MODIFIED THE SALARY SCHEDULE (SSL) EO No. 201

MODIFYING THE SALARY SCHEDULE FOR CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL AND AUTHORIZING THE GRANT OF ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR BOTH CIVILIAN AND MILITARY AND UNIFORMED PERSONNEL

WHEREAS, Congress, under Item 1 of its Joint Resolution No. 4, (s. 2009), inscribes, as among the governing principles of the Compensation and Position Classification System (CPCS), the payment of just and equitable compensation to all government personnel in accordance with the principle of equal pay for work of equal value and one that is generally comparable with those in the private sector doing comparable work in order to attract, retain and motivate a corps of competent civil servants;

WHEREAS, to ensure this, the same Joint Resolution sets a periodic review of the government’s CPCS taking into account the changes in skills and competency requirement in the bureaucracy, the relative demand for certain expertise, the possible erosion in the purchasing power due to inflation, and other factors;

WHEREAS, Section 13 of Presidential Decree No. 985 and Item 17 (iv) of the above Joint Resolution authorize the President, upon recommendation of the Department of Budget and Management, to periodically revise or update the CPCS as well as the policies on and levels of allowances, benefits and incentives applicable to all government personnel; and

WHEREAS, Congress has appropriated an amount of P57.91 Billion in Republic Act (RA) No. 10717 or the Fiscal Year 2016 General Appropriations Act (GAA), to cover the requirement to implement the compensation adjustment of civilian personnel and military and uniformed personnel in the National Government.

NOW THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO, III, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

Section 1. Compensation Adjustment Strategy. To ensure that the compensation structure of government personnel is comparable with the prevailing rates in the private sector thereby attracting and retaining competent and committed civil servants, the existing CPCS is hereby revised or updated to conform with the following:

a) Raise the minimum salary for Salary Grade 1 from the current rate of Nine Thousand Pesos (P9,000) to Eleven Thousand Sixty Eight Pesos (P11,068) to make it even more competitive with the market rates;

b) Bring the compensation of government personnel closer to their private counterparts to at least 70% of the median of the market for all salary grades;

c) Eliminate overlaps in between salary grade allocations of government personnel to recognize differences in duties and responsibilities of the positions;

d) Maximize the net take home pay of government personnel through the inclusion of additional benefits; and

e) Strengthen the performance-based incentive system in recognition of government personnel who play a greater role and carry a heavier responsibility in attaining performance targets and delivering results.

For the military and uniformed personnel (MUP), the compensation adjustment strategy shall be aligned with the objective of mitigating the fiscal crisis building up in their pension system and pursuing the pension reform.

Section 2. Coverage. The modified Salary Schedule authorized herein shall apply 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.

The new Provisional Allowance Schedule and the Officers’ Allowance shall apply only to the military personnel of the Department of National Defense (DND) and the uniformed personnel of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA).

The Mid-Year Bonus, Enhanced Performance-Based Bonus (PBB), and Productivity Enhancement Incentive provided herein shall apply to both civilian personnel, and MUP, except for the increase in Hazard Pay which applies only to the MUP.

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 and benefits authorized herein.

Section 3. Modified Salary Schedule, including Step Increments. The modified Salary Schedule for Civilian Personnel, to be implemented in four (4) tranches, shall be as follows:

First Tranche

Section 4. Mid-Year Bonus. Beginning FY 2016, a Mid-Year Bonus equivalent to one (1) month basic salary as of May 15, shall be granted to those who have rendered at least four (4) months of satisfactory service and are still in the service as of same date, to be given not earlier than May 15 of every year. This shall be in addition to the Standard Allowances and Benefits under the Total Compensation Framework embodied in the Congress Joint Resolution No. 4 (s. 2009). The existing Year-End Bonus equivalent to one (1) month basic salary and Cash Gift at prescribed rates shall be given in November of every year.

