Title
Salary and position amendment for Baguio officials
Law
Republic Act No. 1819
Decision Date
Jun 22, 1957
Republic Act No. 1819 amends the Charter of the City of Baguio in the Philippines to provide new salary schedules for city officials, define the role of the vice-mayor, and specify the number and compensation of assistant city attorneys.

Q&A (Republic Act No. 1819)

The annual salary of the Mayor of the City of Baguio is nine thousand pesos.

The Vice-Mayor receives an annual salary of seven thousand two hundred pesos.

Members of the city council receive four thousand eight hundred pesos each per annum.

During the absence or disability of the Mayor, the Vice-Mayor shall discharge the duties of the Mayor's office and exercise all his powers, except that of removing any officer from office.

There are three assistant city attorneys provided for in the law.

The first assistant receives six thousand pesos per annum, the second assistant receives five thousand one hundred pesos, and the third assistant receives three thousand seven hundred twenty pesos per annum.

The City Treasurer, City Engineer, City Attorney, City Health Officer, City Auditor, and Chief of Police each receive seven thousand two hundred pesos per annum.

They each receive six thousand six hundred pesos per annum.

No, the Vice-Mayor may exercise all powers of the Mayor except the power to remove any officer from office.

Section 2561-A of the Revised Administrative Code and all laws or parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are repealed.


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