[ LETTER OF IMPLEMENTATION NO. 66, April 11, 1978 ]

IMPLEMENTING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1347 INTEGRATING THE INVESTIGATION AND RECOVERY OFFICE INTO THE OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL, ADJUSTING THE COMPENSATION OF PERSONNEL AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 1347 was issued to promote efficiency and economy in the Office of the Solicitor General by the complete integration of the Investigation and Recovery Office; and

WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 1347 was issued to further upgrade the quality of the personnel of the Office of the Solicitor General by increases in salary fixed on a rational basis and related to salaries in other departments, bureaus and offices of the National Government; and

WHEREAS, there is need to implement the provisions of Presidential Decree No, 1347:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, do hereby order and direct the following manner in implementation of P.D. No. 1347:

SECTION 1. The organization of the Office of the Solicitor General shall be initially in accordance with the following Staffing Pattern and compensation levels (per annum)
Office of the Solicitor General
   
1
  Solicitor General
P 52,400
 
10
  Assistant Solicitor General
42,400
 
1
  Senior Executive Assistant I
12,000
 
1
  Private Secretary II
13,200
 
1
  Private Secretary I
10,800
       
Legal Division
     
10
  Solicitor VI
Grade 6
 
10
  Solicitor V
Grade 5
 
10
  Solicitor IV
Grade 4
 
10
  Solicitor III
Grade 3
 
10
  Solicitor II
Grade 2
 
10
  Solicitor I
Grade 1
 
7
  Trial Attorney
P16,660
 
7
  Trial Attorney
15,000
 
6
  Trial Attorney
12,000
 
1
  Chief Claims & Account Specialist
17,718
 
1
  Senior Claims & Accounts Specialist
15,264
       
Financial & Administrative Division
     
1
  Financial & Management Chief
P14,200
 
1
  Assistant Financial & Management Chief
12,360
 
1
  Records Officer III
10,200
 
1
  Senior Clerk
7,800
 
1
  Clerk II
7,200
       
Budget Section
     
1
  Budget Officer I
P13,200
 
1
  Budger Examiner II
9,000
 
3
  Clerk II
7,200
       
Accounting Section
     
1
  Accounting III
P13,200
 
1
  Bookkeeper II
9,000
 
3
  Accounting Clerk II
7,200
 
3
  Clerk II
7,200
         
Stenographers Section
 
1
  Supervisiong Stenographic Reporter
P 10,200
 
75
  Senior Stenographic Reporter
8,640
         
General Services Section
     
1
  Administrative Assistant II
P10,200
 
8
  Clerk II
7,200
 
1
  Duplicating Machine Operator
5,700
 
1
  Driver-Mechanic
6,000
 
1
  Senior Janitor
6,000
 
5
  Janitor
5,400
 
6
  Messenger
5,700
       
Library
     
1
  Supervising Librarian
P10,800
 
3
  Librarian
8,400
 
2
  Clerk II
7,200
       
Property & Supply
     
1
  Supply Officer III
P10,800
 
1
  Supply Officer II
9,000
 
1
  Clerical Aide
5,700
       
Cash
     
1
  Cashier
P13,200
 
2
  Senior Cash Clerk
7,920
 
2
  Clerk II
7,200
       
Docket Division
     
1
  Records Officer IV
P13,200
 
1
  Records Officer III
12,000
 
5
  Records Officer II
10,200
 
3
  Senior Clerk
8,400
 
4
  Bindery Helper
6,000
 

SEC. 2. Solicitors shall be paid according to the following Salary Scale (per annum):
 
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
 
Grade 6
P32,040
P33,540
P35,000
Grade 5
27,480
28,980
30,480
P32,000
Grade 4
25,980
27,480
29,000
Grade 3
22,980
24,480
26,000
Grade 2
19,992
21,492
23,000
Grade 1
18,492
20,000
SEC 3. In the initial implementation of the Plan, the Solicitor General shall allocate the positions of Solicitors to the levels enumerated above on the basis of qualifications, abilities, and record of service.  The positions thus allocated should be placed to the step higher and nearest to its current rate, however, when such nearest step does not allow an increase equal to tne step interval in the Grade, the salary shall be fixed at the succeeding higher step within the Grade.

SEC. 4. Staff Members and employees of the Office of the Solicitor General and the Department of Justice, being employees and staff members of the Executive Branch shall be covered by salary rules and regulations of the Executive Branch.  When Judicial ranks are used by reference to give prestige to a position in the Office of the Solicitor General or of the Department of Justice, such rank should not be used as basis for applying salary rates or emoluments applicable to positions in the Judicial Branch.

SEC. 5. The Office of the Solicitor General shall coordinate with the Budget Commission in developing standards and criteria of classifying and fixing tne salaries of Solicitors on the basis of duties, responsibilities work assignments and qualification required and that future increases for Solicitors shall be in accordance witn such approved standards and criteria.

SEC. 6. Changes in the compensation of administrative, financial and other support positions and Trial Attorneys appointed by the Department Secretary shall be covered by the National Classification and Compensation Plan under P.D. No. 985.

SEC. 7. Adjustments in the salary of personnel as a result of this Letter shall be duly communicated to the Budget Commission in the form of a plantilla of personnel, which shall be submitted within thirty days from the date hereofo

SEC. 8. The salary changes in this Letter shall be effective in January 1, 1978.

Done in the City of Manila, this 11th day of April, in the Year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-eight.

     
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
     
President
     
Republic of the Philippines
       
       
  By the President:    
       
  (Sgd.) JACOBO C. CLAVE    
  Presidential Executive Assistant