Section 5. Enhanced Performance-Based Bonus. The existing PBB granted to qualified government personnel, including those in LGUs, shall be enhanced to strengthen its results orientation, to be given in an amount equivalent to one (1) month basic salary up to two (2) months basic salary, to be implemented in two (2) phases starting in FY 2017. The PBB shall be subject to the achievement by departments or agencies, including LGUs and individual employees of their performance targets or commitments and compliance with good governance and other conditions.

The grant of the enhanced PBB shall be based on a progressive rate system. As the position and responsibility in improving agency performance becomes higher, so is the amount of PBB.

The Inter-Agency Task Force on the Harmonization of National Government Performance Monitoring, Information and Reporting Systems created under Administrative Order No. 25 (s. 2011) shall prescribe the conditions on eligibility and procedures for the grant of the enhanced PBB, including the ranking system to recognize differences in levels of performance.

Section 6. Productivity Enhancement Incentive. Beginning FY 2016, the Productivity Enhancement Incentive shall be given not earlier than December 15 of every year to all qualified government employees at Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000) each for the purpose of improving the government employees’ productivity.

Section 8. Hazard Pay. The Hazard Pay of all military and uniformed personnel shall be increased from the current rate of Two Hundred Forty Pesos (P240) per month to the following rates:

a) Starting January 1,2016, Three Hundred Ninety Pesos (P390) per month;

b) By January 1, 2017, Five Hundred Forty Pesos (P540) per month;

c) By January 1, 2018, Six Hundred Ninety Pesos (P690) per month; an

d) By January 1, 2019, Eight Hundred Forty Pesos (P840) per month.

Section 11. Implementation Schedule. The modified Salary Schedule and additional benefits authorized herein shall be implemented in National Government Agencies as follows, subject to appropriations by Congress:

Starting January 1, 2016, the first tranche salary schedule for civilian personnel and the first tranche Provisional Allowance, Officers’ Allowance and Hazard Pay for MUP, together with the Mid-Year Bonus.

By January 1, 2017, the second tranche salary schedule for civilian personnel and the second tranche Provisional Allowance, Officers’ Allowance and Hazard Pay for MUP, the Mid-Year Bonus and half of the enhanced PBB;

By January 1, 2018, the third tranche salary schedule for civilian personnel and the third tranche Provisional Allowance, Officers’ Allowance and Hazard Pay for MUP, the Mid-Year Bonus and full amount of the enhanced PBB; and

By January 1, 2019, the fourth tranche salary schedule for civilian personnel and the fourth tranche Provisional Allowance, Officers’ Allowance and Hazard Pay for MUP, the Mid-Year Bonus and full amount of the enhanced PBB.

For covered GOCCs and LGUs, the implementation of the compensation adjustments shall be in at least four (4) years depending on their respective financial capability, with each tranche starting not earlier than the dates stated above. GOCCs 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/LGU.

Section 12. Retroactive Application. The first tranche implementation of the modified Salary Schedule for civilian personnel, the grant of the Provisional Allowance, Officers’ Allowance and increased Hazard Pay for the MUP, shall be effective January 1, 2016.

For covered GOCCs and LGUs, the retroactive application of the first tranche shall be subject to their financial capabilities and compliance with other requirements under existing laws.

Section 13. Exempt Entities. The following exempt entities shall not be covered by the modified Salary Schedule and additional benefits 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 

(ii) 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 DBM or the Governance Commission for GOCCs, as the case may be, and approval by the President of the Philippines.

Section 14. 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 take effect only after the expiration of the respective terms of the incumbents.

The implementation of this Executive Order with respect to the regular members of the Cabinet shall be effective starting July 1, 2016.

Section 15. Funding Source. The funding sources for the amounts necessary to implement this Executive Order shall be as follows:

a) For national government agencies funded in the GAA, the amount needed for the compensation adjustment in FY 2016 shall be charged against the appropriations provided in the FY 2016 GAA.

