Relative to the Compensation of the Foreign Service

Relative to the Compensation of the Foreign Service

Letter of Implementation No. 100Sep 12, 1979Presidential Issuances4 min read

Letter of Implementation No. 100, issued on September 12, 1979, by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, aims to enhance the compensation of personnel in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Foreign Service to ensure their effective representation of the Philippines abroad. The letter outlines a detailed salary grading system for various positions, ensuring that salaries are competitive and reflect the responsibilities of these roles. It also mandates that other government personnel stationed abroad receive salary adjustments aligned with their ranks. Furthermore, provisions are made for the integration of existing allowances into basic salaries and stipulates that funding for these changes will be sourced from the Salary Adjustment Fund in the General Appropriations Act. The implementation is effective from May 1, 1979, in accordance with relevant executive orders and regulations.

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What is Relative to the Compensation of the Foreign Service about?: Letter of Implementation No. 100, issued on September 12, 1979, by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, aims to enhance the compensation of personnel in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Foreign Service to ensure their effective representation of the Philippines abroad. The letter outlines a detailed salary grading system for various positions, ensuring that salaries are competitive and reflect the responsibilities of these roles. It also mandates that other government personnel stationed abroad receive salary adjustments aligned with their ranks. Furthermore, provisions are made for the integration of existing allowances into basic salaries and stipulates that funding for these changes will be sourced from the Salary Adjustment Fund in the General Appropriations Act. The implementation is effective from May 1, 1979, in accordance with relevant executive orders and regulations.
What type of law is Letter of Implementation No. 100?: Relative to the Compensation of the Foreign Service (Letter of Implementation No. 100) is a Philippine Presidential Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
When was Relative to the Compensation of the Foreign Service enacted?: Relative to the Compensation of the Foreign Service (Letter of Implementation No. 100) was enacted on Sep 12, 1979.
What is the citation for Relative to the Compensation of the Foreign Service?: Relative to the Compensation of the Foreign Service, Letter of Implementation No. 100, Sep 12, 1979 (Philippines)

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Reference Number: Letter of Implementation No. 100
Date Enacted: Sep 12, 1979
Category: Presidential Issuances
Subcategory: Letters of Implementation
Jurisdiction: Philippines
Enacting Body: Congress of the Philippines

September 12, 1979

LETTER OF IMPLEMENTATION NO. 100

RELATIVE TO THE COMPENSATION OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE

WHEREAS, it is necessary that the personnel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Foreign Service be provided with, adequate financial means to be able not only to protect and advance the country's interests abroad efficiently and effectively but also to represent the country in a manner worthy of the esteem and respect of the country to which they are assigned and accredited;

WHEREAS, in common with other members of the Civil Service, it is necessary to adjust the salaries of the personnel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Foreign Service.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order and instruct the implementation of the following upgrading in foreign service compensation:

1. The positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall be allocated to the salary grades of the salary schedule provided for in Presidential Decree No. 985, as follows:

	Salary Grade
Chief of Mission, Class I	27
Chief of Mission, Class II	26
Counsellor	25
Senior Foreign Adviser	25
Foreign Service Officer, Class I	24
Foreign Service Officer, Class II	23
Foreign Service Officer, Class III	22
Foreign Service Officer, Class IV	21
Foreign Service Staff Officer I	18
Foreign Service Staff Officer II	16
Foreign Service Staff Officer III	14
Foreign Service Staff Employee I	11
Foreign Service Staff Employee II	9
Foreign Service Staff Employee III	7

The Salary Schedule

Salary Grade	1st Step	2nd Step	3rd Step	4th Step	5th Step	6th Step	7th Step	8th Step
1	P3,432	P3,612	P3,792	P3,984	P4,188	P4,404	P4,632	P4,860
2	3,792	3,984	4,188	4,404	4,632	4,860	5,112	5,376
3	4,188	4,404	4,632	4,860	5,112	5,376	5,640	5,928
4	4,632	4,860	5,112	5,376	5,640	5,928	6,240	6,552
5	5,112	5,376	5,640	5,928	6,240	6,552	6,888	7,236
6	5,640	5,928	6,240	6,552	6,888	7,239	7,608	7,992
7	6,240	6,552	6,888	7,236	7,608	7,992	8,400	8,832
8	6,888	7,236	7,608	7,992	8,400	8,832	9,288	9,756
9	7,608	7,992	8,400	8,832	9,288	9,756	10,260	10,776
10	8,400	8,832	9,288	9,756	10,260	10,776	11,328	11,904
11	9,288	9,756	10,260	10,776	11,328	11,904	12,516	13,152
12	10,260	10,776	11,328	11,904	12,516	13,152	13,824	14,532
13	11,328	11,904	12,516	13,152	13,824	14,532	15,264	16,044
14	12,516	13,152	13,824	14,523	15,264	16,044	16,860	17,724
15	13,824	14,532	15,264	16,044	16,860	17,724	18,636	19,584
16	15,264	16,044	16,860	17,724	18,636	19,584	20,580	21,624
17	16,860	17,724	18,636	19,584	20,580	21,624	22,728	23,892
18	18,636	19,584	20,580	21,624	22,728	23,892	25,116	26,888
19	20,580	21,624	22,728	23,892	25,116	26,388	27,732	29,148
20	22,728	23,892	25,116	26,388	27,732	29,148	30,624	32,184
21	25,116	26,388	27,732	29,148	30,624	32,184	33,816	35,532
22	27,732	29,148	30,624	32,184	33,816	35,532	37,344	39240
23	30,624	32,184	33,816	35,532	37,344	39,240	41,232	43,332
24	33,816	35,532	37,344	39,240	41,232	43,332	45,540	47,856
25	37,344	39,240	41,232	43,332	45,540	47,856	50,292	52,848
26	41,232	43,332	45,540	47,856	50,292	52,848	55,536	58,368
27	45,540	47,856	50,292	52,848	55,536	58,368	61,344	64,476
28	50,292	52,848	55,536	58,368	61,344	64,476	67,764	71,220

2. Positions not falling under the above classes shall be subject to the existing national compensation and classification plans.

3. The salaries of other personnel of the Philippine Government stationed abroad other than those of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall be adjusted to the Minimum of their assimilated ranks pursuant to Letter of Implementation No. 63.

4. The home office adjustment allowance currently enjoyed by the personnel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall be progressively incorporated to their basic salary.

5. Funds needed to implement this Letter shall be drawn from the Salary Adjustment Fund provided in the General Appropriations Act.

6. The implementation of this Letter shall observe Executive Order No. 495, as amended, and such rules and regulations as may be issued jointly by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of the Budget.

7. This Letter shall take effect on May 1, 1979.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 12th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Nine.

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Relative to the Compensation of the Foreign Service, Letter of Implementation No. 100, Sep 12, 1979 (Philippines)

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Relative to the Compensation of the Foreign Service, Letter of Implementation No. 100 (Phil. 1979)

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