Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

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E pare JUL 02 2019

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 957 _

Introduced by Representative Ron P. Salo

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The Judiciary Branch of the Philippine Government is one of its three independent and
co-equal branches. The duties of the Judiciary include the duty of the courts of justice to settle
actual controversies involving rights which are legally demandable and enforceable, and to
determine whether or not there has been a grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess
of jurisdiction on the part of any branch or instrumentality of the Government

Part of the important mandate of the Judiciary include its employees who perform an
invaluable role in the speedy administration of justice in our country. Thus, the State must ensure
that all the appointees in these crucial positions are qualified and competent. Appointing based
on merit and qualifications enable the government to maximize its resources and work in the most
efficient manner. With thousands of cases and other judicial matters entering their posts daily
these employees must be compensated with salaries commensurate to their merits, qualifications
and the volume of work that they perform

Further, the 1987 Philippine Constitution guarantees every employee the right to a decent
living wage and adequate income in order to sufficiently provide for their families. The State must

also ensure that its employees are able to adequately provide for themselves and their
dependents.

In this bill, it is proposed that the salaries and qualifications of the 18 positions mentioned
in the bill be reclassified and updated. It is high time that we recognize the importance of these
employees and the essential task that they perform. Increasing the salaries of these court
personnel will enable them to focus on their work and contribute in the speedy and efficient
administration of justice in our country.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is urgently sought.

RON P. SALO
KABAYAN Partylist

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
Third Regular Session

House Bill'No, 957

Introduced by Representative Ron P. Salo

‘AN ACT
RECLASSIFYING THE SALARY AND QUALIFICATIONS OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES IN THE
JUDICIARY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy. - It is the policy of the State to ensure that all
appointees in the government are qualified, competent, and appointed based on merit. As such,
the State must also ensure that those appointed in position must be compensated with salaries
commensurate to their merits and amount of work that they perform.

Employees of the Courts perform a significant role in ensuring the speedy administration
of Justice in our country. With thousands of cases and other judiciary matters entering their posts
daily, these employees must be compensated accordingly,

SEC. 2. Reclassification of Salary and Qualifications. —

Present | NewSalary | Present | New Position Present —
Salary Grade Position Qualifications

Grade _ _ _ |
[7s Clerk of Court | Court iB |
| 1 Manager! | Bachelor's graduate |

degree relevant
| | to the job Eligibility; CS-
| | P/Second Level |
| | Eligibility:  CS-
| | PiSecond Level | Training: 4 hours |
| | of relevant |
| | Training: None | training
required
| Experience: 1
| Experience: year of relevant |
jo ___| None required _| experience |
Clerk of Court | Court | Education Education: LLB
mM ____| Manager |__| Bachelor's _ graduate

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Present

Present | New Position

New Salary Present New
Salary Grade Position Qualifications | Qualifications
__Grade _ = a a
degree relevant |
to the job | Eligibility: CS. |
| P/Second Level
Eligibility: CS- |
PiSecond Level | Training 10
hours of relevant
Training: None | training |
required | |
Experience. 2
| Experience: | years of relevant
None required | experience
22 25 Clerk of Court | Court Education: / Education |
uM Manager Ill__| Bachelor of Laws | Bachelor of Laws |
graduate
Eligibility: — CS-
PiSecond Level | Eligibility: CS-
| P/Second Level
Training: 4 hours
| of relevant | Training 14)
| training hours of relevant |
| training
Experience. 1 |
| year of relevant | Experience. 3
| | experience | years of relevant |
= _______| experience |
23 26 Clerk of Court | MET-TC Education: Education: |
Vv Court Bachelor of Laws | Bachelor of Laws |
Attorney IV | graduate graduate
Eligibility: CS- |
| PiSecond Level Eligibility RA |
| 1080
| Training: 8 hours |
| of relevant | Training 16 |
] training | hours of relevant
| training |
| Experience: 2
years of relevant | Experience: 4
| | experience | years of relevant
_ experience |
24 2 Clerk of Court | Branch Court | Education: Education |
v Attorney IV | Bachelor of Laws | Bachelor of Laws |
| | graduate | graduate |
| Eligibility: © RA Eligibility, RA!
—__ 1080 | 1080 J
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Present

