EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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SENATE
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INTRODUCED BY SENATOR CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE "BONG" T. GO
AN ACT
MODIFYING THE SALARY SCHEDULE FOR C IV ILIA N  
GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL
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
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2006. By the year 2016, more than 2.5 million Filipinos have chosen to pursue a career 
abroad.1
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.
In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought.
SENATOR CHRISTOP
LAWRENCE "BONG" T. GO
1 Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), "Compendium of OFW Statistics," available 
at http://www.poea.gov.ph/ofwstat/compendium/2015-2016%200ES%201.pdf


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INTRODUCED BY SENATOR CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE "BONG" T. GO
AN ACT
MODIFYING THE SALARY SCHEDULE FOR C IV ILIA N  
GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL
Be it  enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section 1. Declaration o f Policy. — It is the declared policy of the State, under 
Section 5 Article IX-B of the Constitution, to provide for the standardization of 
compensation of government officials and employees, including those in government- 
owned or -controlled corporations with original charters, taking into account the nature 
of the responsibilities pertaining to and the qualifications required for their positions.
Sec. 2. Compensation Adjustment Strategy. — The existing Compensation and 
Position Classification System (CPCS) is hereby revised or updated to conform with 
the following:
a) The adoption of a compensation structure for all civilian government 
personnel that is highly competitive with the private sector, with the end in 
view of attracting, retaining and motivating a corps of highly competent and 
highly productive civil servants;
b) Raising of the minimum salary for Salary Grade 1 from the current rate of 
Eleven Thousand Sixty Eight Pesos (PI 1,068) to Eleven Thousand Six 
Hundred Fifty Six Pesos (PI 1,656) to make the current CPCS even more 
competitive with the market rates.
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to all civilian personnel in the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches, 
Constitutional Commissions and other Constitutional Offices, Government-Owned or 
Controlled Corporations (GOCCs) not covered by RA No. 10149, and local government 
units (LGUs); regardless of appointment status, whether regular, contractual or 
casual; appointive or elective; and on full-time or part-time basis, as herein provided.
However, individuals whose services are engaged through job orders, contracts of 
service, consultancy contracts, and service contracts with no employer-employee 
relationship are excluded from the salary increase authorized herein.
Sec 4. Modified Salary Schedule fo r Civilian Personnel. — The modified Salary 
Schedule for Civilian Personnel shall be as follows:
Salary
Grade
Step 1 y  step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
Step 8
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11,656
11,747
11,842
11,935
12,031
12,122
12,222
12,319
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12,348
12,436
12,524
12,614
12,702
12,793
12,885
12,975
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13,042
13,137
13,223
13,323
13,418
13,512
13,610
13,705
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13,777
13,876
13,974
14,074
14,173
14,274
14,376
14,478
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14,553
14,642
14,760
14,866
14,970
15,077
15,184
15,292
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15,371
15,481
15,590
15,702
15,813
15,926
16,039
16,153
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16,353
16,468
16,585
16,703
16,823
16,941
17,061
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17,401
17,555
17,707
17,863
18,021
18,179
18,339
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18,638
18,786
18,936
19,086
19,237
19,390
19,545
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19,762
19,920
20,078
20,238
20,395
20,546
20,723
20,888
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21,657
21,975
22,297
22,620
22,953
23,288
23,630
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23,755
24,064
24,375
24,692
25,014
25,338
25,667
26,001
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26,283
26,623
26,967
27,320
27,674
28,033
28,396
28,766
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29,075
29,454
29,838
30,224
30,616
31,015
31,416
31,825
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32,131
32,539
32,956
33,375
33,799
34,232
34,667
35,108
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35,505
34,960
36,417
36,789
37,352
37,827
38,308
38,794
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39,737
40,241
40,757
41,275
41,288
42,331
42,874
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43,911
44,469
45,038
45,612
46,192
46,779
47,373
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49,540
50,414
51,303
52,214
53,129
54,067
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56,614
57,614
58,630
59,667
60,720
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64,707
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73,950
75,250
76,580
77,934
79,314
80,707
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84,505
86,001
87,521
89,062
90,639
92,306
93,866
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94,909
96,579
98,290
100,019
101,792
103,584
105,419
107,275
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109,666
111,603
113,574
115,579
117,620
119,697
121,811
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127,547
129,800
132,089
134,421
136,795
139,210
141,670
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145,765
148,340
150,960
153,622
156,339
159,096
161,901
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163,698
166,589
169,530
172,524
175,570
178,673
181,829
185,041
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187,076
190,383
193,747
197,172
200,658
204,206
207,790
211,491
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213,821
217,577
221,426
225,344
229,330
233,360
237,460
241,693
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335,383
342,669
350,097
357,682
365,440
373,360
381,450
389,722
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413,057
422,338
431,830
441,531
451,454
461,602
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536,059
Sec. 5. Compensation Adjustment fo r LGU Personnel. — The modified Salary 
Schedule authorized herein for civilian personnel may likewise be granted to LGU 
personnel, subject to the following:
a) Authorization from their respective sanggunian as provided under Sections 
447(a), 458(a) and 468(a) of RA No. 7160; and
b) Compliance with the Personnel Services (PS) limitation set under Sections 325 
and 331 of RA No. 7160.
