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[ LETTER OF IMPLEMENTATION NO. 83, March 31, 1979 ]
UPGRADING THE PHYSICIAN GROUP OF POSITIONS IN THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
WHEREAS, the international energy crisis is anticipated to lead to an increase in the price of oil and consequently in the cost of living. WHEREAS, there exists a big gap in the salary of government and private sector physicians; WHEREAS, it is necessary to adjust the salary of government employees to allow then 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 physician classes of positions in the national government: The minimum salary of the lowest-level physician position in the service of the national government shall be increased from P692 a month to P1,043 a month; The physician clashes of positions covered by the national compensation and 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 MEDICAL OFFICER GROUP Examining Physician 52 62 Junior Physician 52 62 Clinic Physician 55 65 Compensation Rating Medical Officer 55 65 Medical Training Officer I 55 65 Epidemiologist 57 66 Medico-Legal Officer 57 66 Mobile Radiologist 57 66 Psychiatrist 57 66 Quarantine Medical Officer 57 66 Resident Physician 57 66 Rural Health Physician 57 66 Senior Clinic Physician 57 66 School Division Medical Officer 57 66 Aviation Medical Officer 59 67 Clinic Supervisor I 59 67 Medical Services Supervisor I 59 67 Medical Training Officer II 59 67 Senior Compension Rating Medical Officer 59 67 Senior Epidemiologist 59 67 Senior Medico-Legal Officer 59 67 Senior Quarantine Medical Officer 59 67 Senior Resident Physician 59 67 NBI Medical Officer 59 67 Health Planning Officer 59 67 Health Project Evaluation Officer 59 67 Assistant City Health Planning Officer I 60 68 Assistant Provincial Health Officer I 60 68 Assistant Provincial Health Officer II 61 69 Senior Health Planning Officer 61 69 Senior Health Project Evaluation Officer 61 69 Chief of Hospital I 62 70 Medical Services Supervisor II 62 70 Medical Specialist I 62 70 Supervision Medico-Legal Officer 62 70 Supervision Resident Physician 62 70 Chief of Sanitarium I 62 70 Pharmacologist 62 70 Assistant Provincial Health Officer III 62 70 NBI Medical Center Chief 62 70 Chief Quarantine Medical Officer 62 70 Overseas Employment Medical Officer 62 70 Supervising Health Planning Officer 64 71 Supervising Health Project Evaluation Officer 64 71 Civil Defense Medical Adviser 65 72 Chief Compensation Rating Medical Officer 65 72 Chief of Hospital II 65 72 Hospital Department Head 65 72 Medical Specialist II 65 72 Chief of Santatium II 65 72 City Health Officer I 65 72 Provincial Health Officer I 65 72 Chief of Medical Division I 66 73 Medical Specialist III 66 73 Chief of Sanitarium III 66 73 Assistant Chief of Hospital IV 66 73 Assistant Chief of Medical Professional Staff 66 73 Provincial Health Officer II 66 73 City Health Officer II 66 73 Chief of Medico-Legal Officer 67 74 Chief of Clinics 67 74 Chief of Hospital III 67 74 Chief of Medical Division II 67 74 Medical Adviser 67 74 Chief of Sanitarium IV 67 74 Civil Air Surgeon 67 74 Chief of Medical Professional Staff 67 74 NBI Rehabilitation Center Assistant Administrator 67 74 Provincial Health Officer III 67 74 City Health Officer III 67 74 Physician to the President 68 75 Cheif of Medical Division III 68 75 Chief of Hospital IV 68 75 Chief of Health Project Evaluation Officer 68 75 Chief Health Statistician 68 75 Chief Health Planning Officer 68 75 NBI Rehabilitation Center Administrator 71 75-4th step Assistant Chief Compensation Rating Medical Center 62 70 Medical Standards Adviser 62 70 University Medical Supervisor 65 72 Assistant Chief, National Mental Hospital 68 75 Chief Treatment and Rehabilitation Officer 68 75 Assistant Chief, National Orthopedic Hospital 68 75 Dermatology Assistant Project Director 68 75 Chief, National Children's Hospital 68 75 Assistant Director of Veterans Memorial Hospital 69 75-2nd step Chief, Dr. J. Reyes Memorial Hospital 70 75-3rd step Chief, San Lazaro Hospital 70 75-3rd step Chief, Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital 70 75-3rd step Chief, National Orthopedic Hospital 70 75-3rd step Dermatology Project Director 71 75-4th step Chief, National Mental Hospital 71 75-4th step Public Health Specialist 71 75-4th step Director, National Cancer Control Center 74 G-23-2nd step Director, of Veterans Memorial Hospital 74 G-23-2nd step EPZA Senior Clinic Pysician 59 67 NBI Medico-Legal Officer 62 70 NBI Psychiatrist 63 71 NBI Senior Medico-Legal Officer 64 71 NBI Medical Sprecialist I 64 71 NBI Supervising Medico-Legal Officer 66 73 NBI Medical Specialist II 66 73 NBI Assistant Chief Medico-Legal Officer 68 75 NBI Chief Medico-Legal Officer 70 75-3rd step NUTRITION GROUP Medical Nutritionist I 53 63 Medical Nutritionist II 58 67 SCHISTOSOMIASIS CONTROL GROUP Medical Parasitologist I 56 65 Medical Parasitologist II 53 71 Schistosomiasis Project Deputy 66 73 MALARIA CONTROL GROUP Malariologist 57 66 Chief Malariologist 63 71 Malaria Field Operations Chief 66 73 MEDICARE OFFICERS GROUP Medicare Officer I 57 66 Medicare Officer II 58 67 Senior Medicare Officer 60 68 Supervising Medicare Officer 62 70 Medicare Service Chief 66 73 HEALTH AND SANITATION GROUP Industrial Hygienist 56 65 Senior Industrial Hygienist 59 67 Clinical Laboratory Supervisor 58 67 BACTERIOLOGY GROUP Biologics Production Manager 68 75 MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY GROUP Chief Plasma Dehydration Laboratory 56 65 Medical and Dental Supervirsor 63 71 Adjustments shall not apply to positions/persons who are covered by the Career Executive Service or equivalent. The Minister of the Budget shall make the necessary adjustments in cases where problems in supervisor-subordinate salary relationships 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 upradings 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 Minister 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