New Salary | Present

New Position |

resent | New
Salary Grade Position Qualifications Qualifications
Grade - i -
Training: 4 hours | Training 16
of relevant | hours of relevant
training | training
Experience: 1 Experience: 5)
year of relevant | years of relevant |
experience _—_experience _ |
2 2B Clerk of Court | Branch Court | Education: Education:
w Attorney V | Bachelor of Laws | Bachelor of Laws
graduate graduate
| |
Eligibility: RA Eligibility: = RA
1080 1080 |
Training: 4 hours | Training 20
of relevant | hours of relevant
training training
Experience: 1 Experience: 5 |
year of relevant years of relevant
experience __ experience _
26 29 Clerk of Court | Executive Education | Education:
vil Court Bachelor of Laws | Bachelor of Laws
Attorney graduate graduate |
Eligibility: RA Eligibility: = RA
1080 | 1080 |
Training 10 | Training 24 |
hours of relevant | hours of relevant
training | training
| |
Experience: 3 Experience: 5
years of relevant | years of relevant |
_ experience Lexperience |
2 7 Court Legal | Judicial Education: | Education: |
Researcher! | Research Bachelor's Completed at |
Officer | degree relevant least two (2))
to the job years of studies |
in the College of |
Eligibility: = CS-| Law |
P/Second Level |
| | | Eligibility: CS. |
Training: None P/Second Level |
required
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Present | New Salary Present ir jew Position Present T New ]
Salary Grade | Position Qualifications Qualifications
Experience “Training: 4 hours
None required of relevant
| training
| Experience. 1

relevant

5 20 Court Legal | Judicial Education
Researcher Il | Research Bachelor's | Bachelor of Laws |
Officer I! degree relevant | graduate
to the job

|
| Eligibility: CS-
Eligibility: CS- | P/Second Level
P/Second Level |
| Training: 8 hours |
Training: 4 hours | of relevant |
of relevant | training
training |
| Experience: 2
Experience: 1 | years of relevant |
year relevant | experience |

a experience
[bY 13 Human Human Education: | Education. |
| Resource Resource Bachelor's | Bachelor's |
| Management | Management | degree relevant | degree relevant |
Officer | Officer | to the job | to the job |

| Eligibility: CS- | Eligibility: CS |
P/Second Level | P/Second Level__

Training: None | Training: None

Experience: Experience
[none none
15 16 Human Human Education Education
Resource Resource Bachelor's | Bachelor's |
Management | Management | degree relevant degree relevant |
| Officer I Officer 1! to the job to the job |

Eligibility: — CS- | Eligibility: CS-
PiSecond Level | P/Second Level__
Training: 4 hours | Training: 4 hours |
of relevant | of relevant |
training training |

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Present Present | New Position Present
Salary Position Qualifications | Qualifications
Grade ee a -
Experience’ 7/ Experience. 1
year relevant | year relevant |
_ experience experience
18 9 Human Human Education Education:
Resource Resource Bachelor's | Bachelor's |
Management | Management | degree relevant | degree relevant |
Officer It Officer to the job | to the job j
Eligibility: CS- Eligibility: CS- |
P/Second Level_| P/Second Level
Training: 8 hours | Training: 8 hours
of relevant | of relevant |
training | training
Experience: 2 Experience. 4 |
year relevant year —_— relevant
| Co - experience _| experience
8 2 Human Human Education | Education:
Resource Resource Completion of 2) Completion of 2
Management | Management | years in college years in college
Assistant Assistant
Eligibility: CS- | Eligibility: CS-
SP/First Level | SP/First Level
| Training: 4 hours | Training: 4 hours
of relevant | of relevant
training training |
|
Experience. 1 | Experience. 1 |
year relevant | year —_ relevant |
_ - experience __ experience
18 2 Social Welfare | Judicial Social | Education Education
Officer ti Welfare Bachelor's Bachelor's |
| Officer Ill degree in Social | degree in Social |
Work Work |
| Eligibility: RA | Eligibility: RA |
1080 1080
| Training 16 | Training 40
| hours of relevant | hours of relevant
| training training
| Experience: 3) Experience. 1
| | year relevant | year —_— relevant
| - | experi experience _and
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Present

