AN ACT FIXING THE SALARIES OF CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICIALS AND CERTAIN OTHER OFFICIALS OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

Case Overview and Summary

Summary of Republic Act No. 4134

Salaries of Constitutional Officials and Other National Government Officials
- Section 1A: Fixes the annual salaries of the following officials:
    - President of the Philippines: ₱60,000
    - Vice President, Senate President, Speaker of the House, Chief Justice, Auditor General: ₱40,000
    - Senators, House Members, Associate Justices of the Supreme Court: ₱32,000
    - Chairman of the Commission on Elections: ₱22,000
    - Members of the Commission on Elections: ₱20,000
- Section 1B: Fixes the annual salaries of other national government officials, including:
    - Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeals: ₱26,000
    - Department Secretaries, Executive Secretary, and officials with equivalent rank: ₱24,000
    - Secretary of the Senate, Secretary of the House, and other specified officials: ₱20,000
    - Judges of various courts and officials with equivalent rank: ₱19,000
    - Undersecretaries, Assistant Executive Secretaries, and officials with equivalent rank: ₱18,000
    - Members of the Civil Service Board of Appeals and Code Commission: ₱16,000
    - Commissioner of the National Integration Commission: ₱15,000
    - Assistant Commissioner of the Tariff Commission and Deputy Administrators of the Philippine Veterans Administration: ₱12,000
- Section 2: Ranks constitutional officials and other national government officials based on the salaries fixed in Section 1. (Basis: Section 2)
- Section 3: Officials holding multiple positions shall not receive additional compensation or per diems for those positions. (Basis: Section 3)
- Section 4: Appropriates ₱1,500,000 to provide for the salary increases and allows the use of savings from government agencies to supplement the appropriation. (Basis: Section 4)
- Section 5: Does not repeal or modify approved reorganization plans under Republic Act No. 997, as amended, and does not reduce the salaries of current incumbents. (Basis: Section 5)
- Section 6: Amends inconsistent laws accordingly. (Basis: Section 6)
- Section 7: Effective date of July 1, 1964, except for the salary increases of the Senate President and Speaker of the House, which take effect on the effectivity date of salary increases for Congressmen and Senators. (Basis: Section 7)