The funding requirements for the compensation adjustment in FYs 2017, 2018 and 2019 will be included in the proposed annual National Expenditure Program submitted to Congress for its approval. The DBM, following the compensation adjustment strategy embodied in Section 1 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 Order and RA No. 7160.

Section 16. Implementing guidelines. The DBM shall issue the guidelines necessary to implement the provisions of this Order.

Section 17. Separability. Should any provision of this Order be declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions unaffected thereby shall remain valid and subsisting.

Section 18. Repeal. All other rules, regulations and issuances, or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly..

Section 19. Effectivity. This Order shall take effect immediately upon its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.

DONE, in the city of Manila, this 19th day of February, in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Sixteen.

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

Salary Increase for Teachers, "Inconsiderate" & "Negligible" 10K extra pay for public school teachers if Duterte-Cayetano wins in 2016

Under the tandem of Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Alan Cayetano, the two politikos vowed that public school teachers will be granted an additional P 10,000 compensation over and above the Salary Standardization Law (SSL).

“Tatapusin natin ang malulungkot na pasko ng ating mga guro. Hindi dapat sila tinitipid at kinakaligtaan. Makakaasa ang ating mga guro ng matapang na solusyon at mabilis na aksyon para itaas ang kanilang mga sahod at iba pang benepisyo,” Cayetano said.

The senator lambasted the government’s proposed salary increase for public school teachers calling it “inconsiderate” and “negligible.”
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Cayetano said the government’s proposed entry-level position of teachers is to grant an additional amount of P2, 205.00 from the present P18, 549.00 or a meager increase of less than 12%, spread over a period of four years, making the annual increase of a little more than P500.00, the lowest in recent history.

“Instead of repairing the government’s erroneous compensation scheme for teachers, which past and present salary laws classified teachers as among the lowest paid government professionals, its proposed salary increase only reinforced this flawed system,” Cayetano said.

“This what Mayor Duterte and I want to end. We will restore the dignity of the teaching profession. No more cheapskate wage increases which do not address burdensome taxes, cost of living and living conditions in general,” Cayetano added.

Cayetano said their proposal is part of his Senate Bill 94, that grants public school teachers, locally-funded teachers, non-teaching personnel, and non-teaching personnel of the Department of Education (DepEd) additional compensation

Cities With Christmas Bonus/Incentives Announcements

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CEBU

DAVAO

DAVAO CITY EMPLOYEES TO GET BONUS

Monday, 08 December 2014 22:34
By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

The Davao City Government will release the Christmas bonus for its employees before the last working day before Christmas.

In yesterday’s flag raising ceremony at the City Hall, city administrator J. Meclchor V. Quitain announced that the city has already found the source of funds for the employes’ Productivity Incentive Allowance.

But Quitain said City Hall will formulate a mechanism on how to release the bonus because he is worried about employees who have debts from loan sharks.

“Give us time to think it over because I am concerned with people still have unpaid loans. That money, if I understand that if it will be placed in the ATM, there is somebody who will get it ahead of you,” Quitain told the employees.
“That money is reserved for the family. Sana yung mga nagpapautang, ay may paki-usap din ako sainyo, huwag niyo naman galawin yung bonus ng mga empleyado at least for this Christmas. Hindi naman yan kasama sa usapan. Ibigay niyo na yan sa kanila (To the money lenders, I am asking that you don’t take the bonus of the employees at least for this Christmas. That is not included in your agreement. Just give to them),” he added.
Quitain also told the employees not to borrow money from lenders in anticipation of their bonus.
“Kayo naman, huwag na kayong umutang. Hindi pa nga narelease, inutang na niyo,” Quitain said.
In an interview with Edge Davao, City Human Resource Management Office (HRMO) head Erwin Alaparaque said the local finance committee (LFC) of the executive department will hasten the proceedings so that it will be endorsed to the City Council. 

Alparaque said the LFC already endorsed its resolution to Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte and it is now waiting for his signature.
“Then the request from the city mayor to appropriate funds for the grant and payment of Productivity Incentive Allowancewould be endorsed to the City Council,” he said.
 
