Adopting Measures And Safety Nets To Protect The Income Of Government Employees, Creating The Committee On Protection Of Income Of Government Employees, And For Other Purposes

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MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 462

ADOPTING MEASURES AND SAFETY NETS TO PROTECT THE INCOME OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, CREATING THE COMMITTEE ON PROTECTION OF INCOME OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

WHEREAS, the Constitution (Article, Section 18) mandates the State to affirm labor as a primary social economic force and shall protect the rights of the workers and promote their welfare;

WHEREAS, it is imperative that the government adopt measures to protect the welfare of government employees specifically through measures and safety nets that will protect their meager income in order to strengthen their commitment to public service and improve their work efficiency and effectiveness;

WHEREAS, in the Presidential Anti-Corruption Workshop held on 15-17 December 2004, the 22-Integrity Development Action Plan (IDAP) National Framework was developed and presented by various government agencies, which plan includes Prevention Action Plan No. 6 entitled “Protect the Meager Income of Government Employees” and which aims to promote their morale and satisfaction in the government service;

WHEREAS, the President, as the...

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Summary of Executive Order No. 462

Adopting Measures and Safety Nets to Protect the Income of Government Employees

- Creates the Committee on Protection of Income of Government Employees (Section 1)
    - Tasked to formulate, implement and monitor programs and projects to:
        - Provide assistance to financially-distressed government employees (Section 1)
        - Promote morale and welfare of government employees (Section 1)
        - Adopt the poverty threshold as limitation for deduction from salaries for loan payments (Section 1.1)
        - Eradicate systems and procedures that lead to negative bureaucratic behavior like debt-culture (Section 1.2)
        - Provide motivation to observe public service ethical standards (Section 1.4)

- Committee Composition (Section 2)
    - Chairman: Assistant Executive Secretary for Internal Audit Office, Office of the President
    - Vice-Chairman: President of Philippine Government Employees Association
    - Members: Representatives from Civil Service Commission, Department of Budget and Management, Department of Justice, National Economic and Development Authority, Presidential Council on Values Formation, National Convention of Government Employees Working Council
    - Head Secretariat: Assistant Executive Secretary for Budget and Corporate Affairs, Office of the President

- Directs all government agencies to support and assist the Committee (Section 3)

- Repeals inconsistent issuances (Section 4)

- Immediate effectivity (Section 5)