Salary Scale for Members of Police Force of Municipalities
Republic Act No. 160, enacted on June 20, 1947, establishes a salary scale for members of the municipal police force in the Philippines. The Act amends Section 2273 of the Revised Administrative Code, allowing municipal councils to set salaries for police personnel, including specific amounts based on the municipality's class. For first-class municipalities, the chief of police earns up to 2,000 pesos, with decreasing salaries for lower classes down to 600 pesos for fifth-class municipalities. The law aims to standardize police salaries across different municipalities and took effect immediately upon approval.
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- What is Salary Scale for Members of Police Force of Municipalities about?
- Republic Act No. 160, enacted on June 20, 1947, establishes a salary scale for members of the municipal police force in the Philippines. The Act amends Section 2273 of the Revised Administrative Code, allowing municipal councils to set salaries for police personnel, including specific amounts based on the municipality's class. For first-class municipalities, the chief of police earns up to 2,000 pesos, with decreasing salaries for lower classes down to 600 pesos for fifth-class municipalities. The law aims to standardize police salaries across different municipalities and took effect immediately upon approval.
- What type of law is Republic Act No. 160?
- Salary Scale for Members of Police Force of Municipalities (Republic Act No. 160) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Salary Scale for Members of Police Force of Municipalities enacted?
- Salary Scale for Members of Police Force of Municipalities (Republic Act No. 160) was enacted on Jan 1, 1947.
- What is the citation for Salary Scale for Members of Police Force of Municipalities?
- Salary Scale for Members of Police Force of Municipalities, Republic Act No. 160, Jan 1, 1947 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 160
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 20, 1947
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 160
AN ACT TO PROVIDE A SCALE OF SALARIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE POLICE FORCE OF MUNICIPALITIES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION TWENTY-TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-THREE OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
SECTION 1. Section twenty-two hundred and seventy-three of the Revised Administrative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 2273. Salaries of members of police force. — The salaries of the chief of police and other members of the police force shall be fixed by the municipal council. cd i
"Except as otherwise specially provided, the annual salaries of members of the municipal police shall not exceed the amounts hereinbelow fixed:
"In municipalities of the first class: for the chief of police, two thousand pesos; for the lieutenant of police, one thousand eight hundred pesos; for the sergeant, one thousand two hundred pesos; for the corporal, nine hundred and sixty pesos; and for other members of the police force, eight hundred and forty pesos.
"In municipalities of the second class: for the chief of police, one thousand six hundred and eighty pesos; for the sergeant, one thousand two hundred pesos; for the corporal, nine hundred and sixty pesos; and for other members of the police force, eight hundred and forty pesos.
"In municipalities of the third class: for the chief of police, one thousand two hundred and sixty pesos; for the corporal, nine hundred and sixty pesos; and for other members of the police force, eight hundred and forty pesos.
"In municipalities of the fourth class: for the chief of police, nine hundred and sixty pesos; and for other members of the police force, six hundred pesos.
"In municipalities of the fifth class: for the chief of police, six hundred pesos; and for other members of the police force, four hundred and eighty pesos.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 20, 1947
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 43, No. 7, p. 2605 in July 1947
Cite This Law
Salary Scale for Members of Police Force of Municipalities, Republic Act No. 160, Jan 1, 1947 (Philippines)
Salary Scale for Members of Police Force of Municipalities, Republic Act No. 160 (Phil. 1947)
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