QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 801)
It is an Executive Order aimed at upgrading the compensation (salary) of physician classes of positions in the national government, motivated by the need for medical manpower for primary health care and to address vacancies caused partly by low government salaries for doctors.
It increases from P1,152 per month to P1,894 per month.
January 1, 1982.
The Order upgrades physician classes of positions covered by the national compensation and classification plans (e.g., Medical Officers Group, Nutrition Group, Medicare Group, Health and Sanitation Group, Bacteriology Group, Medical Technology Group, and others listed).
The Order provides specific “from” and “to” salary ranges/steps for each physician class under the covered group/classes.
No. Section 3 states that the adjustments shall not apply to positions/persons covered by the Career Executive Service or equivalent.
No. Section 3 specifies the adjustments do not apply to incumbents of positions who are not licensed physicians.
The Minister of the Budget shall make the necessary adjustments in cases where problems in supervisor-subordinate salary relationship arise as a result of the upgrading directed by the Order.
Funds are drawn from salary lapses or other personal services savings of the agency concerned; any remaining deficiency shall be funded from the Salary Adjustment Fund provided in Batas Pambansa Blg. 131.
The Minister of the Budget must formulate and issue the rules and regulations needed to comply with the Order.
It argues that the unabated exodus has drained the country of doctors, causing serious government problems in protecting public health, and that one reason for vacancies is the low salary given to doctors in government.
Example: “Examining Physician” is shown as from Salary Range 62–74 to 62–74 (as printed in the text). Note: Students should read the specific row carefully, since many entries show changes in the provided “to” range; another class like “Junior Physician” is likewise listed with its indicated ranges.
Example: “Medical Nutritionist I” under the Nutrition Group shows from Salary Range 63 to 75. (Similarly, “Medical Parasitologist II” from 67 to 79, “Malariologist” from 66 to 78, etc., are listed in the text.)
The limitation is that the adjustments do not apply to Career Executive Service (or equivalent) positions/persons, and do not apply to incumbents of positions who are not licensed physicians.
It provides a structured and class-specific basis for the salary upgrading, allowing agencies and employees to determine the applicable salary adjustment by matching their physician class/position to the corresponding entry in the Order.