Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

3346

HOUSE BILL NO.

INTRODUCED BY HONORABLE CHERYL P. DELOSO-MONTALLA

AN ACT
ADJUSTING THE SALARY SCHEDULE OF CIVILIAN PERSONNEL IN THE
GOVERNMENT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘The government is the backbone of civilized society. It serves as the primary medium
through which the state can ensure that all Filipinos can enjoy all the rights and privileges
enshrined in our Constitution. Each day, our government employees continue to make important
and unquantifiable contributions to ensure our physical safety and security, and the continued and
robust growth of our economy. In recognition of their invaluable contributions, our civil servants,
the people who dedicate their everyday lives to the service of the Filipino people, must be given
an opportunity to pursue a career in the service that would allow them to enjoy competitive wages,
enough to address their personal needs and that of their families.

Aside from the duty of the government to promote and protect the general welfare of
workers already in its service, there exists a similarly important need to attract prospective
employees into the service and provide a compelling reason for them to remain. As our population
grows, so shall the need for more competent, skilled, and capable public servants

At the onset of the 1970s, Filipino migration numbers were relatively low at about a few
thousand per year. The number began exceeding the 1 million mark in 2006. By the year 2016,
more than 2.5 million Filipinos have chosen to pursue a career abroad.

Evidently, there is a need to provide Filipinos a sound and convincing reason to remain in
the country, pursue a fruitful career in the civil service, and hopefully, choose to stay in this path.
In so doing, the best and the brightest will eventually answer the call to serve.

This legislative measure does not singularly aim to benefit those who are already in the
service, Due regard is given to the pressing need to attract the best and most highly qualified public
servants possible. Executive Order No. 201, s. 2016, has taken certain steps towards that direction
This legislative measure aims to take it a step further.

Immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

[ERYL P. DELOSO-MONTALLA
Representative
2™! District, Zambales


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 3346

INTRODUCED BY HONORABLE CHERYL P. DELOSO-MONTALLA

AN ACT
ADJUSTING THE SALARY SCHEDULE OF CIVILIAN PERSONNEL IN THE
GOVERNMENT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:

SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Salary Standardization Law V”.

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. - Pursuant to the constitutional mandate that the State
shall provide for the standardization of salary of government officials and employees, including
those in government-owned or -controlled corporations with original charters, taking into account
the nature of duties and responsibilities pertaining to and the qualifications required for their
positions, the State shall:

(a) implement a salary schedule that is generally comparable with those in the private
sector doing comparable work and in accordance with the provisions of existing salary and
position classification laws, in order to attract, retain and motivate a corps of competent
civil servants;

(b) _ keep the salary for government personnel fair and reasonable in recognition of fiscal
realities and maintain personal services cost at a reasonable proportion of over-all
expenditures; and

(c) conduct a periodic review of the salary and position classification system taking into
account the changes in skills and competency requirements and the possible erosion in the
purchasing power due to inflation, and other factors.

SECTION 3. Coverage. - The Salary Schedule herein provided shall apply to all positions
for civilian government personnel in the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches, including
Constitutional Commissions, State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), Government-Owned or -
Controlled Corporations (GOCCs) not covered by RA No. 10149, Government Financial
Institutions (GFls) and local government units (LGUs), whether regular, casual or contractual in
nature, appointive or elective, on full-time or part-time basis, now existing or hereafter created.

SECTION 4. Salary Schedule for Civilian Government Personnel. - The modified
Salary Schedule for Civilian Personnel shall be as follows.

First Tranche
SG] Step1 | Step2| Step3| Step4[ Step5 | Step6| _Step7| Step 8 |
1|_12,175 | __12,276| 12,379 |__12,483[__12,587| 12,692 | 12,799 [12,905
2 | 12,937 | 13,036 [13,136 | 13,237 [13,339 [13,441 | 13,544 | 13,648
3 13,713 | __13,818| 13,924 | 14.032| 14,139 [14,247 [14,357 | 14,467
4] 14535 | 14,648 | 14,760| 14,873 | 14,988 15,102 | 15,219 | 15,335