Alparaque said the bonus for employees will be included for the Supplemental Budget No. 2 this year.

He said as soon as the City Council approves within next week, the bonus will immediately be released to the employees.
 
Alparaque said the LFC recommended to draw the fund from the savings on Personal Services (PS) and Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE).
 
He said all regular, contract of service, and job order government workers will get their bonus as soon as the City Council approves it.
 
He said he did not know if there would be an increase from last year’s P72 million allocation for the bonus, but regular employees will get P10,000 bonus each while the job order and contract of service will get P5,000 each.

Alparaque said the city government has a total 12, 827 employees: 2,827 are plantilla or regular employees, 4,242 are job order employees, and 5,365 contract of service employees.

(C) EDGEDAVAO.NET, DEC 12, 2015

Teachers receive P10T cash aid

CHEERFUL. Just in time for the Christmas holidays, around 5,500 public school teachers in Cebu City receive a cash assistance of P10,000 from City Hall. (Sun.Star Foto/Amper Campaña)

AROUND 5,500 public elementary and secondary school teachers received their P10,000 assistance from the Cebu City Government yesterday.

But unlike most of the teachers, 21-year-old Asmah Agorig will not be spending her cash aid for the Christmas. Because she is a Muslim, Agorig will be using her cash gift to pay for her tuition after she enrolled as an education major student. Agorig teaches Arabic language at the Zapatera Elementary School. Although she has been teaching for three years by virtue of her skill in the foreign language, Agorig said she has yet to complete her bachelor’s degree. She just needs to pass the qualifying exam to be able to teach. Agorig is now in her second year in her college education.

“I am thankful that the City gave us the financial assistance because it will really help in our expenses,” Agorig told Sun.Star Cebu.

Yesterday was the first time for her to get her P10,000 financial assistance.

For Alma Karen Oporto, a portion of the cash assistance will be shared with her students during their Christmas party on Friday. Oporto is a grade 5 teacher in Banilad Elementary School. “Mohatag sad ko ug share sa akong mga pupils, mopuno ko gamay para sa among Christmas party aron malipay sad ang mga bata(I will share this with my pupils, I will contribute to their Christmas party so the kids will be happy),” she said.

Aside from it, most of her cash aid will be spent for her child’s tuition.

Budget

In an interview yesterday, Local School Board Chief Raddy Diola said the City set aside P55 million under this year’s annual budget for the teachers’ cash aid.

Even if it was given in December, Diola clarified that the P10,000 given to the teachers is not a bonus, but an assistance the City has been giving under suspended Mayor Michael Rama’s administration.

There are at least 140 public elementary and high schools in the city. City Treasurer Diwa Cuevas said teachers who failed to claim their financial assistance during the scheduled distribution yesterday can still claim it until December 23 at the City Treasurer’s Office

Sama-sama po Tayong Lumagda sa Petition na ito Upang Labanan ang SSL

I outcry for all the teachers and the below the salary grade 12... My appeal is, DO NOT VOTE on their candidacy this coming election. Yan lang ang maigaganti natin sa kanila... The SSL 2015 relied on the grant of bonuses instead of increasing the salaries wherein form the name of the bill itself states that it is SALARY STANDARDIZATION. Why will you rely on those bonuses? PS. President PNOY, First time in history din na WALA kaming na-receive na YEAR-END BONUS. Only on your term. Mahusay ka! Dahil dyan, 

 SAMA-SAMA PO TAYO

SIGN THE PETITION HERE: (CLICK THE LINK)

https://www.change.org/p/teachers-police-army-pnp-deped-teachers-need-decent-pay-no-to-ssl-no-to-lp

Teachers and all ordinary workers, there should be a MASS CAMPAIGN that will inform all to zero vote for LP Candidates and those who voted the bill... I saw the list of those who Fourteen Senators voted here: http://depeddocs.blogspot.com/2015/12/ssl-2015-heres-list-of-those-who-voted.html