Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 793)
The primary purpose of Executive Order No. 793 is to authorize the increase in salaries of Metropolitan Manila Commission officials and mayors/vice mayors of the Cities of Manila, Quezon, Pasay, and Caloocan.
The salary increases were authorized by Ferdinand E. Marcos, then President of the Philippines.
The issuance was prompted by previous salary adjustments under Executive Order Nos. 667 and 668 to cope with increased costs of living during economic crises and inflation, and the undesirable salary situation where superior officials were paid less or equal to their subordinates.
The Metropolitan Manila Governor/Chairman’s annual salary is equated to that of a Cabinet Member.
Their salaries are equated to those of the Career Executive Service (CES) according to a specified schedule and are automatically adjusted when CES pay rates change.
Mayors and vice mayors of the Cities of Manila, Quezon, Pasay, and Caloocan are covered by the Order.
The Manila Mayor is equivalent to CES Rank II-3 while the Manila Vice Mayor is equivalent to CES Rank II-2.
The salaries specified will be automatically revised in accordance with any future modifications to Career Executive Service Officer pay rates or Cabinet Member rates, as applicable.
The necessary funds shall be drawn from salary savings or other funds of the Metro Manila Commission or the respective city that are not earmarked for specific purposes.
The salary increases are retroactive to January 1981.
It references Executive Order Nos. 667 and 668 (1981) and Executive Order Nos. 81-02 (1981), which authorized prior salary increases for Career Executive Service personnel and national government officials.