Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 4134)
The annual salary of the President of the Philippines is fixed at sixty thousand pesos.
The Vice-President of the Philippines, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and the Auditor General receive an annual salary of forty thousand pesos.
Senators and Members of the House of Representatives each receive an annual salary of thirty-two thousand pesos.
No, officials whose salaries are fixed under Section one and who hold positions or membership in other offices, boards, commissions, or private entities shall not receive additional compensation or per diems for such positions or memberships.
The ranking of constitutional officials and certain other officials of the National Government is based on the salaries fixed for their respective positions as stated in the Act.
An amount of one million five hundred thousand pesos is appropriated for the salary increases authorized in Section one of the Act.
No, the salaries fixed by the Act shall not operate to reduce the salaries currently received by incumbents of the positions enumerated in Section one.
The salary increases took effect on July 1, 1964, except for the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, whose increases take effect concurrently with the salary increase of Congressmen and Senators.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court receives an annual salary of forty thousand pesos.
No, the Act explicitly states that no provision shall be construed as repealing or modifying approved reorganization plans under Republic Act No. 997, as amended.