Question & AnswerQ&A (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 516)
The main purpose of Presidential Decree No. 516 is to standardize and upgrade the salaries of city judges in the Philippines considering the removal of their income tax exemption privileges and the duties and responsibilities they carry.
City judges in the Cities of Manila, Quezon, Caloocan, Pasay, Baguio, and Cebu receive a salary of thirty-five thousand pesos per annum.
City judges in second and third class cities receive a salary of twenty-five thousand pesos per annum.
For other cities not classified under the specified groups, the annual salary of city judges is fixed at twenty thousand pesos per annum.
Appropriation Decree No. 233 appropriated the sum of P14,185,000 for salary differentials of justices, judges, and other judiciary officials.
The salary adjustments took effect as of January 1, 1974.
In such cases, the city government concerned is responsible for paying the full salaries of city judges.
The salary shall continue to be paid by the National Government, but this does not preclude the city from sharing in the payment of salaries once its financial resources enable it to do so as determined by the Secretary of Finance.
The salaries continue to be shared proportionately by the city and the National Government according to their existing ratio, with possible adjustments if the city's revenue increases.
The Secretary of Finance determines the adjustments in the shares of salary payments between the city government and the National Government.