Purpose: salary amendment for Camarines Norte
- Act No. 2969 increases the annual compensation of provincial officers in Camarines Norte, specifically the provincial governor, provincial treasurer, and provincial fiscal, by amending the last paragraph of Section 3 of Act No. 2809.
- Act No. 2969 retains the authority of the provincial board to fix compensation rates, while setting maximum limits.
Scope: Camarines Norte provincial officers
- Act No. 2969 applies to the provincial officers of Camarines Norte.
- Act No. 2969 covers annual compensation for the provincial governor, provincial treasurer, and provincial fiscal.
- Act No. 2969 covers per diem for each member of the provincial board.
Salary limits and per diem rules
- Act No. 2969 requires that the provincial officers of Camarines Norte receive an annual compensation “at the rate fixed by the provincial board.”
- The annual compensation fixed by the provincial board must not exceed PHP 3,200 for the provincial governor.
- The annual compensation fixed by the provincial board must not exceed PHP 1,900 for the provincial treasurer.
- The annual compensation fixed by the provincial board must not exceed PHP 3,000 for the provincial fiscal.
- Act No. 2969 requires that each member of the provincial board receive a per diem “not to exceed PHP 5” for each session actually attended.
Implementation: provincial board discretion within caps
- The provincial board sets the annual compensation rate for the covered provincial officers.
- The provincial board must set compensation within the maximum annual limits of PHP 3,200, PHP 1,900, and PHP 3,000 for the respective offices.
- The per diem for each member of the provincial board is tied to attendance and is payable only for “each session actually attended.”
- The per diem for each session attended must not exceed PHP 5.