Salary Schedule for Solicitors and Trial Attorneys
- Specifies the new monthly salary rates for positions in the OSG:
- Assistant Solicitor General: ₱55,536 (10 positions)
- Solicitor VI: ₱52,848 (10 positions)
- Solicitor V: ₱50,292 (10 positions)
- Solicitor IV: ₱47,856 (10 positions)
- Solicitor III: ₱43,332 (10 positions)
- Solicitor II: ₱41,232 (10 positions)
- Solicitor I: ₱37,344 (10 positions)
- Trial Attorney (various grades): ₱32,184, ₱30,624, ₱29,148 (7, 7, and 6 positions respectively)
Funding and Budgetary Provisions
- Funds to implement the salary increases are to be sourced primarily from salary lapses and savings within the OSG.
- Additional funding may be drawn from the Salary Adjustment Fund under the 1981 General Appropriations Act and from budgetary reserves.
- Future salary requirements must be included in the respective annual appropriations of the OSG.
Implementation and Regulatory Authority
- Orders the Ministry of the Budget to formulate and issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement the salary increases.
Effectivity
- The order takes effect retroactively on January 1, 1982.
Legal Authority
- Issued by the President of the Philippines under the powers vested by law.
- Signed by President Ferdinand E. Marcos and co-signed by Presidential Executive Assistant Juan C. Tuvera.