LGUs shall likewise comply with the following rule in the implementation of the 
modified salary schedule:
i. 
The implementation of the modified Salary Schedule for LGU personnel, 
including the rate of Representation and Transportation Allowances, shall 
further correspond to the LGU's income classification and shall not therefore 
exceed the percentage of the Salary Schedule in Section 3 hereof, as 
follows:
Percentage of the Salary Schedules
For Provinces/Cities
For Municipalities
Special Cities
100%
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4th Class
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5th Class
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6th Class
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Sec. 6. Implementation Schedule. — The modified Salary Schedule for civilian 
personnel authorized herein shall be implemented in National Government Agencies, 
subject to appropriations by Congress, beginning January 1, 2020.
For covered GOCCs and LGUs, the implementation of the compensation 
adjustments shall begin on January 1, 2020 depending on their respective financial 
capability. GOCCs and LGUs which do not have adequate or sufficient funds shall 
partially implement the modified Salary Schedule. In case of partial implementation, 
the same shall be at uniform percentage across all positions for every GOCC/LGU.
Sec. 7. Retroactive Application. — The implementation of the modified Salary 
Schedule for civilian personnel, shall be effective January 1, 2020. For covered GOCCs 
and LGUs, the retroactive application shall be subject to their financial capabilities and 
compliance with other requirements under existing laws.
Sec. 8. Exempt Entities. — The following exempt entities shall not be covered by 
the modified Salary Schedule authorized herein:
(i) 
Government agencies, including GOCCs that are exempted from the 
coverage of RA No. 6758, as amended, as provided in their respective 
enabling law or charter; and
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GOCCs governed 
by the CPCS established 
by the Governance 
Commission for GOCCs (GCG) and approved by the President of the 
Philippines, under RA No. 10149.
They shall be governed by their respective CPCS which shall be made effective 
upon the recommendation of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) or 
the GCG, as the case may be, and approval by the President of the Philippines.
Sec. 9. Applicability to Certain Officials. — Consistent with the policy under 
Section 6 of Article VII and Section 10 of Article VI of the Constitution, the salaries 
authorized herein for the President, Vice President and Members of Congress shall 
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implementation of this Act with respect to the regular members of the Cabinet shall 
be effective starting July 1, 2020.
Sec. 10. Funding Source. — The funding sources for the amounts necessary to 
implement this Act shall be as follows:
a) For national government agencies, the amount needed for the compensation 
adjustment for the year 2020 shall be charged against appropriations to be 
provided in the 2020 General Appropriations Act (GAA). The DBM, following 
the compensation adjustment strategy embodied in Section 2 hereof, and 
consistent with its authority under Section 7 of RA No. 6758, as amended, shall 
then be authorized to implement or adjust the compensation corresponding to 
the appropriations provided in the GAA.
b) For GOCCs, the amounts shall come from their respective corporate funds in 
the corporate operating budgets approved by DBM.
c) For LGUs, the amounts shall be charged against their respective funds in 
accordance with the pertinent provisions of this Act and RA No. 7160.
Sec. 11. Implementing Guidelines. — The DBM, within 30 days from the 
effectivity of the FY 2020 GAA, shall issue the guidelines necessary to implement the 
provisions of this Act.
Sec. 12. Separability Clause. — Should any provision of this Act be declared 
invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions unaffected thereby shall remain valid 
and subsisting.
Sec 13. Repealing Clause. — All other laws, decrees, executive orders, 
proclamations and other executive issuances, which are not consistent with or contrary 
to the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed or amended.
Sec. 14. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
its complete publication in the Official Gazzette or in a newspaper of general 
circulation.
Approved,