Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 6405)
Republic Act No. 6405 is an act increasing the minimum annual compensation of pharmacists, amending Republic Act No. 4657.
The professions covered are physicians, dentists, nurses, and pharmacists employed full-time by the government or government-controlled entities.
The minimum annual compensation for pharmacists is four thousand eight hundred pesos.
No, the Act applies only to pharmacists employed full-time by the government, semi-government institutions, or government-owned or controlled corporations.
The Wage and Position Classification Office is responsible for adjusting salaries of higher-level pharmacy positions.
The minimum compensation for pharmacists serves as the basis for salary adjustments of higher-level pharmacy positions.
The Act took effect upon its approval on October 4, 1971.
Such sums necessary during fiscal year 1967 are appropriated from the National Treasury and from any savings of the concerned agency, and thereafter funds are included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Yes, it amends Republic Act Numbered Four Thousand Six Hundred Fifty-Seven (RA 4657).
Section 1 amends Section 1 of Republic Act No. 4657 to increase the minimum annual compensation for pharmacists and other medical professionals.