Law Summary
Adjustments of Salaries According to Class and Grade
- Full adjustment of salaries for each personnel class and grade is authorized effective January 1, 1978.
- Increases are based on the actual class and grade appointment as of December 31, 1977.
Payment of Overseas Allowance to Offset Financial Loss
- To compensate for loss from discontinuing the old preferential conversion rate, Overseas Allowance denominated in US dollars is established.
- Overseas Allowance rates vary by rank and class:
- Chief of Mission: Head of Diplomatic Mission – $119,700; Others including Consul General – $17,500
- Career Minister: $14,400
- Foreign Service Officer (assimilated ranks): Class I – $12,150; Class II – $10,800; Class III – $8,900; Class IV – $7,800
- Foreign Service Staff Officer: Class I – $7,000; Class II – $6,350; Class III – $5,600
- Foreign Service Staff Employees: Class I – $4,950; Class II – $4,300; Class III – $3,750
Maintenance of Existing Allowances
- Existing amounts and conditions for allowances granted to foreign service personnel remain in force.
- Changes require approval by the President upon recommendation of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Commissioner of the Budget.
Evaluation and Regulation of Compensation for Other Agencies
- Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Commissioner of the Budget, and heads of agencies with staff abroad shall evaluate compensation structures for personnel of agencies other than DFA stationed abroad.
- Recommendations for transitional measures and changes must be submitted to the President to align with P.D. No. 1285 and Executive Order No. 495.
- No adjustments to salaries, allowances, or benefits for these agencies until the President approves such recommendations.
Authority and Effectivity
- The instructions are issued pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 905 and implemented effective January 1, 1978.
- Signed by President Ferdinand E. Marcos and Presidential Executive Assistant Jacobo C. Clave on January 13, 1978 in Manila.