WHEREAS,
Section 6, Article XV of the New Constitution has removed the income
tax exemption privileges previously enjoyed by members of the
Judiciary; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, in view of the removal of such exemption and considering the
duties and responsibilities of city judges, there is now a need to
upgrade their salaries;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 363, which took effect on
January 1, 1974, the salaries of judges of Courts of First Instance
have been increased to forty thousand pesos per annum;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, it is likewise necessary that the salaries of city judges be
fixed at commensurate levels; and
WHEREAS, under Appropriation Decree No. 233, there has already been
appropriated the sum of P14,185,000 for salary differentials of the
Justices, Judges, and other officials of the judiciary;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
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 decree; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 1. The provisions of existing laws to the
contrary notwithstanding, the salaries of city judges are fixed at the
following rates:cralaw:red
For the Cities of Manila, Quezon, Caloocan, Pasay, Baguio and Cebu,
thirty-five thousand pesos per annum;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
For other first class cities, thirty thousand pesos per annum;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
For second and third class cities, twenty-five thousand pesos per
annum; and
For other cities, twenty thousand pesos per annum; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 2. The salary differentials resulting from
the adjustment of salaries as provided in this Decree shall be paid out
of the specific appropriation in Presidential Decree No. 233, for
salary differentials of the Justices, Judges and other officials of the
judiciary, which is hereby programmed for expenditure effective as of
January 1, 1974. Thereafter, the new salary rate as provided in Section
1 hereof shall be paid as follows:cralaw:red
a. In cities where the salaries of city judges are
fully paid by the city governments, the salary shall be paid in full by
the city government concerned: Provided, That in cases of the cities
whose classification has been reduced, the resulting salary
differential shall be paid entirely by the National Government;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
b. In cities where the salaries of city judges are
fully paid by the National Government, the salary shall continue to be
paid by the National Government: Provided, That such payment shall not
preclude a city from sharing in the payment of salaries of the city
judges serving therein as soon as its financial resources, as
determined by the Secretary of Finance, enable it to do so;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
c. In cities where the salaries of city judges are
partly paid by the city government and partly by the National
Government, the salaries herein provided shall continue to be shared
proportionately by the city and the National Government in accordance
with the existing ratio of their respective shares; Provided, that in
case of any increase in the revenue of a city, its share in the
salaries of the city judges serving therein shall be proportionately
increased and the share of the National Government correspondingly
decreased to such amount as may be determined by the Secretary of
Finance, until such time as the salaries of the city judges shall be
borne in full by the city.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 19th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-four.
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