EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 1087
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 1087 - GRANTING
COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS, government officials and
employees have rendered exemplary service and demonstrated dedication,
and therefore should be financially recognized;
WHEREAS, the compensation system should be responsive to changes in
economic conditions in order not to prejudice the standard of living of
government employees and therefore family incomes should be augmented;
WHEREAS, there is need to rectify inequities in compensations programs
that recently developed due to special pay adjustments for certain
occupational group employees such as para-medical, lawyers, among
others;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution do hereby
Order and Direct:
1.
The increase in the basic salary of officials and employees of the
national government by two (2) salary steps in the National Salary
Schedule approximately equivalent to ten (10%) percent plus the
following additional COLA per month, (after adding on the 10% increase
of basic salary as authorized herein);
SALARY Additional COLA
Level Per
Month
P2500 and
below P150.00
P2501 to
P3000 50.00
1.1
The positions in national government agencies covered by the National
Compensation and Position Classification Plans as well as members of
the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Integrated National Police
are authorized the same percentage salary increase.
1.2 This 10%
increase in basic salary shall not apply to the following:
1.2.1
Agencies which have been declared critical or have positions with
separate pay plans such as those covered by the Office of the President
Pay Plan which have not received any adjustment after Executive Order
No. 1000 decreeing a ten (10%) percent across-the-board adjustment.
1.2.2
Positions allocated to upgraded classes in the National Compensation
and Position Classification Plans in recently reorganized agencies and
whose staffing patterns have been approved only in 1985.
1.2.3
Positions allocated to occupational groups in agencies who received
special salary increases effective 1985 like lawyers, medical, allied
medical personnel and postal workers among others.
1.2.4 Position
in agencies covered by career progression systems like the BIR,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Science and Technology Authority
(the scientist groups), Batasan, etc. which have been granted
adjustments in 1985 after the implementation of Executive Order No.
1000.
1.2.5 Career
Executive Officers (CESO) and equivalent.
1.3
The 2-tiered COLA authorized herein, of P150/mo. and P50/mo. for those
receiving P2500 and below and P2501 to P3000 per month, respectively
shall not apply to those employees and officials whose salary rates
fall within this brackets if they are beneficiaries of special
allowances such as inflation-connected, incentive, medical,
amelioration, and similar additional allowances separately authorized
by law or by Presidential approval.
1.4 Local
Government units are likewise authorized to grant the same percentage
salary increase provided herein, chargeable against their respective
local government funds subject to availability of funds and to the
rules, guidelines, procedures and conditions to be determined by the
Joint Commission on Local Government and Personnel Administration.
2.
Funds needed to implement this Order with respect to national
government agencies shall be charged to:
2.1
Salary lapses and other personal services savings of the
ministry/bureau/office/agency/state university/college concerned as a
first priority funding source.
2.2 The
lump-sum appropriation for salary increases incorporated in the budgets
of national government agencies/offices. Any remaining deficiency shall
be covered by the Salary Adjustment Fund Authorized in the CY 1986
General Appropriations Act.
3.
Notwithstanding the provisions provided herein in the computation of
salary adjustments, no subordinate official or employee shall be
adjusted to a salary rate beyond one salary step or 5% below that
authorized for his immediate supervisor.
4. Agencies
that have already drawn from the Salary Adjustment Fund shall not be
authorized to reprogram savings from other components to personal
services (or budgetary item 01).
5. The rules
and regulations needed to comply with this Executive Order shall be
formulated and issued by the Office of Budget and Management.
6. This
Executive Order shall take effect on January 1, 1986.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 31st day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighty-six.