QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 611)
To authorize compensation adjustments to government personnel, specifically by increasing the basic salaries of civilian personnel, and granting increases in subsistence allowance and hazard pay for certain military and uniformed personnel.
They took effect on July 1, 2007.
A ten percent (10%) increase over the basic monthly salaries as of June 30, 2007.
The adjustments shall correspond to the designated salary step of the employee in the salary grade allocation of his or her position as of June 30, 2007.
In Annex “A” titled “Monthly Salary Schedule for Civilian Personnel” effective July 1, 2007.
A P30 per day increase in subsistence allowance and a P120 per month increase in hazard pay, effective July 1, 2007.
Military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and uniformed personnel under the Department of the Interior and Local Government, Philippine Coast Guard, and National Mapping and Resource Information Authority.
Civilian officials and employees of National Government Agencies (NGAs), including State Universities and Colleges, GOCCs, GFIs, and Local Government Units (LGUs), as long as they are covered by the Compensation and Position Classification System under R.A. No. 6758.
No. Section 3 provides that exempt agencies shall not be entitled to the compensation adjustments provided in the EO.
NGAs: charged against appropriate funds under the FY 2007 General Appropriations Act (and thereafter included in annual GAA). GOCCs/GFIs: taken from their respective corporate funds. LGUs: come from their respective local funds.
They shall only partially implement the adjusted rates, but any partial implementation must be a uniform increase for all positions.
No. Section 6 states that, except for the year-end bonus and fixed personnel benefit contributions, there shall be no corresponding increase in allowances and benefits computed at a percentage of basic salaries despite the 10% salary increase.
The year-end bonus and fixed personnel benefit contributions.
Only after the expiration of the respective terms of office of the incumbent officials, pursuant to Section 10 of Article VI and Section 6 of Article VII of the 1987 Constitution.
The salary adjustments apply to positions covered by the Compensation and Position Classification System under R.A. No. 6758, as amended, and the EO directs implementation through the DBM using the salary step assignment rules consistent with an employee’s salary grade allocation.