Issuing authority and effective date
- Republic Act No. 5981 was enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled.
- Republic Act No. 5981 takes effect upon its approval.
Policy and purpose
- Section 1 authorizes salary standardization by adjusting existing salary rates of government civil engineers to corresponding steps in a new salary range.
Coverage: who receives the adjustments
- Section 1 applies to government civil engineers in the National Government offices.
- Section 1 also covers positions in government-owned and controlled corporations except those performing proprietary functions.
- Section 1 covers the specific civil engineer positions listed in the salary tables under the Act.
Scope limitation and effect of conflicting rules
- Section 1 authorizes salary adjustments notwithstanding any provision of existing law, executive order, rule, or regulation to the contrary.
- Section 2 preserves the incumbency and salary receipt of covered employees notwithstanding any law, executive order, rule, or regulation to the contrary.
- Section 4 repeals or amends inconsistent laws and issuances, ensuring the Act’s rules prevail for covered matters.
Salary standardization table
Section 1 authorizes adjustments of old annual salary rates to corresponding steps in the new salary range for each listed position.
For each position, Section 1 provides an old-to-new range mapping with old Range (from/to), old Range Minimum, old Range Maximum, and new Range, new Range Minimum, new Range Maximum.
The Act authorizes the following adjustments under Section 1 (old range to new range, including minimum and maximum figures as fixed by the Act):
- Director, Bureau of Public Works: 67 (16,044–19,584) to 69 (17,724–21,624)
- Vice-Chairman & Exec. Director, Exempt Board of Technical Surveys & Maps: 67 (15,000–RA 2912) to 69 (17,724–21,624)
- Director, Bureau of Building and Real Property Management: 65 (14,532–17,724) to 68 (16,860–20,580)
- Assistant Director, Bureau of Public Works: 62 (12,516–15,264) to 65 (14,532–17,724)
- Assistant Director, Bureau of Building & Real Property Management: 60 (11,328–13,824) to 64 (13,824–16,860)
- Deputy Administrator, Electrification Administration: Exempt (15,000–RA 2717) to 68 (16,860–20,580)
- Chief Civil Engineer: 59 (10,776–13,152) to 62 (12,516–15,264)
- Administrator, Irrigation Service Unit: 60 (11,328–13,824) to 63 (13,152–16,044)
- Public Works Regional Supervisor: 57 (9,756–11,904) to 60 (11,328–13,824)
- Staff Civil Engineer: 57 (9,756–11,904) to 60 (11,328–13,824)
- Regional Irrigation Engineer III: 57 (9,756–11,904) to 60 (11,328–13,824)
- Asst. Staff Civil Engineer: 55 (8,832–10,776) to 58 (10,200–12,516)
- Regional Irrigation Engineer II: 55 (8,832–10,776) to 58 (10,200–12,516)
- Chief Hydrographic Engineer: 55 (8,832–10,776) to 58 (10,200–12,516)
- Supervising Civil Engineer III: 53 (7,992–9,756) to 56 (9,288–11,328)
- Supervising Hydrographic Engineer III: 53 (7,992–9,756) to 56 (9,288–11,328)
- Bureau of Public Works Flood Control District Engineer: 53 (7,992–9,756) to 56 (9,288–11,328)
- Regional Irrigation Engineer I: 53 (7,992–9,756) to 56 (9,288–11,328)
- Chief Cartographic Engineer: 53 (7,992–9,756) to 56 (9,288–11,328)
- Chief Research Engineer: 53 (7,992–9,756) to 56 (9,288–11,328)
- Assistant Administrator, Irrigation Service Unit: 55 (8,832–10,776) to 56 (9,288–11,328)
- Supervising Civil Engineer II: 50 (6,888–8,400) to 53 (7,992–9,756)
- Supervising Hydrographic Engineer II: 50 (6,888–8,400) to 53 (7,992–9,756)
- Irrigation Superintendent III: 46 (5,640–6,888) to 49 (6,552–7,992)
- Chief Geophysicist: 50 (6,888–8,400) to 53 (7,992–9,756)
- Chief Cartographer: 50 (6,888–8,400) to 53 (7,992–9,756)
- Assistant Superintendent of Dredging: 53 (7,992–9,756) to 55 (8,832–10,776)
- Dredge Operation Supervisor: 52 (7,608–9,288) to 55 (8,832–10,776)
- Dredge Master VI: 52 (7,608–9,288) to 55 (8,832–10,776)
- Provincial Irrigation Engineer III: 55 (8,832–10,776) to (no new range figures shown in the Act beyond the listed title entry)
- Supervising Civil Engineer I: 48 (6,240–7,608) to 51 (7,236–8,832)
- Supervising Hydrographic Engineer I: 48 (6,240–7,608) to 51 (7,236–8,832)
- Supervising Research Engineer: 48 (6,240–7,608) to 51 (7,236–8,832)
