Amendments to the Administrative Code
- Section 1 amends Section 2067-B of the Administrative Code (as amended by Republic Act No. 254), by substituting a revised salary schedule for provincial officials.
- Section 2 amends Section 2086 of the Administrative Code.
- Section 3 amends Section 2097 of the Administrative Code (as amended), by revising the rule on reimbursement of travel expenses for certain provincial officials.
- Section 4 provides that Republic Act No. 3266 takes effect upon approval.
Salary schedule for provincial officials
- Section 1 fixes the annual salaries of the following provincial officials: provincial governors, provincial vice-governors, members of the provincial board, provincial treasurers, highway district engineers, provincial fiscals, provincial auditors, provincial health officers, provincial assessors, assistant provincial treasurers, assistant provincial auditors, assistant provincial health officers, and assistant provincial assessors.
- Salaries are fixed by class of province (first class through seventh class), with distinct annual amounts for each office in each class.
First class provinces annual salaries
- For first class provinces, the annual salaries are fixed at:
- Provincial governor: PHP 12,000
- Provincial vice-governor: PHP 6,000
- Members of the provincial board: PHP 5,400
- Provincial treasurer, highway district engineer, provincial fiscal, provincial auditor, provincial health officer: PHP 7,800
- Provincial assessor: PHP 7,200
- Assistant provincial treasurer, assistant provincial auditor, assistant provincial health officer: PHP 5,100
- Assistant provincial assessor: PHP 4,500
- Section 1 further provides for incumbent-salary continuity and later reduction rules if classification or salary increases affect budget constraints.
Second to fourth class provinces annual salaries
- For second class provinces, the annual salaries are fixed at:
- Provincial governor: PHP 10,800
- Provincial vice-governor: PHP 6,000
- Members of the provincial board: PHP 5,400
- Provincial treasurer, highway district engineer, provincial fiscal, provincial auditor, provincial health officer: PHP 7,500
- Provincial assessor: PHP 6,900
- Assistant provincial treasurer, assistant provincial auditor, assistant provincial health officer: PHP 5,100
- Assistant provincial assessor: PHP 4,500
- For third class provinces, the annual salaries are fixed at:
- Provincial governor: PHP 9,600
- Provincial vice-governor: PHP 6,000
- Members of the provincial board: PHP 5,400
- Provincial treasurer, highway district engineer, provincial fiscal, provincial auditor, provincial health officer: PHP 7,200
- Provincial assessor: PHP 6,600
- Assistant provincial treasurer, assistant provincial auditor, assistant provincial health officer: PHP 4,800
- Assistant provincial assessor: PHP 4,200
- For fourth class provinces, the annual salaries are fixed at:
- Provincial governor: PHP 8,400
- Provincial vice-governor: PHP 5,100
- Members of the provincial board: PHP 4,500
- Provincial treasurer, highway district engineer, provincial fiscal, provincial auditor, provincial health officer: PHP 6,900
- Provincial assessor: PHP 6,300
- Assistant provincial treasurer, assistant provincial auditor, assistant provincial health officer: PHP 4,560
- Assistant provincial assessor: PHP 4,120
Fifth to seventh class provinces annual salaries
- For fifth class provinces, the annual salaries are fixed at:
- Provincial governor: PHP 7,200
- Provincial vice-governor: PHP 5,100
- Members of the provincial board: PHP 4,500
- Provincial treasurer, highway district engineer, provincial fiscal, provincial auditor, provincial health officer: PHP 6,600
- Provincial assessor: PHP 6,000
- Assistant provincial treasurer, assistant provincial auditor, assistant provincial health officer: PHP 4,120
- Assistant provincial assessor: PHP 4,080
- For sixth class provinces, the annual salaries are fixed at:
- Provincial governor: PHP 6,600
- Provincial vice-governor: PHP 4,500
- Members of the provincial board: PHP 3,960
- Provincial treasurer, highway district engineer, provincial fiscal, provincial auditor, provincial health officer: PHP 6,000
- Provincial assessor: PHP 5,400
- Assistant provincial treasurer, assistant provincial auditor, assistant provincial health officer: PHP 4,080
- Assistant provincial assessor: PHP 3,900
- For seventh class provinces, the annual salaries are fixed at:
- Provincial governor: PHP 6,000
- Provincial vice-governor: PHP 4,500
- Members of the provincial board: PHP 3,960
- Provincial treasurer, highway district engineer, provincial fiscal, provincial auditor, provincial health officer: PHP 5,400
- Provincial assessor: PHP 4,800
- Assistant provincial treasurer, assistant provincial auditor, assistant provincial health officer: PHP 3,900
- Assistant provincial assessor: PHP 3,600
Incumbent salary protection and reduction
- If, after the classification of provinces under Section 5 of the Act, the salaries of incumbents in specified provincial positions are reduced due to application of the schedule in Section 1, the incumbents continue to receive their present salaries until their successors are appointed.
- If, after the salary of specified provincial officials is increased under Section 1, the province concerned incurs an overdraft in its general fund or its operating expenses exceed revenue collections, the President of the Philippines, upon recommendation of the Secretary of Finance, shall reduce the salary of the officials to the maximum rates fixed for them in the next lower class of province.
Salary funding for specific offices
- The salary of the highway district engineer is paid out of national funds.
- One-half of the salary of the provincial auditor, provincial health officer, assistant provincial auditor, and assistant provincial health officer is paid out of national funds.
- The other half of those officials’ salaries is paid out of the funds of the province concerned.
- The increase in the salary of the provincial auditor, provincial health officer, assistant provincial auditor, and assistant provincial health officer is borne by the province until the share thereof the National Government shall have been provided for in the General Appropriations Act.
Quarters for the provincial governor
- Section 2 authorizes the provincial board to provide quarters for the provincial governor, or allow the value thereof, in addition to the governor’s salary.
Travel reimbursement for board members
- Section 3 provides that if a provincial vice-governor or a member of the provincial board is not a resident of the provincial capital, the officer is entitled to reimbursement of actual and necessary travel expenses.
- Reimbursement covers travel from the place of residence to the place where the provincial board holds its sessions, for the trip going to said sessions and returning from the same.