WHEREAS, key positions of the Secretariat of the Batasang Pambansa are not covered by the law rules and regulations governing the Career Executive Branch of the Executive Branch of Government;

WHEREAS, such key officials and employees are not extended the benefits of the new salary scale provided under Presidential Secret No. 1581 for members of the Career Executive Irvine and the allowances provided under the General Provisions of the annual appropriations acts;

WHEREAS, there is a need to brine the salaries of the officials from the Secretary to the Service Chiefs to salary levels of their Counterparts in the Executive Branch and to, sake provisions for their allowances for transportation and representation;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby Order and Direct:

1. The salaries/transportation and representation allowances of officials of the Batasang Pambansa Secretariat shall be in accordance with the following rates:

MONTHLY ALLOWANCES
Title	Salary Salary Rate	Transportation CY 1979	Representation CY 1979	Transportation CY 1980	Representation CY 1980
Secretary	267,500	2400	P400	P450	P450
Assistant Sec.	58,368	350	350	400	400
Sergeant-At-Arms	58,368	350	350	400	400
Assistant Sergeant-At-Arms	45,540	300	300	350	350
Director	P45,540	300	300	350	350
Special Officer	45,540	300	300	350	350
Head Executive Assistant	45,540	300	350	350	350
Service Chief	33,816	200	200	350	250

2. The abovementioned positions shall be equated to counterparts in the Career Executive Service and their compensation shall be adjusted together with any adjustments in CES compensation rates as those are adjusted, as say by determined by the Minister of the Budget.

3. Officials who are assigned official vehicles shall not receive the transportation allowance herein indicated.

4. The allowances herein, provided, shall be supplemented by the special allowance earlier approved for Batasan staff members, of P200 per person per month.

5. Funds needed to implementing this Letter shall be drawn from appropriations for salary increases provided in the CY 1980 budget of the Batasang Pambansa. Any deficiency shall be drawn from salary lapses or other personal services savings. Any remaining deficiency shall he fun led from the salary adjustment fund provided in Batasan Pambansa Blg. 40. Thereafter, they will he provided in the annual General Appropriations Act.

6. The salary increases and allowances directed by this Letter shall be effective January 1980.

7. The rules and regulations needed to comply with this Letter shall he formulated and issued by the Minister of the Budget.

Done in the City of Manila, this 12th day of May, in the year of Our lord, nineteen hundred and eighty.

(SGD.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) JUAN C. TUVERA
Presidential Assistant