LETTER OF IMPLEMENTATION NO. 66, April 11, 1978

[ LETTER OF IMPLEMENTATION NO. 66, April 11, 1978 ]

IMPLEMENTING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1347 INTEGRATING THE INVESTIGATION AND RECOVERY OFFICE INTO THE OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL, ADJUSTING THE COMPENSATION OF PERSONNEL AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 1347 was issued to promote efficiency and economy in the Office of the Solicitor General by the complete integration of the Investigation and Recovery Office; and

WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 1347 was issued to further upgrade the quality of the personnel of the Office of the Solicitor General by increases in salary fixed on a rational basis and related to salaries in other departments, bureaus and offices of the National Government; and

WHEREAS, there is need to implement the provisions of Presidential Decree No, 1347:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, do hereby order and direct the following manner in implementation of P.D. No. 1347:

SECTION 1. The organization of the Office of the Solicitor General shall be initially in accordance with the following Staffing Pattern and compensation levels (per annum)

Office of the Solicitor General

1 Solicitor General P 52,400

10 Assistant Solicitor General 42,400

1 Senior Executive Assistant I 12,000

1 Private Secretary II 13,200

1 Private Secretary I 10,800

Legal Division

10 Solicitor VI Grade 6

10 Solicitor V Grade 5

10 Solicitor IV Grade 4

10 Solicitor III Grade 3

10 Solicitor II Grade 2

10 Solicitor I Grade 1

7 Trial Attorney P16,660

7 Trial Attorney 15,000

6 Trial Attorney 12,000

1 Chief Claims & Account Specialist 17,718

1 Senior Claims & Accounts Specialist 15,264

Financial & Administrative Division

1 Financial & Management Chief P14,200

1 Assistant Financial & Management Chief 12,360

1 Records Officer III 10,200

1 Senior Clerk 7,800

1 Clerk II 7,200

Budget Section

1 Budget Officer I P13,200

1 Budger Examiner II 9,000

3 Clerk II 7,200

Accounting Section

1 Accounting III P13,200

1 Bookkeeper II 9,000

3 Accounting Clerk II 7,200

3 Clerk II 7,200

Stenographers Section

1 Supervisiong Stenographic Reporter P 10,200

75 Senior Stenographic Reporter 8,640

General Services Section

1 Administrative Assistant II P10,200

8 Clerk II 7,200

1 Duplicating Machine Operator 5,700

1 Driver-Mechanic 6,000

1 Senior Janitor 6,000

5 Janitor 5,400

6 Messenger 5,700

Library

1 Supervising Librarian P10,800

3 Librarian 8,400

2 Clerk II 7,200

Property & Supply

1 Supply Officer III P10,800

1 Supply Officer II 9,000

1 Clerical Aide 5,700

Cash

1 Cashier P13,200

2 Senior Cash Clerk 7,920

2 Clerk II 7,200

Docket Division

1 Records Officer IV P13,200

1 Records Officer III 12,000

5 Records Officer II 10,200

3 Senior Clerk 8,400

4 Bindery Helper 6,000

SEC. 2. Solicitors shall be paid according to the following Salary Scale (per annum):

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Grade 6 P32,040

P33,540

P35,000

Grade 5 27,480

28,980

30,480

P32,000

Grade 4 25,980

27,480

29,000

Grade 3 22,980

24,480

26,000

Grade 2 19,992

21,492

23,000

Grade 1 18,492

20,000

SEC 3. In the initial implementation of the Plan, the Solicitor General shall allocate the positions of Solicitors to the levels enumerated above on the basis of qualifications, abilities, and record of service. The positions thus allocated should be placed to the step higher and nearest to its current rate, however, when such nearest step does not allow an increase equal to tne step interval in the Grade, the salary shall be fixed at the succeeding higher step within the Grade.

SEC. 4. Staff Members and employees of the Office of the Solicitor General and the Department of Justice, being employees and staff members of the Executive Branch shall be covered by salary rules and regulations of the Executive Branch. When Judicial ranks are used by reference to give prestige to a position in the Office of the Solicitor General or of the Department of Justice, such rank should not be used as basis for applying salary rates or emoluments applicable to positions in the Judicial Branch.

SEC. 5. The Office of the Solicitor General shall coordinate with the Budget Commission in developing standards and criteria of classifying and fixing tne salaries of Solicitors on the basis of duties, responsibilities work assignments and qualification required and that future increases for Solicitors shall be in accordance witn such approved standards and criteria.

SEC. 6. Changes in the compensation of administrative, financial and other support positions and Trial Attorneys appointed by the Department Secretary shall be covered by the National Classification and Compensation Plan under P.D. No. 985.

SEC. 7. Adjustments in the salary of personnel as a result of this Letter shall be duly communicated to the Budget Commission in the form of a plantilla of personnel, which shall be submitted within thirty days from the date hereofo

SEC. 8. The salary changes in this Letter shall be effective in January 1, 1978.

Done in the City of Manila, this 11th day of April, in the Year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-eight.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS

President

Republic of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) JACOBO C. CLAVE

Presidential Executive Assistant