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[ LETTER OF IMPLEMENTATION NO. 84, March 31, 1979 ]
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: 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. 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. Groups / Classes Present Range Upgraded Range HEARING OFFICIATING GROUP 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 75 (3rd step) LABOR RELATIONS AND CONCILIATION GROUP Mediator Arbiter 60 67 Senior Mediator Arbiter 62 69 Labor Arbitration Specialist 62 69 Supervising Mediator Arbitor 65 71 Senior Labor Arbitration Specialist 65 71 Chief Labor Arbitration Specialist 68 74 LEGAL COUNCSELLING 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 NBI 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 step) Senior Citizens Attorney 66 72 Supervising Citizens Attorney 70 75 (2nd step) Special allowances now 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%. 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. Funds needed to implement this Letter shall be drawn from appropriations for salary increase 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. The salary upgrading directed by this Letter shall be effective May 1, 1979. 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. (Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS President Republic of the Philippines By the President: (Sgd.) JUAN C. TUVERA Presidential Assistant