Salary
Grade

Grade

New Salary

Present | New Position |

Position

Present = = New
Qualifications | Qualifications

| ~ 12000 years

experience
___ working in courts

15

18

“| Librarian |

Social Welfare | Judicial Social
Officer! | Welfare
| Officer 1

“Librarian |

Education Education:
Bachelor's, Bachelor's
Degree in Social | degree in Social
Work | Work

Eligibility: RA Eligibility. = RA
1080 | 1080 |
Training: 4 hours | Training 20
of relevant | hours of relevant
training training

Experience: 1 Experience: 3 |
year relevant | year relevant |
experience ___ experience
Education: BSE | Education. BSE
(Major in Library (Major in Library
Science), BEE | Science), BEE
(Specialization in | (Specialization in
Library Science), | Library Science), |
AB “AB
(Specialization in | (Specialization in
Library Science), | Library Science)
Bachelor —_of | Master of Library
Library and and Information
Information Science

Science

Eligibility: RA}
Eligibility: RA | 1080
1080
Training: 4 hours
Training: none of relevant |
| training |
Experience
none Experience
“none

7

Librarian I Librarian I

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Education: BSE | Education BSE
(Major in Library | (Major in Library |
Science), BEE Science), BEE |
(Specialization in | (Specialization in |
Library Science), Library Science), |
AB AB

(Specialization in | (Specialization in

_| Library Science), | Library Science), |

ye


New Salary Preset
Grade Qualifications
| a fT | ~~ | Bachelor of
| | Library and
| | Information
| | | Science
| |
| | Eligibility. = RA
| 1080
|
| | Training: 4 hours
of relevant
| training

Experience: 1
year of relevant

New
Qualifications

Master of Library
and Information
Science

Eligibility, RA,
1080

Training: 8 hours
of relevant
training

Experience: 1
year of relevant
experience

= i experience
18 18 Librarian Ill | Librarian IIT Education: BSE
(Major in Library
Science), BEE
| (Specialization in
Library Science),
AB

(Specialization in
| | Library Science),

| | Bachelor of
| | Library and
| | Information
Science

| Eligibility: = RA
| | 1080

Training: 8 hours
of relevant
training

Experience: 1

_| experience _

Education BSE
(Major in Library
Science), BEE
(Specialization in
Library Science)
AB
(Specialization in
Library Science)
Master of Library
and Information
Science

Eligibility, = RA
1080

Training: 8 hours
of relevant
training

Experience: 2
years of relevant

year of relevant experience

SEC. 3. Representation and Transportation Allowance (RATA). — The employees
mentioned in the preceding section who are already entitled to Representation and Transportation
‘Allowance (RATA) shall receive a Five thousand Pesos (P 5,000.00) increase across the board

SEC. 4. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Civil Service Commission (CSC)
in consultation with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Supreme Court
shall promulgate the rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this Act.

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SEC. 5. Appropriations. — The amount necessary for the initial implementation of this Act
shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act

SEC. 6. Separability Clause. ~ If any provision or part of this Act is declared invalid or
unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected shall continue to be in full force
and effect,

SEC. 7. Repealing Clause. - All laws, executive orders, and administrative orders or
parts thereof inconsistent with any provision of this Act are hereby repealed or amended
accordingly.

SEC. 8. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the online version of the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general
circulation.

Approved.

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