[ LETTER OF IMPLEMENTATION NO. 97, August 31, 1979 ]

AUTHORIZING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STANDARD COMPENSATION AND POSITION CLASSIFICATION PLANS FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE/UTILITIES GROUP OF GOVERNMENT OWNED OR CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS.

WHEREAS, pursuant to the mandate of the Constitution, P.D. No. 985 was issued to standardized compensation of government officials and employees, including those in government-owned and controlled corporations, taking into account the nature of the responsibilities pertaining to, and the qualifications required for, the positions concerned;

WHEREAS, the said Decree authorizes the adoption of additional financial incentives for viable and profit-making corporations and those performing critical functions, to be supported from net earnings and profits of such corporations;

WHEREAS, for purposes of rationalizing Compensation and Position Classification systems  for groups of corporations belonging to the same functional sectoral interests which presently maintain differing compensation and position classification plans, the said Decree and subsequently LOI  No. 62, created Compensation Committees to formulate and recommend policies   and standards governing classification, compensation, allowances and incentives for such groups  or corporations;

WHEREAS, LOI No. 841 directed the Compensation Committees to submit immediately for Presidential approval, adjustments in salary, allowances and fringe benefits as may be called for by present econo-mio conditions for government-owned and controlled corporations;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby instruct the implementation of the Uniform Position Classification and Pay Plan for the Infrastructure and Utilities group of corporations:
  1. Scope of the Plan - The Position and Compensation Plans for the Infrastructure and Utilities group shall apply to the corporations in the transport, the power, the infrastructure, and the water utilities sector, as follows:

    a. Transport Utilities

    Philippine National Lines
    Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation
    Philippine National Railways
    Metro Manila Transit Corporation

    b. Power Utilities

    National Power Corporation
    National Electrification Administration
    Cavite Electric and Development Authority

    c. Infrastructure Utilities

    National Irrigation Administration
    Philippine Ports Authority
    National Housing Authority
    Farm Systems Development Corporation
    Philippine Tourism Authority

    d. Water Utilities

    Local Water Utilities
    Local Water Utilities Administration
    Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System

  2. Position Classification - Positions shall be classified using a Point Rating System on the basis of the following factors: education, experience, analysis, problem solving and ingenuity, decisions and judgment, financial and property responsibility, responsibility for supervision, responsibility for contacts, responsibility  for confidential information, physical effort, and working conditions.

    The position classification plans for each of the corporations in the Infrastructure/ tilities  Group shall be determined on the basis of these factors and issued by the Minister of the Budget.

  3. Compensation Schedule - The schedule attacked to this Letter shall comprise  the  compensation schedule  applicable to positions  paid  on monthly  or annual basis.
  4. Salaries for Top Three Management Positions - The compensation of the executive positions in a corporation shall depend upon  the asset size of the corporation and upon its overall financial performance.  The  maximum levels of basic salary for the top positions  in the largest corporations shall be as follows:
    President/General Manager/Head
    P96,000
      Senior Deputy General Manager
    81,600
     
    Provided, That salaries actually being received by any in excess of these rates may continue, subject to item no. 6 hereof.

  5. Maximum Level Allowances and Benefits -  Allowances and benefits may be provided by individual corporations but not to exceed the following schedule, subject to  aggregate ceilings indicated in item no 6 hereof:

    1. Cost of living allowance of 40% of basic pay or P300 per month whichever is higher;
    2. Children's allowance of P30.00 per child, not to exceed 4 children;
    3. Amelioration  allowance of 10% of basic pay;
    4. Uniform allowance not exceeding P500 per official/employee;
    5. Meal subsidy of P3.00 per day per officer/employee;
    6. Medical benefits equivalent to P2,500 per annum per official/ employee subject to forfeiture when not  availed of duriig the year; and
    7. Representation and transportation allowances may be authorized by individual corporations for managerial and supervisory positions, subject to approval of the Ministry of the Budget, which shall not exeeed 40% of basic pay.

