EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 801 - UPGRADING THE PHYSICIAN CLASSES OF POSITIONS IN THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

WHEREAS, there is a critical demand for medical manpower to spearhead the national government’s commitment to the primary health care approach to countryside development; 

WHEREAS, the unabated exodus of professionals in search of greener pasture has drained our country of the service of doctors which has caused a serious problem of our government in the protection of the health of the people; and

WHEREAS, among the reasons for vacancies of physician positions is the low salary given to doctors in the government. 

NOW, THEREFORE, I FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order and direct the following measures to upgrade the compensation of physician, classes of positions in the national government:

1. The minimum salary of the lowest level physician position in the service of the national government shall be increased from P1,152 to P1,894 per month;

2. The physician classes of positions covered by the national compensation and classification plans shall be upgraded as follows:  

Groups/Classes    From To
Salary Salary
Range Range

Medical Officers Group
Examining Physician     62 74
Junior Physician   62 74
ASAC Medical Officer 63 75
Clinic Physician   65 77
Compensation Rating
Medical Officer   65 77
Medical Training Officer I     65 77
Epidemiologist 66 78
Medico-Legal Officer   66 78
Mobile Radiologist    66 78
Psychiatrist   66 78
Quarantine Medical Officer 66 78
Resident Physician   66 78
Rural Health Physician   66 78
Senior Clinic Physician 66 78
Schools Division Medical
 Officer   66 78
Aviation Medical officer  67 79
Clinic Supervisor I   67 79
Medical Services Supervisor I   67 79
Senior Compensation Rating
Medical Officer  67 79
Senior Epidemiologist   67 79
Senior Medico-Legal
Officer 67 79
Senior Quarantine Medical
 Officer   67 79
Senior Resident Physician    67 79
NBI Medical Officer 67 79
Health Planning Officer    67 79
Health Project Evaluation
Officer  67 79
Senior Health Planning Officer 69 80
Senior Health Project
Evaluation Officer 69 80
Medical Services Supervisor II 70 81
Medical Specialist I  70 81
Supervising Medico-Legal
Officer  70 81
Supervising Resident
Physician   70 81
Pharmacologist   70 81
NBI Medical Center Chief 70 81
Chief Quarantine Medical
Officer   70 81
Overseas Employment
Medical Officer 70 81
Assistant Chief Compensation
Rating Medical Officer 70 81
Medical Standards Adviser    70 81
NBI Medico-Legal Officer   70 81
Assistant City Health Officer I    68 82
Assistant Provincial Health
Officer I   68 82
Supervising Health Planning
Officer   71 82
Supervising Health Project
Evaluating Officer 71 82
NBI Psychiatrist   71 82
NBI Senior Medico-Legal
Officer 71 82
NBI Medical Specialist I   71 82
Civil Defense Medical
Adviser 72 82
Chief Compensation Rating
Medical Officer   72 82
Hospital Department Head   72 82
Medical Specialist II 72 82
University Medical Supervisor 72 82
Assistant Provincial Health
Officer II   69 83
Chief of Medical Division I 63 83
Medical Specialist III 73 83
Assistant Chief of Medical
Professional Staff 73 83
NBI Supervising Medico-Legal
Officer 73 83
NBI Medical Specialist II 73 83
Assistant Provincial Health
Officer III   70 84
Chief Medico-Legal Officer 74 84
Chief of Clinics   74 84
Chief of Medical Division II    74 84
Medical Adviser  74 84
Civil Air Surgeon   74 84
Chief of Medical Professional
Staff   74 84
NBI Rehabilitation Center
 Assistant Administrator    74 84
Chief of Medical Division III   75 85
Chief Health Project
Evaluation Officer 75 85
Chief Health Statistician     75 85
Chief Health Planning Officer 75 85
Chief of Hospital I  70 85
Chief of Sanitarium I    70 85
City Health Officer I  72 85
Provincial Health Officer I 72 85
Chief Treatment and
Rehabilitation Officer  75 85
Dermatology Assistant
Project Director   75 85
NBI Assistant Chief Medico-
Legal Officer   75 85
Chief of Sanitarium II   72 85 2nd step
Chief of Hospital II  72 85 2nd step
Provincial Health Officer II   73 85 2nd step
City Health Officer II  73 85 2nd step
NBI Chief Medico-Legal Officer   77 85 2nd step
Chief of Sanitarium III   73 85 3rd step
Chief of Hospital III  74 85 3rd step
Provincial Health Officer III 74 85 3rd step
City Health Officer III  74 85 3rd step
Public Health Specialist 78 85 3rd step
Director, RHO  78 85 3rd step
Dermatology Project Director 78 85 3rd step
NBI Rehabilitation Center Administrator   78 85 3rd step
Chief of Sanitarium IV     74 85 4th step
Chief of Hospital IV 75 85 4th step
Assistant Chief, National Mental Hospital 75 85 4th step
Assistant Chief, National
Orthopedic Hospital   75 85 4th step
Assistant Director of Veterans
Memorial Hospital  76 85 4th step
Chief, Dr. J. Reyes Memorial
Hospital 77 85 5th step
Chief, San Lazaro Hospital 77 85 5th step
Chief, Dr. Jose Fabella
Memorial Hospital   77 85 5th step
Chief, National Orthopedic
 Hospital 77 85 5th step
Medical Center Chief  77 85 5th step
Chief, National Mental
Hospital 78 85 5th step
Director of Veterans
Memorial Hospital   81 85 5th step
Director, National Cancer
Control Center   81 85 5th step
Nutrition Group
Medical Nutritionist I   63 75
Medical Nutritionist II  67 79
Schistosomiasis Control Group
Medical Parasitologist I   65 77
Medical Parasitologist II    67 79
Malaria Control Group
Malariologist  66 78
Chief Malariologist 71 82
Medicare Group
Medicare Officer I   66 78
Medicare officer II   67 79
Senior Medicare Officer     68 80
Supervising Medical Officer  70 81
Medicare Service Chief 73 83
Health and Sanitation Group
Industrial Hygienist   65 77
Senior Industrial Hygienist   67 79
Clinical Laboratory
Supervisor   67 79
Bacteriology Group
Biologics Production
Manager 75 85
Medical Technology Group
Chief, Plasma Dehydrating
Laboratory   65 77

3. Adjustments shall not apply to positions/persons who are covered by the Career Executive Service or equivalent nor to incumbents of positions who are not licensed physicians. 

4. 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 order.  

5. Funds needed to implement this order 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 Batas Pambansa Blg. 131.

6. The salary upgrading directed by this Order shall be effective January 1, 1982.

7. The rules and regulations needed to comply with this Order shall be formulated and issued by the Minister of the Budget.