Upgrading the Lawyer Group of Positions in the National Government

March 31, 1979

LETTER OF IMPLEMENTATION NO. 84

UPGRADING THE LAWYER GROUP OF POSITIONS IN THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

WHEREAS, the international energy crisis is anticipated to lead to an increase in the price of imported oil and consequently in the cost of living;

WHEREAS, there exists a big gap in the salary of government and private sector lawyers;

WHEREAS, it is necessary to adjust the salary of government employees to allow them to cope with increased costs.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order the implementation of the following measures to upgrade the compensation of the lawyer classes of positions in the national government;

1. The minimum salary of the lowest-level lawyer position in the service of the national government shall be increased from P658 a month to P992 a month.

2. The salary, ranges of certain lawyer classes of positions in the National Compensation and Position Classification. Plans shall be upgraded as follows, in lieu of the salary increases directed under Letter of Implementation No. 82.

 

Group/Class	Present Range	Upgraded Range
Hearing Officer I	54	63
Hearing Officer II	56	65
Hearing Officer III	61	68
NAPOLCOM Hearing Officer	64	70
NAPOLCOM Supervising Hearing Officer	66	72
Hearing Officer IV	66	72
Chief Hearing Officer	68	73-3rd step

 

Labor Relations and Conciliation Group

 

Mediator Arbiter	60	67
Senior Mediator Arbiter	62	69
Labor Arbitration Specialist	62	69
Supervising Mediator Arbiter	65	71
Senior Labor Arbitration Specialist	65	71
Chief Labor Arbitration Specialist	68	74

 

Legal Counseling Group

 

Legal Officer I	51	61
Legal Officer II	54	63
PAEC Legal Officer II	55	63
NBI Legal Officer II	57	63
Legal Officer III	58	65
NBI Legal Officer III	59	65
PAEC Legal Officer III	59	65
Legal Officer IV	60	67
PAEC Legal Officer IV	61	67
Senior Legal Officer	62	69
Assistant Chief Legal Officer	65	73
WOI Assistant Chief Legal Officer	67	73
Chief Legal Officer	66	75-2nd step
State Counsel I	66	72
Department Legal Counsel	68	75-4th step
State Counsel II	68	74
NSDB Legal Counsel	68	75-3rd step
Special Assistant to the Secretary of Justice	69	75
NBI Chief Legal officer	70	75-2nd step
Senior State Counsel	70	75-2nd step
Overseas Employment Legal Counsel	71	75-3rd step
Senior Special Assistant to Secretary of Justice	71	75-3rd step

 

Legal Research Group

 

Court Decision Reporter	51	61
Research Attorney I	51	61
Research Attorney II	58	65
NBI Research Attorney II	59	65
Senior Research Attorney	60	67
NBI Senior Research Attorney	61	67
Labor Appeals Research Attorney	65	71
Chief Research Attorney	65	74
NBI Chief Research Attorney	66	74

 

Trial Attorneys Group

 

Trial Attorney I	54	63
Trial Attorney II	58	67
Trial Attorney III	62	69
Citizens Attorney	62	68
District Citizens Attorney	64	70
Trial Attorney IV	66	75-2nd
Senior Citizens Attorney	66	72
Supervising Citizens Attorney	70	75-2nd

 

3. Special allowances how received by groups of lawyers, in the government service which are inconsistent with /those established under B.P. No. 1 shall cease as of April 30, 1979, the provisions of P.D. No. 1426 and other similar decrees or directives to the contrary notwithstanding: Provided, That the resulting effective increase in total compensation shall not be less than, 5%.

4. The Minister of the Budget shall make the necessary adjustments in cases where problems in supervisor-subordinate salary relationship arise as a result of the upgrading directed by this Letter.

5. Funds needed to implement this Letter shall be drawn from appropriations for salary increases provided in agency budgets by B.P. No. 1. Any deficiency shall be drawn from salary lapses or other personal services savings of the agency concerned. Any remaining deficiency shall be funded from the Salary Adjustment Fund provided in B.P. No. 1.

6. The salary upgrading directed by this Letter shall be effective May 1, 1979.

7. The rules and regulations needed to comply with this Letter shall be formulated and issued by the Ministry of the Budget.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 31st day of March, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Nine.