Law Summary
Salary Caps by Municipality Class
- First Class Municipalities:
- Mayor: 2,400 pesos annually
- Municipal Secretary: 1,440 pesos annually
- Municipal Treasurer: 2,160 pesos annually (1,440 pesos municipal funds; 720 pesos provincial funds)
- Second Class Municipalities:
- Mayor: 2,040 pesos
- Secretary: 1,200 pesos
- Treasurer: 1,680 pesos (1,120 municipal; 560 provincial)
- Third Class Municipalities:
- Mayor: 1,680 pesos
- Secretary: 960 pesos
- Treasurer: 1,440 pesos (960 municipal; 480 provincial)
- Fourth Class Municipalities:
- Mayor: 1,440 pesos
- Secretary: 720 pesos
- Treasurer: 1,200 pesos (800 municipal; 400 provincial)
- Fifth Class Municipalities:
- Mayor: 1,200 pesos
- Secretary: 600 pesos
- Treasurer: 960 pesos (640 municipal; 320 provincial)
Appeal Procedures on Salary and Per Diem Decisions
- Municipal officers, councils, or dissenting provincial board members may appeal provincial board decisions regarding salaries and per diems.
- Appeals must be filed within ten days of receipt of the contested decision.
- The appeal is forwarded to the Secretary of the Interior or Secretary of Finance, whose decision is final.
Budget Adjustment Provisions
- Allows provincial boards and municipal councils that have already submitted budgets for the current fiscal year to recall them.
- Enables necessary adjustments to conform with the salary scale established by this Act.
Effectivity Clause
- The Act takes effect immediately upon approval on June 2, 1947.