QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 5981)
RA 5981 standardizes (adjusts) the salaries of government civil engineers in the National Government, including government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs), except those GOCCs performing proprietary functions.
Yes. It covers GOCCs as well, but only those which are performing non-proprietary functions; it excludes GOCCs performing proprietary functions.
It authorizes the adjustment of old annual salary rates to the corresponding steps in the new salary range, notwithstanding any provision of existing law, executive order, rule, or regulation to the contrary.
The law covers the specific named positions and categories of government civil engineers in National Government offices that are listed in Section 1 and for which old salary ranges are mapped to new salary ranges.
It means that the salary an incumbent was receiving under the old salary range is moved to the equivalent/appropriate step within the new salary range as indicated in the mapping table.
Incumbents continue to occupy their positions and receive the adjusted salary rates without the necessity of issuing new appointment to them.
No. Section 2 explicitly states that no new appointment is necessary for incumbents to receive the adjusted salary rates.
It directs that necessary sums shall be paid out of any savings in the appropriation of the offices concerned.
After that fiscal year, the needed sums must be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
All acts, executive orders, administrative orders, proclamations, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, inconsistent with RA 5981 are repealed or amended accordingly.
It takes effect upon its approval.
Example: 'Director, Bureau of Public Works' old salary range 'from 67 minimum 16,044 maximum 19,584' maps to new salary range 'Range 69 minimum 17,724 maximum 21,624.'
It clarifies that the salary adjustments authorized by RA 5981 prevail over conflicting prior legal issuances and rules.
By matching the incumbent’s old salary range (minimum/maximum and the old range number) to the indicated corresponding new range number with its new minimum and maximum.
No. Section 2 states there is no necessity of issuing new appointment to incumbents.