WHEREAS, the international energy crisis is anticipated to lead to an increase in the price of oil and consequently in the cost of living.

WHEREAS, there exists a big gap in the salary of government and private sector physicians;

WHEREAS, it is necessary to adjust the salary of government employees to allow then to cope with increased costs;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order the implementation of 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 P692 a month to P1,043 a month;
   
   
2. The physician clashes of positions covered by the national compensation and classification plans shall be upgraded as follows, in lieu of the salary increases directed under Letter of Implementation No. 82.
   

   Groups / Classes		Present Range	Upgraded Range
   MEDICAL OFFICER GROUP
   	Examining Physician	52	62
   	Junior Physician	52	62
   	Clinic  Physician	55	65
   	Compensation Rating Medical Officer	55	65
   	Medical Training Officer I	55	65
   	Epidemiologist	57	66
   	Medico-Legal Officer	57	66
   	Mobile Radiologist	57	66
   	Psychiatrist	57	66
   	Quarantine Medical Officer	57	66
   	Resident Physician	57	66
   	Rural Health Physician	57	66
   	Senior Clinic Physician	57	66
   	School Division Medical Officer	57	66
   	Aviation Medical Officer	59	67
   	Clinic Supervisor I	59	67
   	Medical Services Supervisor I	59	67
   	Medical Training Officer II	59	67
   	Senior Compension Rating Medical Officer	59	67
   	Senior Epidemiologist	59	67
   	Senior Medico-Legal Officer	59	67
   	Senior Quarantine Medical Officer	59	67
   	Senior Resident Physician	59	67
   	NBI Medical Officer	59	67
   	Health Planning Officer	59	67
   	Health Project Evaluation Officer	59	67
   	Assistant City Health Planning Officer I	60	68
   	Assistant Provincial Health Officer I	60	68
   	Assistant Provincial Health Officer II	61	69
   	Senior Health Planning Officer	61	69
   	Senior Health Project Evaluation Officer	61	69
   	Chief of Hospital I	62	70
   	Medical Services Supervisor II	62	70
   	Medical Specialist I	62	70
   	Supervision Medico-Legal Officer	62	70
   	Supervision Resident Physician	62	70
   	Chief of Sanitarium I	62	70
   	Pharmacologist	62	70
   	Assistant Provincial Health Officer III	62	70
   	NBI Medical Center Chief	62	70
   	Chief Quarantine Medical Officer	62	70
   	Overseas Employment Medical Officer	62	70
   	Supervising Health Planning Officer	64	71
   	Supervising Health Project Evaluation Officer	64	71
   	Civil Defense Medical Adviser	65	72
   	Chief Compensation Rating Medical Officer	65	72
   	Chief of Hospital II	65	72
   	Hospital Department Head	65	72
   	Medical Specialist II	65	72
   	Chief of Santatium II	65	72
   	City Health Officer I	65	72
   	Provincial Health Officer I	65	72
   	Chief of Medical Division I	66	73
   	Medical Specialist III	66	73
   	Chief of Sanitarium III	66	73
   	Assistant Chief of Hospital IV	66	73
   	Assistant Chief of Medical Professional Staff	66	73
   	Provincial Health Officer II	66	73
   	City Health Officer II	66	73
   	Chief of Medico-Legal Officer	67	74
   	Chief of Clinics	67	74
   	Chief of Hospital III	67	74
   	Chief of Medical Division II	67	74
   	Medical Adviser	67	74
   	Chief of Sanitarium IV	67	74
   	Civil Air Surgeon	67	74
   	Chief of Medical Professional Staff	67	74
   	NBI Rehabilitation Center Assistant Administrator	67	74
   	Provincial Health Officer III	67	74
   	City Health Officer III	67	74
   	Physician to the President	68	75
   	Cheif of Medical Division III	68	75
   	Chief of Hospital IV	68	75
   	Chief of Health Project Evaluation Officer	68	75
   	Chief Health Statistician	68	75
   	Chief Health Planning Officer	68	75
   	NBI Rehabilitation Center Administrator	71	75-4th step
   	Assistant Chief Compensation Rating Medical Center	62	70
   	Medical Standards Adviser	62	70
   	University Medical Supervisor	65	72
   	Assistant Chief, National Mental Hospital	68	75
   	Chief Treatment and Rehabilitation Officer	68	75
   	Assistant Chief, National Orthopedic Hospital	68	75
   	Dermatology Assistant Project Director	68	75
   	Chief, National Children's Hospital	68	75
   	Assistant Director of Veterans Memorial Hospital	69	75-2nd step
   	Chief, Dr. J. Reyes Memorial Hospital	70	75-3rd step
   	Chief, San Lazaro Hospital	70	75-3rd step
   	Chief, Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital	70	75-3rd step
   	Chief, National Orthopedic Hospital	70	75-3rd step
   	Dermatology Project Director	71	75-4th step
   	Chief, National Mental Hospital	71	75-4th step
   	Public Health Specialist	71	75-4th step
   	Director, National Cancer Control Center	74	G-23-2nd step
   	Director, of Veterans Memorial Hospital	74	G-23-2nd step
   	EPZA Senior Clinic Pysician	59	67
   	NBI Medico-Legal Officer	62	70
   	NBI Psychiatrist	63	71
   	NBI Senior Medico-Legal Officer	64	71
   	NBI Medical Sprecialist I	64	71
   	NBI Supervising Medico-Legal Officer	66	73
   	NBI Medical Specialist II	66	73
   	NBI Assistant Chief Medico-Legal Officer	68	75
   	NBI Chief Medico-Legal Officer	70	75-3rd step
   NUTRITION GROUP
   	Medical Nutritionist I	53	63
   	Medical Nutritionist II	58	67
   SCHISTOSOMIASIS CONTROL GROUP
   	Medical Parasitologist I	56	65
   	Medical Parasitologist II	53	71
   	Schistosomiasis Project Deputy	66	73
   MALARIA CONTROL GROUP
   	Malariologist	57	66
   	Chief Malariologist	63	71
   	Malaria Field Operations Chief	66	73
   MEDICARE OFFICERS GROUP
   	Medicare Officer I	57	66
   	Medicare Officer II	58	67
   	Senior Medicare Officer	60	68
   	Supervising Medicare Officer	62	70
   	Medicare Service Chief	66	73
   HEALTH AND SANITATION GROUP
   	Industrial Hygienist	56	65
   	Senior Industrial Hygienist	59	67
   	Clinical Laboratory Supervisor	58	67
   BACTERIOLOGY GROUP
   	Biologics Production Manager	68	75
   MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY GROUP
   	Chief Plasma Dehydration Laboratory	56	65
   	Medical and Dental Supervirsor	63	71

   
   
3. Adjustments shall not apply to positions/persons who are covered by the Career Executive Service or equivalent.
   
4. The Minister of the Budget shall make the necessary adjustments in cases where problems in supervisor-subordinate salary relationships arise as a result of the upgrading directed by this Letter.
   
5. Funds needed to implement this Letter shall be drawn from appropriations for salary increase provided in agency budgets by B. P. No, 1, Any deficiency 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 B.P. No. 1.
   
6. The salary upradings directed by this Letter shall be effective May 1, 1979.
   
7. The rules and regulations needed to comply with this Letter shall be formulated and issued by the Minister of the Budget.

Done in the City of Manila, this 31st day of March, nineteen hundred and seventy-nine.

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