3 [15.408 | 15,527[ 15,645] 15,765] _15,886[ 16,008] 16,132] 16,255
6 | 16,332 | _16457| 16,584 | _16,711| 16,840 | 16,969 | _17,100| 17,230
7{_ 17,312 | 17,445| 17,579 [17,714] _17,850|_17,987|__18,125 | _ 18,264
8 | 18,434 | 18,601 | 18,769 | 18,939 | 19,109 [19,282 [19,457 | 19,633
9 | 19,773 [19,938 | 20,105 | 20,273 | 20,442 | 20,613 |_20,786 | 20,959
To {21,156 | 21,333 | _21,512|_21,692| 21,872 | 22,056 [22,240 | 22,426
11 [22,829 | 23,142 [23,460 [23,781 | 24,107 | 24,438 | 24,772 | 25,112
12 | 25,232 | 25,544| 25,861 | 26,181 | 26,506 | 26,835 | __27,167| 27,503,
13 | 27,755 | 28,100 | _28.447| 28,799 | 29,157 |_29,517| 29,883 | 30,253
14 | 30,531 | 30,909 | 31,292 | 31,680 | 32,072 | 32,469 | 32,871 | 33,278
15 | 33,584 | 34,000| 34,421 | 34,848 35,279 | 35,716 | _36,158| 36,607
16 | 36,942 | 37,400| 37,863 | 38,332 | 38,807| 39,288 | 39,775 | _ 40,267
17 | 40,636 [41,140 [41,649 | 42,165 | 42,688 [43,217 43,751 |__ 44,294
18 [14,701 | _45,254[ 45,815 | 46,382 | 46,957 | _47,539| 48,127 48,723.
19 | 49,796 | 50,609 | 51,435 | 52,274 | 53,128 | 53,995 | $4,877 55,772
20 | 56,271 | 57,188 | 58,122 | 59,070 | 60,035 | 61,015 | 62,010 | 63,022
21 | 63,586 | 64,623 | 65,678 | 66,749 | 67,839 | 68,946 | 70,071 | _71,.215
22 | 71,851 | 73,024 | 74,216 | _75,427| 76,658 | 77,910 | _79,181 | _ 80,473
23 | 81192 | 82,517| 83,864 | 85,232 | 86,624 | 88,037| 89,474 | 90,935,
24 | 91,747 | 93,244 | 94,766 | 96,313 | 97,885 | 99,483 | 101,107 102,757
25 | 104,591 | 106,299 | 108,033 | 109,797 | 111,588 | 113,410 | 115,261 | 117,142
26 | 118,188 | 120,117 | 122,078 | 124,070 [126,095 | 128,153 | 130,244 [132,371
27 | 133,552 | 135,732 | 137,948 | 140,199 [142,487 | 144,813 | 147,177 | 149,579
28 | 150,915 | 153,377 | 155,881 | 158,425 | 161,010 | 163,639 | 166,310 | 169,024
29 | 170,533 |_173,317| 176,145 |_ 179,021 | 181,942 | 184,912 | 187,930 | 190,997
30 | 192,702 | 195,847 | 199,044 | 202,293 | 205,594 [208,951 | 212,361 | 215,827
31 | 283,590 | 289,128 | 294,776 | 300,533 | 306,404 | 312,388 | 318,490 | 324,710
32 | 338,102 | 344,920 | 351,876 | 358,972 | 366,211 | 373,596 | 381,131 | 388,817
33 | 426,906 | 439,713
Second Tranche
SG | Step1 | Step2 | Step3 | Step4 | Steps | Step6 | Step7 | Step8
113,392 [13,504] 13,617 | 13,731 13,846 13,961 | 14,078| 14,196
2| 14231 | 14340| 14,450 | 14,561] 14,672 | 14,785 | 14,899| 15,012
3| 15,084 | 15,200] 15,316 | 15,435] 15,553] 15,672 | _15,793| _15,914
4| 15,989 | 16,112] 16,236 | 16,360| 16,486 | 16,612 | _16,740| 16,869
| 16,948 | 17,079| 17,210 | 17,342] _17,475| 17,609 | _17,745| _ 17,880
6| 17,965 | 18,103] 18,242 | 18,382) 18,524| 18,665 | 18,809 18,953
7|_ 19,043 | 19,189| 19,337 | 19,486 | 19,635 | 19,786 | 19,937 20,091
8| 20,277 | 20,461| 20,646 | 20,833] 21,020] 21,210 | 21,402| 21,596
9[ 21,750 [21,931] 22,115 | 22,300/ 22,487 | 22,674 | 22,864 23,055
to] 23,272 | 23,467| 23,663 | 23,861 | 24,060 24,262 | 24,464| 24,668
Ni] 25,112 | 25,456| 25,806 | 26,159] 6,517| 26,881 | 27,249 27,623
12] 27,755 | 28,099| 28,447 | 28,799| 29,156 | 29,518 | 29,883 30,254
13] 30,531 | 30,909| 31,292 | 31,679 | 32,072] 32,469 | 32,871| 33,279
44| 33,584 | 34,000! 34,421 | 34,848| 35,279 | 35,716 | _36,158| 36,606
1s] 36,943 | 37,400| 37,863 | 38,333| 38,807| 39,287 | 39,774| 40,268
16| 40,637 | 41,140| 41,649 | 42,165 | 42,688 | 43,216 | 43,752 44,293
17|_ 44,700 | 45,254] 45,814 | 46,382] 46,956 | 47,538 | 48,127| 48,723
18] 49,171 | 49,779| 50,397 | _51,020| 51,652] 52,293 | 52,940| 53,596
19| 54,775 | 55,670| 56,578 | 57,502] 58.441] 59,394 | 60,364| 61,349
20| 61,898 | 62,907| 63,934 | 64,977| 66,038 67,116 | 68,211 | 69,325
21{ 69,944 | 71,085| 72,245 | _73,424| 74,623 | 75,840 |__77,078| 78,337
22] 79,036 | 80,326] 81,637 | _82,970| _84,324| 85,701 | _87,099| _ 88,520