- Special Instrumentation Research Engineer: 48 (6,240–7,608) to 51 (7,236–8,832)
- Supervising Information Officer I: 48 (6,240–7,608) to 51 (7,236–8,832)
- Chief Irrigation Project Supervisor: 48 (6,240–7,608) to 51 (7,236–8,832)
- Chief Irrigation Project Investigator: 48 (6,240–7,608) to 51 (7,236–8,832)
- Assistant Chief Cartographer: 46 (5,640–6,888) to 51 (7,236–8,832)
- Materials Research Engineer: 51 (7,236–8,832) to (no new range figures shown in the Act beyond the listed title entry)
- Provincial Irrigation Engineer II: 51 (7,236–8,832) to (no new range figures shown in the Act beyond the listed title entry)
- Supervising Cartographic Engineer: 48 (6,240–7,608) to 51 (7,236–8,832)
- Dredge Master V: 50 (6,888–8,400) to 51 (7,236–8,832)
- Senior Civil Engineer: 44 (5,112–6,240) to 47 (5,928–7,236)
- Senior Hydrographic Engineer: 44 (5,112–6,240) to 47 (5,928–7,236)
- Senior Cartographic Engineer: 44 (5,112–6,240) to 47 (5,928–7,236)
- Senior Research Engineer: 44 (5,112–6,240) to 47 (5,928–7,236)
- Senior Geophysicist: 44 (5,112–6,240) to 47 (5,928–7,236)
- Head Cartographer: 44 (5,112–6,240) to 47 (5,928–7,236)
- Irrigation Superintendent II: 44 (5,112–6,240) to 47 (5,928–7,236)
- Materials Testing Engineer I: 44 (5,112–6,240) to 47 (5,928–7,236)
- Provincial Irrigation Engineer I: 47 (5,928–7,236) to (no new range figures shown in the Act beyond the listed title entry)
- Civil Engineer: 41 (4,404–5,376) to 44 (5,112–6,240)
- Hydrographic Engineer II: 41 (4,404–5,376) to 44 (5,112–6,240)
- Materials Testing Supervisor: 41 (4,404–5,376) to 44 (5,112–6,240)
- Irrigation Superintendent I: 41 (4,404–5,376) to 44 (5,112–6,240)
- Cartographic Engineer: 41 (4,404–5,376) to 44 (5,112–6,240)
- Supervising Cartographer: 42 (4,632–5,040) to 44 (5,112–6,240)
- Photogrammetrist: 41 (4,404–5,376) to 44 (5,112–6,240)
- Head Computer: 41 (4,404–5,376) to 44 (5,112–6,240)
- Dredge Master III: 44 (5,112–6,240) to 46 (5,640–6,888)
- Associate Civil Engineer: 39 (3,984–4,860) to 42 (4,632–5,640)
- Hydrographic Engineer I: 39 (3,984–4,860) to 42 (4,632–5,640)
- Photomosaic Map Engineer: 40 (4,188–5,112) to 42 (4,632–5,640)
- Dredge Master II: 37 (3,612–4,404) to 42 (4,632–5,640)
- Assistant Dredge Master V: 39 (3,984–4,860) to 42 (4,632–5,640)
- Junior Civil Engineer: 35 (3,264–3,984) to 38 (8,792–4,632)
- Senior Cartographer: 34 (3,108–3,792) to 38 (8,792–4,632)
- Dredge Master I: 35 (3,264–3,984) to 38 (8,792–4,632)
- Assistant Dredge Master IV: 37 (3,612–4,404) to 38 (8,792–4,632)
Effect on incumbents and appointments
- Section 2 provides that incumbents of the positions listed in Section 1 shall continue to occupy their respective positions.
- Section 2 provides that incumbents shall receive the salary rates as adjusted in the Act.
- Section 2 eliminates the necessity of issuing new appointment to incumbents for the salary adjustments.
Funding and appropriations
- Section 3 requires that sums necessary to implement the Act during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970 be paid out of any savings in the appropriation of the offices concerned.
- Section 3 provides that thereafter, sums necessary for the purpose shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Repeal of inconsistent rules
- Section 4 repeals or amends all Acts, executive orders, administrative orders, proclamations, rules and regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent with Republic Act No. 5981.
- Section 4 mandates that inconsistent provisions are repealed or amended accordingly.
Cross-references to earlier laws
- Section 1 references RA 2912 in connection with Vice-Chairman & Exec. Director, Exempt Board of Technical Surveys & Maps.
- Section 1 references RA 2717 in connection with Deputy Administrator, Electrification Administration.
Transitory and operative mechanics
- Section 2 operationalizes implementation by directing that existing incumbents receive adjusted salaries without additional appointment actions.
- Section 3 operationalizes fiscal implementation by using appropriation savings for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, and using future annual budget inclusion thereafter.
- Section 5 fixes the operative timing by making the Act effective upon approval.