  6. Implementing Details- Details for implementing the Position and Compensation Plan shall be issued by the Ministry of the Budget, which shall observe the following guidelines:

    1. The increase shall be staggered within the limits of corporate financial performance;
    2. The implemented total increase in basic salary, allowances and fringe benefits  in  any one year shall not exceed twenty five percent (25%) of the actual total personal services expenses of theimmediately preceding year, adjusted for increases in  staffing;
    3. An across the board increase of ten per cent (10%) in basic salary shall be immediately implemented for the various corporations, except for senior executive positions where   existing scales exceed those indicated by item no. 4 of this  Letter.  This shall be  considered as an interim measure pending the completion of the position classification study  described under item no. 2 hereof;
    4. The allowances and/or fringe benefits of senior executives whose basic salary alreddy exceed those specified in item no. 4 hereof may be increased to make up for any difference between actual compensation, now received and the amount otherwise authorized, under this Letter;
    5. The hiring rate for positions shall be established for each corporation, depending upon its size and profitability.  The initial categorization shall be "A" - the National Power Corporation, "B" - National Irrigation Administration, and "C" - all other corporations;   and
    6. The implementation schedule for corporations incurring a loss in 1978  shall be prepared by the corporations concerned hand in hand with a profit plan and shall be subject to case to case approval by the Ministry of the Budget.

  7. Effectivity Date - The Position Classification and Compensation Plans herein directed shall take effect on May 1, 1979.
Done in the City of Manila, this 31st day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy nine.

     
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
     
President
     
Republic of the Philippines
       
       
  By the President:    
       
  (Sgd.) JUAN C. TUVERA    
    Presidential Assistant    



SALARY SCHEDULE (Montly/Annual Basis)
Salary
Grade
1st Step
2nd Step
3rd Step
4th Step
5th Step
6th Step
7th Step
8th Step
1
P 386/4680
P 405/4860
P 426/5112
P 448/5376
P 470/5640
P 494/5928
P 520/6440
P 546/6552
2
426/5112
448/5376
470/5640
494/5928
520/6240
546/6552
574/6888
603/7236
3
470/5640
494/5928
520/6240
546/6552
574/6888
603/7236
634/7608
666/7992
4
520/6240
546/6552
574/6888
603/7236
634/7608
666/7992
700/8400
736/8832
5
574/6888
603/7236
634/7608
666/7992
700/8400
736/8832
774/9288
813/9756
6
634/7608
666/7992
700/8400
736/8832
774/9288
813/9756
855/10260
898/10776
7
700/8400
736/8832
774/9288
813/9756
855/10260
898/10776
944/11328
992/11904
8
774/9288
813/9756
855/10260
898/10776
944/11328
992/11904
1043/12516
1096/13152
9
855/10250
898/10776
944/11328
992/11904
1043/12516
1096/13152
1152/13824
1211/14532
10
944/11328
992/11904
1043/12516
1096/13152
1152/13824
1211/14552
1272/15264
1337/16044
11
1043/12516
1096/13152
1152/13824
1211/14532
1272/15264
1357/16044
1405/16860
1477/17724
12
1152/13824
1211/14532
1272/15264
1337/16044
1405/16860
1477/17724
1553/18636
1632/19584
13
1272/15264
1337/16044
1405/16860
1477/17724
1553/18636
1632/19584
1715/20580
1807/21624
14
1405/16860
1477/17724
1553/18636
1632/19584
1715/20580
1807/21624
1894/22728
1991/23892
15
1553/18636
1632/190584
1715/20580
1807/21624
1894/22728
1991/23892
2093/25116
2199/26388
16
1715/20580
1807/21624
1894/22728
1991/23892
2093/25116
2199/26388
2311/27732
2429/29148
17
1894/22728
1991/23892
2093/25116
2199/26388
2311/27732
2429/29148
2552/30624
2682/32184
18
2093/25116
2199/26388
2311/27732
2429/29148
2552/30624
2682/32184
2818/33816
2961/35532
19
2311/27732
2429/29148
2552/30624
2682/32184
2818/33816
2961/35532
3112/37344
3270/39240
20
2552/30624
2682/32184
2818/33816
2961/35532
3112/37344
3270/39240
3436/41232
3611/43332
21
2818/33816
2961/35532
3112/37344
3270/39240
3436/41232
3611/43332
3795/45540
3988/47856
22
3112/37344
3270/39240
3436/41232
3611/43332
3795/45540
3988/47856
4191/50292
4404/52848
23
3436/41232
3611/43332
3795/45540
3988/47856
4191/50292
4404/52848
4628/55536
4860/58368
24
3795/45540
3988/47856
4191/50292
4404/52848
4628/55536
4860/58368
5112/61344
5373/64476
25
4191/50292
4404/52848
4628/55536
4860/58368
5112/61344
5373/64476
5647/67764
5935/71220
26
4628/55536
4860/58368
511/61344
5373/64476
5647/67764
5935/71220
6238/74856
6557/78684
27
5112/61344
5373/64476
5647/67764
5935/71220
6238/74856
6557/78684
6892/82704
7224/86928
28
5647/67764
5935/71220
6238/74856
6557/78984
6892/82704
7224/86928
7614/91368
8002/96024