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TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
)
SENATE 
S. No.
25 AUG-6 A10 '21
RECEIVED
Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada
AN ACT
INCREASING COMPENSATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS IN GOVERNMENT 
SERVICE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBER 9433, 
ENTITLED, "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MAGNA CARTA FOR PUBLIC SOCIAL 
WORKERS"
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The State shall promote and improve the social and economic well-being of 
public social workers, their living and working conditions, and terms of employment. 
It shall develop their skills and capabilities to make them more responsive to the needs 
and problems of their clients and better equip them in delivering social services and 
programs. The State shall likewise encourage those with proper quaiifications and 
excellent abilities to apply and remain in social development work in government 
sector.
The Filipino pubiic social workers are the backbone in the delivery of the 
Philippine social welfare, protection and development mandate. They are also in the 
front line of the promotion of the interests of the most vulnerable sectors in Filipino 
demographics - our children, juveniles, women, elderlies and seniors, persons with 
disabilities, indigenous peoples and our urban poor. We rely on our social workers in 
the fulfillment of the complex roles needed in the implementation, administration, 
coordination, facilitation and monitoring of important programs on social protection, 
poverty-alleviation, domestic and inter-country adoption, disaster response and


rehabilitation, crises management, drug prevention and control and other equally- 
important projects and services on bridging the poverty gap and improving the lives 
and the livelihood of most Filipino families.
With the myriad of essential and critical responsibilities, our public social 
workers are overburdened and underpaid. Unfortunately, those passionately working 
hard to alleviate poverty and provide care and comfort to our suffering population, 
down at family level, are the one's stricken with poverty, overworked and less 
appreciated.
With the ongoing poverty, the rising inflation and with more families needing 
social welfare and protection services and development interventions, we have to take 
care of our public social workers who are tirelessly fulfilling this gargantuan and 
valuable role in the Philippine society. It is for this reason that we wanted to extend 
care, assistance and appreciation to the Filipino social workers including those whose 
services are engaged through job orders or contracts of services by mandating the 
increase of their salary in accordance to the existing law on the salary scale of 
government employees
In this light, the immediate passage of this bill is highly recommended.
lOY E3ERCITO ESTRADA


TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
)
25 AUG -6 AlO :27
SENATE 
S. No.
RI:CL;
Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada
AN ACT
INCREASING COMPENSATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS IN GOVERNMENT 
SERVICE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBER 9433, 
ENTITLED, "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MAGNA CARTA FOR PUBLIC SOCIAL 
WORKERS"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section 1. Section 3 (c) of Republic Act No. 9433, otherwise known as the
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"Magna Carta for Public Social Workers", is hereby amended to read as follows:
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"Sec. 3. Definition of Terms. — As used in this Act, the
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following shall mean as follows:
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"(a) XXX
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"(b) XXX
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"(c) 'Public Social Worker' - refers to [registered-soc-iel
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worker-employed -in thej CIVILIAN government 
service
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PERSONNEL WHOSE POSITION REQUIRES AT LEAST A
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BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK, AND
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REGISTRATION OR LICENSE AS A SOCIAL WORKER,
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WHETHER OR NOT THE POSITION TITLE CARRIES THE
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WORDS 'SOCIAL WELFARE', SUCH AS POSITIONS
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CONCERNING 
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS 
AND
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DEVELOPMENT, DISASTER RISK AND MANAGEMENT,
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GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT, LABOR 
AND


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EMPLOYMENT, PEACE, EARLY CHILDHOOD AND
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DEVELOPMENT, VOLUNTEER SERVICE, YOUTH
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DEVELOPMENT AND ASSISTANCE TO VETERANS;
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"X X X."
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Sec. 2. Section 4 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:
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"Sec. 4. Coverage. - This Act shall cover all registered
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social workers in government service, INCLUDING THOSE
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WHOSE SERVICES ARE ENGAGED THROUGH JOB
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ORDERS OR CONTRACT OF SERVICE."
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Sec. 3. Section 12 of the same Act is hereby amended or read as follows:
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"Sec. 12. Compensation. - The [existing]
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APPLICABLE laws, RULES OR REGULATIONS ON salary
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scales of government employees shall apply in determining
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the saiaries of public social workers[r]: PROVIDED, THAT
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THE SALARY GRADE OF ENTRY-LEVEL JUNIOR
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OFFICER PUBLIC SOCIAL WORKERS SHALL BE AT
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LEAST SALARY GRADE 13 WITH EQUIVALENT
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MONTHLY SALARY AS PRESCRIBED IN THE EXISTING
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APPLICABLE MODIFIED SALARY SCHEDULE FOR
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CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES: PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT
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NOTHING IN THIS ACT SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO
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ELIMINATE OR IN ANY WAY DIMINISH BENEFITS
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BEING ENJOYED BY PUBLIC SOCIAL WORKERS AT THE
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TIME OF THE EFFECTIVITY OF THIS ACT: PROVIDED,
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FURTHER, THAT in case of violations of this provision, the
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public social worker concerned shall file the necessary
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complaint to the CSC or NLRC through the Social Work
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Management and Consultative Council."
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Sec. 4. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is authorized to
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adjust the salary grades of public social worker positions in government as reflected
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in the policies formulated by the Social Work Management and Consultative under
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the Index of Occupational Services, Occupational Groups, Classes and Salary Grades,


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pursuant to DBM Budget Circular 2018-4 and other pertinent laws, rules, regulations
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and issuances.
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Sec. 5. Separability Clause. — If any provision or part hereof is held invalid or
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unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision or part not otherwise
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affected shall remain valid and subsisting.
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Sec. 6. Repeating Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive
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order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule, or regulation contrary to or
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inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, modified, or amended
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accordingly.
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Sec. 7. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
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publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,