2] 89,311 | 90,768] 92,250 | 93,756] 95,286] 96,841 | 98,421] 100,028
24| 100,921 | 102,568 | 104,243 | 105,944 107,673 | 109,431 | 111,217] 113,032
25| 115,050 | 116,928| 118,837 | 120,776 | 122,747 | 124,751 | 126,787| 128,857
26| 130,007 | 132,128| 134,286 | 136,477| 138,705 | 140,969 | _143,269| 145,608
27| 146,907 | 149,306 | 151,742 | _154,219| 156,736 | 159,294 | 161,894] 164,537
28| 166,006 | 168,715| 171,469 | 174,268 | 177,111 | 180,003 | _182,941| 185,926
29| 187,586 | 190,649| 193,760 | 196,923 | 200,136 | 203,403 | _206,722| 210,097
30] 211,973 | 215,432] 218,948 | 222,523| 226,154 | 229,846 | 233,597| 237,409
31| 311,949 | 318,041 | 324,253 | 330,587| 337,044 | 343,627 | _350,339| 357,181
32| 371,912 | 379,412| 387,063 | 394,869| 402,832 | 410,956 | 419,244| 427,699
33| 469,596 | 483,684
Third Tranche
sG_| Step1 | Step2 | Step3 | Step4 | Step5 | Step6 | Step7 | Step8
1| 14,732 | 14,854] 14,979[15,104| 15,231 | 15,357] 15,486] 15,615
2 | 15,654 | 15,74| 15,895] 16,017| 16,140 | 16,263] 16,389| 16,514
3| 16,592 | 16,720| 16,848| 16,978 17,109 | 17,239| 17,372| _ 17,505
4 | 17,588 | 17,724] 17,859] 17,996 18,135 | 18,273] 18.414| 18,555
5 | 18,643 | 18,787|  18,931| 19,076 19,222 | 19,370| 19,519] 19,668
6 | 19,761 | 19,913| 20,066| 20,221 20,376 | 20,532] — 20,690| 20,849
7| 20,947 | 21,108] 21,271] 21,434] 21,508 [21,765] 21,931 22,100
3 | 22,305 | 22,507| 22,711| 22,916] 23,122 | 23,331] —23,543| 23,756
9 | 23,925 | 24124] 24,327|  24,530[ 24,735 | 24,942| 25,151 | 25,361
10 | 25,599 | 25,813] 26,029] 26,247| 26,466 | 26,688] 26,910 27,135
11 | 27,624 | 28,002] 28,386 | 28,775| 29,169 | 29,569| _29,974| 30,385
12 | 30530 | 30,908| 31,292| 31,679 32,072 | _32,470| 32,872| 33,279
13 | 33,584 | 34,000/ 34,421| _34,847| 35,279 | _35,716| 36,158 | 36,606
14 | 36,942 | 37,400| 37,863 38,333| 38,807 | _39,287| _39,774| 40,267
1s | 40,637 | 41,140|  41,650| 42,166) 42,688 | 43,216| 43,751 | 44,294
16 | 44,700 | 45,254 45,814| 46,381) 46,956 | 47,538 | 48,128| 48,723
17 | 49,170 | _49,779| 50,396 | 51,020] 51,652 | _52,292| _52,939| 53,595
18 | 54,088 | 54,757 55,436| 56,122] 56,818 | _57,522| 58,234| 58,955
19 | 60,253 | 61,237] 62,236 | 63,252] 64,285 | 65,333| 66,401 | 67,484
20 | 68,087 | 69,197| 70,327|71,475| 72,642 | _73,828| 75,032 76,257
21 | 76,938 | _78,194| 79,470 80,766 82,085 | _83,424| 84,786| 86,170
22 | 86,940 | 88,358| 89,801] 91,267| 92,756 | __94,271| _95,809| 97,372
23 | 98,242 | 99,845| 101,475 | 103,131 | 104,815 | 106,525] 108,264| 110,031
24 | 111013 | 112,825] 114,667] 116,538 | 118,440 | 120,374 122,339] 124,335
2s | 126,555 | 128,621 130,720| 132,854| 135,022 | 137,226 139,466 | 141,742
26 | 143,008 | 145,341 | 147,714] 150,125] 152,575 | 155,065| 157,596 | 160,169
27 | 161,598 | 164,236 | 166,917 | 169,641 | 172,410 | _175,223| 178,084] 180,991
28 | 182,607 | 185,587| 188,616] 191,695 194,822 | 198,004] 201,235 | 204,519
29 | 206,345 213,136 | 216,615 | 220,150 | 223,744 | 227,395 | 231,107
30 | 233,170 240,843 | 244,775 | 248,769 | 252,830 | 256,956 | 261,150
31 | 343,144 356,679 | 363,645 | 370,749 | 377,989 | 385,372| 392,899
32 | 409,103 | 417,354| 425,770 | 434,356] 443,115 | 452,052| 461,169 | 470,469
33 | 516,556 | 532,053



