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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

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House eitt No. 4882

Introduced by Honorable Michael L. Romero and Enrico A. Pineda

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Compensation and Position Classification System in the Republic of the
Philippines shall apply to all positions, appointive or elective, on full or part-time
basis, now existing or hereafter created in the government, including
governmentowned or controlled corporations and government financial
institutions.

The term "government" refers to the Executive, the Legislative and the Judicial
Branches and the Constitutional Commissions and shall include all, but shall not
be limited to, depariments, bureaus, offices, boards, commissions, courts
fribunals, councils, authorities, administrations, centers, inslitutes, state colleges
and universities, local government units, and the armed forces. The term
"government-owned or controlled corporations and financial institutions’ shall
include all corporations and financial institutions owned or controlled by the
National Government, whether such corporations and financial institutions
perform governmental or proprietary functions.

This House Bill seeks to provide the proper pay for all military and police
personnel for their substantive differences in their duties and responsibilities, and
set the correct qualification standards.

Eames! approve of this bill is hereby requested

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon Cily

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

29
HOUSE BILL no, 482 M

Introduced by Honorable Michael L. Romero and Enrico A. Pineda

AN ACT
TO RATIONALIZE THE COMPENSATION AND POSITION
CLASSIFICATION OF ALL MILITARY AND POLICE PERSONNEL, TO
PROVIDE PAYMENT FOR THEIR SUBSTANTIVE DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES, TO ESTABLISH THE PROPER QUALIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress
Assembled.

SECTION 1. Title — This Act shall be known as the "Military and Police

Personnel Compensation and Position Act of 2017."

SECTION 2, Declaration of Policy. - It is the policy of the State to provide
the appropriale pay for substantially equal work and to base differences in pay
upon substantive differences in duties and responsibilities, and qualification
requirements of the positions. In determining the rates of pay, specific due
regard shalll be given lo, among others, prevailing rates in the private sector for
comparable work.


For this purpose, the Department of Budget and Managements (DBM) is
hereby directed to establish and administer a unified Compensation and
Position Classification System, hereinafter referred to as the System, as provided

for in Presidential Decree No. 985.

SECTION 3.Implementing Rules and Regulations - The base pay of
uniformed personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Integrated
National Police shall continue be as prescribed in the national salary schedule
for these personnel in R.A. No. 6638 and R.A. No. 6648. The longevity pay of
these personnel shall be as prescribed under R.A, No. 6638, and R.A. No. 1134 as
amended by R.A. No, 3725 and R.A. No. 6648:

Provided, however, That the longevily pay of uniformed personnel of the
Integrated National Police shall include those services rendered as uniformed
members of the police, jail and fire departments of the local government units

prior to the police integration.

All existing types of allowances authorized for uniformed personnel of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines and Integrated National Police such as cos! of
living allowance, longevity pay, quarters allowance, subsistence allowance,
clothing allowance, hazard pay and other allowances shall continue to be

authorized.

Hereafter each officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the
Integrated National Police shall receive in addition to his monthly base pay,
longevity pay equivalent to twenty per centum of the monthly base pay
authorized for his grade for each five (5) years of faithful and efficient service
here after rendered as an officer or the Armed Forces of the Philippines and of
recognized guerrilla units, such additional pay to be compounded every five (5)
years;


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Hereafter each personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the
Inlegraled National Police shall receive in addition to his monthly base pay,
longevity pay equivalent to fifteen per centum of the monthly base pay
authorized for his grade for each five (5) years of faithful and efficient service
here after rendered as an officer or the Armed Forces of the Philippines and of
recognized guerilla units, such additional pay to be compounded every five (5)
years;

Provided, That the total amount of longevily pay shall not exceed fifty per
centum of the officer's monthly base pay as prescribed by law:

Provided, further, That nothing in this section shall be construed as
authorizing payment of any back longevity pay for any period of services here

after rendered.

SECTION 4. Periodic Reports - The Arm Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and
the Philippine, National Police (PNP) shall submit periodic reports on its findings
and make recommendations on actions to be taken by Congress and Senate
and the appropriate department, and in order to carry out the objectives and
mandates of this Act

(a) The Department of Budget and Management shall
update the Schedule whenever there are across-Ihe-board
salary adjustments as may be provided by law.

(b) The daily wage rate shall be determined by dividing the
monthly salary rate by twenty-two (22) working days per
month.
SECTION 5. Automatic Review - Every three (3) years after the effectivity of
this Act, an independent review panel composed of experts 1o be appointed

by the President shall review the policies and programs in the AFP and PNP and


shall make recommendations, based on its findings, to the President and to both

Houses of Congress

(a) The lotal compensation provided for government
personnel must be maintained al a reasonable level in
proportion to the national budget;

(b) A review of government compensation rates, taking into
account possible erosion in purchasing power due to inflation
and other factors, shall be conducted periodically.

SECTION 6. Repealing Clause. All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules
and regulations inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended, repealed or

modified accordingly.

SECTION 7. Separability Clause. If, for any reason or reasons, any portion
or provision of this Act shall be held unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining

provisions not‘affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.

SECTION 8. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days

after its publication in any newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,