QuestionsQuestions (PROCLAMATION NO. 1180)
It is an executive issuance implementing a salary adjustment for the Bureau of Customs personnel. As a Presidential issuance, it has binding effect on the covered officials and employees, subject to implementation rules and appropriation/sourcing requirements stated in the document.
Officers and employees of the Bureau of Customs are the beneficiaries, as explicitly stated in the order granting an additional salary adjustment.
It becomes effective January 1, 1980, as expressly provided in the issuance.
An additional 20% salary adjustment.
The issuance states that the President acts “by virtue of the powers vested in me by law.” It is an executive action implementing salary adjustments tied to prior enabling laws referenced in the WHEREAS clauses, particularly P.D. No. 985 for incentive authority for critical/sensitive agencies.
P.D. No. 689 is cited as the prior recognition granting a premium of seven (7) salary ranges (approximately 35% salary increase) to Bureau of Customs personnel. P.D. No. 985 is cited as empowering critical/sensitive agencies (like the Bureau of Customs) to grant more incentives despite a standardized salary system.
The Bureau of Customs allegedly revolutionized functions (valuation/classification, cargo handling, assessment, law enforcement, manpower development, computerization), resulting in unprecedented revenue collections and overperformance versus targets; the issuance also notes the need to restore a prior salary gap and compensate for lag compared to other agencies due to later adjustments.
It points to the “sensitive nature” and “paramount importance” of the Bureau as a revenue-collecting agency and relies on P.D. No. 985, which allows incentives for critical/sensitive agencies even under a standardized salary system.
It is used to show that other agencies covered by the National Compensation and Classification Plan received higher percentage salary increases than the Bureau of Customs, causing the Bureau’s rates to lag behind counterparts.
The issuance states that there is still a need to restore the salary gap previously accorded the Bureau so that its personnel receive commensurate incentives.
It must be drawn from savings of the Bureau and/or the Salary Adjustment Fund in the CY 1980 General Appropriations Act.
It implies a limitation: the grant depends on availability of funds under the CY 1980 General Appropriations Act and the Bureau’s ability to realize savings; without such funding, implementation could be constrained or require compliance with budgeting/appropriation rules.
The issuance cites that the Bureau overshot the 1979 collection target by 2.1 billion (30%) and exceeded 1978 by P2,561,523,133.61 (30.75%). These figures are used to justify that the Bureau’s performance and reforms warrant incentives.
It alleges that reforms in valuation/classification, cargo handling, assessment, law enforcement, manpower development, and computerization led to unprecedented customs revenue, which in turn resulted in revenue overperformance.
The text says “to officers and employees of the Bureau of Customs,” without listing specific position categories. A reasonable inference is that the adjustment applies broadly to covered officers and employees, but actual coverage in implementation may depend on administrative guidelines and eligibility rules.
It indicates that the 20% is added on top of existing salary rates/previous adjustments; the WHEREAS clause even mentions a recent 15% adjustment, suggesting cumulative effect subject to rules.