SECTION 5. Salary in Local Government Units - The salary or wage adjustments,
provided in Sec. 3 hereof shall also be applied to the LGUs in accordance with the applicable
provisions of this Act.

SECTION 6. Non-diminution in the Basic Salaries of Incumbent Employees. - In no
case shall there be any diminution in the basic salaries of incumbent employees upon the
implementation of this Act. For this purpose, they shall receive the new salary rates prescribed
herein which in no case shall be less than their existing salary rates.

SECTION 7. Compensation and Position Classification Report. - The DBM shall prepare
a Compensation and Position Classification Report for all government entities in the national
government; GOCCs and GFls including exempt entities and the status of implementation
thereof, The reports shall be periodically updated and submitted to Congress and the
‘Commission on Audit for public disclosure, monitoring, compliance with established policies and
as basis for future policy decisions.

SECTION 8. Periodic Review of the Compensation and Position Classification System.
- The DBM and Civil Service Commission shall jointly review the Compensation and
Position Classification System every three (3) years, develop and recommend to the
President a competitive compensation and remuneration system which shall attract and retain
talent.

SECTION 9. Appropriations. - The funding sources for the amounts necessary to
implement the modified Salary Schedule shall be as follows:

(a) For national government entities, the amount necessary for the immediate
implementation of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act (GAA);

(b) For GOCCs and GFis, the amounts shall come from their respective corporate funds
in the approved corporate operating budgets. Government corporations which do not have
adequate or sufficient funds shall only partially implement the established rates: Provided,
That any partial implementation shall be at uniform proportion of the established
rates for all positions in each government corporation; and

(c) _ For LGUs, the amounts shall be charged against their respective local government
funds in accordance with the pertinent provisions of this Act and Republic Act No. 7160.

SECTION 10. Implementation Schedule. - The modified Salary Schedule as provided
herein shall be implemented in National Government Agencies as follows, subject to
appropriations by Congress:

a. Starting January 1, 2020, the first tranche schedule for civilian personnel;
b. By January 1, 2021, the second tranche schedule for civilian personnel; and
c. By January 1, 2022, the third tranche schedule for civilian personnel

For GOCCs, GFls and LGUs, the implementation period shall be for not more than three
(3) years depending on their financial capability, with each tranche starting not earlier than the
dates stated above. GOCCs, GFls and LGUs which do not have adequate or sufficient funds shall
partially implement the modified Salary Schedule and authorized benefits. In case of partial
implementation, the same shall be at uniform percentage across all positions for every GOCC, GFI
and LGU.


SECTION 11. Implementing Rules and Guidelines. - The DBM and GCG shall, within
sixty (60) days after the approval of this Act, jointly prepare and issue the necessary guidelines to
implement the same.

SECTION 12. General Repealing and Amendatory Clause. - All provisions of laws,
decrees, executive orders, corporate charters, implementing rules and regulations, circulars, and
other issuances prescribing salary grades for government officials and employees which are
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified
accordingly

SECTION 13. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is subsequently declared
unconstitutional, the validity of the remaining provisions hereof shall remain in full force and
effect.

SECTION 14. Effectivity Clause. - The Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following
its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation

Approved,