Letter of Implementation No. 66

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

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

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