	375	725
All other city court	300	325	625
Municipal Courts
Judges
a. Metro Manila	300	130	430
b. Capitals	300	130	430
Municipal Circuit Courts
a. Metro Manila	250	130	380
b. All other Circuit Courts	200	130	330
Clerks of Courts
a. CFI, CCC, CAR, JDRC, Metro Manila	P300	P200	P500
b. Of other CFI's, CCC's CAR's and JDRC	250	150	400
c. Of City Courts, Metro Manila Area	250	150	400
d. Of other City Courts	200	100	300

 

2. Officials who are assigned official vehicles shall not receive the Transportation Allowance herein indicated.

3. The allowances provided in this Letter shall be borne exclusively by the National Government and City, Provincial and Municipal governments shall cease paying similar allowances to personnel of the Judiciary assigned in their respective areas. Officials and employees covered by this Letter shall not receive emoluments or allowances from their respective city, province, or municipality of assignment.

4. Funds needed to implement this Letter shall be drawn from savings in the current appropriations of the Judiciary for current operating expenditures.

5. This Letter of Implementation takes effect on August 1, 1979.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 9th day of August, 1979.