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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

4334

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Hon. John Marvin “Yul Servo” C. Nieto

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to increase the salary of civilian personnel in the government to
augment the effects of inflation and to encourage more citizens to work with the

government towards national development.

This bill, which shall be known as the Salary Standardization Law V, will adjust the
current salary schedule—effectively increasing the compensation of civilian
government personnel across all salary grades. This measure is seen to help the
people battle the soaring prices of goods and services, greatly contributing to the
people's journey towards a comfortable life as reflected in Ambisyon 2040.

Moreover, in light of the administration's strides toward national development, this
bill is seen to encourage the Filipino citizens to participate in the affairs of the
state. Increasing the compensation of civilian personnel will make government
work more attractive, which will allow the state to harness the talents and
expertise of our kababayans and enable us to attain our ultimate goal of national

development.

In view of the foregoing, this representation prays for the immediate approval of

this measure.

JOHN IN “YPL SERVO” C. NIETO

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Brit No. _ 4334

Introduced by Hon. John Marvin “Yul Servo” C. Nieto

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

SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the “Salary Standardization
Law V".

SEC. 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

(©) 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.

SEC. 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

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Institutions (GFIs) 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.

n Personnel shall be as follows:

SEC. 4. Salary Schedule for Civilian Government Personnel. The
modified Salary Schedule for Civ'

First Tranche
SG | Stepi | Step2 | Step3 | Step4 | Step5 | Step6 | Step7 | Steps
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 | 14,535 | 14,648 | 14,760 | 14,873 | 14,988 | 15,102 | 15,219 | 15,335
S| 15,408 | 15,527 | 15,645 | 15,765 | 15,886 | 16,008 | 16,132 | 16,255
6 | 16,332 | 16,457 | 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 | 16,939 | 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
10 | 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 | 44,701 | 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 | 54,877 | 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 | 81,192 | 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 | 10275
25 | 104,591 | 106,299 | 108,033 | 109,797 | 111,588 | 113,410 | 115,261 | 117,14
26 | 118,188 | 120,117 | 122,078 | 124,070 | 126,095 | 128,153 | 130,244 | 13237
27 | 133,552 | 135,732 | 137,948 | 140,199 | 142,487 | 144,813 | 147,177 | 43.97
28 | 150,915 | 153,377 | 155,881 | 158,425 | 161,010 | 163,639 | 166,310 | 169-0
29 | 170,533 | 173,317 | 176,145 | 179,021 | 181,942 | 184,912 | 187,930 | 199-99
30 | 192,702 | 195,847 | 199,044 | 202,293 | 205,594 | 208,951 | 212,361 | 215,82
31 | 283,590 | 289,128 | 294,776 | 300,533 | 306,404 | 312,388 | 318,490 | 22474
32 | 338,102 | 344,920 | 351,876 | 358,972 | 366,211 | 373,596 | 381,131 | 7°88
33 __| 426,906 | 439,713

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‘Second Tranche
Step 1 | Step2 | Step3 | Step4 | Step5 | Step6 Step7 | Steps

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1 13,392 | 13,504 | 13,617 | 13,731 | 13,846 | 13,961 14,078 | 14,196
2 | 14,231 | 14,340 | 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
5 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
@ | 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
10 | 23,272 | 23,467 | 23,663 | 23,861 | 24,060 | 24,262 | 24,464 | 24,668
11 | 25,112 | 25,456 | 25,806 | 26,159 | 26,517 | 26,881 | 27,249 | 27,623
a2 | 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
14 | 33,584 | 34,000 | 34,421 | 34,848 | 35,279 | 35,716 | 36,158 | 36,606
15 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
1s | 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
23 | 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
sc Step i | Step2 | Step3 | Step4 | Step5 | Step6 | Step7 | Steps
1 | 14,732 | 14,854 | 14,979 | 15,104 | 15,231 | 15,357 | 15,486 | 15,615
2 | 15,654 | 15,774 | 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 | 21,598 | 21,765 | 21,931 _| 22,100
8 22,305 | 22,507 | 22,711 | 22,916 | 23,122 | 23,331_| 23,543 | 23,756
9 | 23,925 | 24,124 | 24,327 | 24,530 | 24,735 | 24,942 | 25,151 | 25,361

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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 | 30,530 | 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

‘40,637 | 41,140 | 41,650 | 42,166 | 42,688 | 43,216 | 43,751 | 44,294

44,700 | 45,254 | 45,814 | 46,381 | 46,956 | 47,538 | 48,128 | 48,723

49,170 | 49,779 | 50,396 | 51,020 | 51,652 | 52,292 | 52,939 | 53,595

54,088 | 54,757 | 55,436 | 56,122 | 56,818 | 57,522 58,234 | 58,955

60,253 | 61,237 | 62,236 | 63,252 | 64,285 | 65,333 | 66,401 | 67,484

68,087 | 69,197 | 70,327 | 71,475 | 72,642 | 73,828 | 75,032 | 76,257

76,938 | 78,194 | 79,470 | 80,766 | 82,085 | 83,424 | 84,786 | 86,170

86,940 | 88,358 | 89,801 | 91,267 | 92,756 | 94,271 | 95,809 | 97,372

98,242 | 99,845 | 101,475 | 103,131 | 104,815 | 106,525 | 108,264 | 110,031

111,013 | 112,825 | 114,667 | 116,538 | 118,440 | 120,374 | 122,339 | 124,335

126,555 | 128,621 | 130,720 | 132,854 | 135,022 | 137,226 | 139,466 | 141,742

143,008 | 145,341 | 147,714 | 150,125 | 152,575 | 155,065 | 157,596 | 160,169

161,598 | 164,236 | 166,917 | 169,641 | 172,410 | 175,223 178,084 | 180,991

182,607 | 185,587 | 188,616 | 191,695 | 194,822 | 198,004 | 201,235 | 204,519

206,345 | 209,714 | 213,136 | 216,615 | 220,150 | 223,744 | 227,395 | 231,107

233,170 | 236,975 | 240,843 | 244,775 | 248,769 | 252,830 | 256,956 | 261,150

343,144 | 349,845 | 356,679 | 363,645 | 370,749 | 377,989 | 385,372 | 392,899

409,103 | 417,354 | 425,770 | 434,356 | 443,115 | 452,052 | 461,169 | 470,469

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516,556 | 532,053

SEC. 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.

SEC. 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.

SEC. 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 GFIs 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.

SEC. 8. Periodic Review of the Compensation and Position
Classification System. The DBM and Service Commission shall jointly
review the Compensation and Position Classification System every three (3)

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1 years, develop and recommend to the President a competitive compensation
2 and remuneration system which shall attract and retain talent.

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

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

8 (b) For GOCCs and GFIs, the amounts shall come from their
9 respective corporate funds in the approved corporate operating

10 budgets. Government corporations which do not have adequate or
"1 sufficient funds shall only partially implement the established rates:
12 Provided, that any partial implementation shall be at uniform
13 proportion of the established rates for all positions in each government
4 corporation; and

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

18 SEC. 10. Implementation Schedule. - The modified Salary Schedule as

49 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

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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, GFIs 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, GFIs 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.
SEC. 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.

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SEC. 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.

SEC. 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.

SEC. 14. Fffectivity 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,

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