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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 117 - 2005
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 117 –
PROVIDING FOR ADJUSTED OFFICIALS HOURS IN DEPARTMENTS, BUREAUS, OFFICES
AND OTHER AGENCIES IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT-OWNED
AND CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS, FOR THE MONTHS OF APRIL AND MAY 2005
WHEREAS, developments in the world market
have pushed crude oil prices to record highs;
WHEREAS, it is imperative for the Government to lead the way in energy
conservation, without jeopardizing the delivery of public service, in
order to mitigate the impact of the oil price increases on the
Government’s fiscal position and the country’s dollar reserves;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do
hereby order:
Section 1. Departments, bureaus, agencies and offices in the Executive Branch
of Government, including Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations
(GOCCs) shall adopt a four-day workweek for the months of April and
May, 2005. Accordingly, all employees of such agencies shall report for
work from 7:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., from Monday to Thursday of each
workweek, except on holidays, and render services of ten (10) hours a
day, exclusive of meal periods.
Sec. 2. This Administrative
Order shall not cover the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine
National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, Bureau of Jail Management
and Penology, Philippine Coast Guard, Bureau of Internal Revenue,
Bureau of Customs, Government hospitals and health centers, public
schools and universities with previously set summer classes, and other
Government agencies rendering vital and frontline services or those
involved in providing health, safety, security, protection, emergency
and other services that need to be available on a continuing basis.
As such, the Department of
equivalent agency heads shall identify those vital and frontline
services which need to be available on a regular five-day workweek or
on a continuing basis and report their exemption to the Office of the
President, taking into consideration the interests of their clients and
beneficiaries of their services, as well as the savings in utilities to
be generated.
Sec. 3. The Legislative and
Judicial branches of Government, Constitutional Commissions and Local
Government Units (LGUs) are encouraged to adopt the four-day workweek
during the months of April and May of this year.
Sec. 4. As provided for under
Sec. 4 of Administrative Order No. 103 (Directing the Continued
Adoption of Austerity Measures by the Government) dated August 31,
2004, all Departments and agencies of the Government are directed to
prepare and submit to the Office of the President an austerity plan
and, thereafter to regularly submit a report to the Department of
Budget and Management (DBM), on the savings generated on the
implementation of the plan, including those from the implementation of
this Order, on which, a consolidated report shall be submitted to the
Office of the President.
Sec. 5. The DBM shall issue
guidelines, rules and regulations on the compensation of Government
employees affected by the four (4) day workweek scheme. There shall be
no diminution of salaries or benefits in the implementation of this
Order.
Sec. 6. This Order shall take
effect from April 4 to May 31, 2005, unless otherwise extended.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 28th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Five.
(Sgd.)
GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
By the President:
(Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary
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