Question & AnswerQ&A (CESB Resolution NO. 658)
It provides clarificatory guidelines on the grant of salary adjustment equivalent to Salary Grade 25 to graduates of the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP) pursuant to CESB Circular No. 4, Series of 2006.
CESB Circular No. 4 became effective on July 12, 2006, fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette on June 26, 2006.
It was crafted to address queries and issues on the implementation of CSC Resolution No. 94-5840, specifically on the rules on compensation in the Career Executive Service, including those applicable to graduates of NDCP.
No, NDCP graduates who hold positions below Division Chief or its equivalent and are receiving the SG 25 adjustments shall no longer be entitled to such adjustment after the effectivity of CESB Circular No. 4, Series of 2006.
No, they are not required to refund the salary adjustments previously received since they obtained them in good faith, thus acquiring a color of vested rights thereto.
Yes, those appointed to Division Chief positions or its equivalent after the effectivity of CESB Circular No. 4 shall be entitled to SG 25 salary adjustments.
Supplemental Guidelines on the Grant of Salary Adjustment Equivalent to Salary Grade 25 to Graduates of the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP).
A copy was furnished to the Civil Service Commission, the Department of Budget and Management, and the National Defense College of the Philippines.
Obtaining salary adjustments in good faith grants the recipient a color of vested rights, meaning they are entitled to keep the adjustments previously received even if rules change.
CESB Circular No. 4 was issued to clarify and supplement the implementation of CSC Resolution No. 94-5840, which provided the rules on compensation in the Career Executive Service including NDCP graduates.