Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Section nine of Republic Act Numbered Twenty-two hundred sixty is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 9. Wage and Position Classification Office.&mdashThe Wage and Position Classification Office shall be responsible for the classification of positions in the civil service and shall standardize the salaries of the group or groups of positions to be classified: Provided, That the range of minimum and maximum salaries allowable for civil service eligibilities shall be:

Eligibilities               Minimum              Maximum
First Grade                P2,400                 No limit
Second Grade              1,800                 P5,100
Third Grade                  1,440                   3,720
Senior Stenographer     2,400                No limit;
Junior Stenographer      1,800                   5,100
Senior Typist                 2,400                  4,800
Junior Typist                  1,560                  3,600

"It shall be transferred to the Civil Service Commission as an integral agency of the Civil Service system by executive order of the President upon the full implementation of the classification and pay plans."

SEC. 2. All Acts, executive orders, administrative orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved, June 22, 1963.