Increasing The Salaries Of The Personnel Of The Department Of Foreign Affairs And The Foreign Service
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Increasing The Salaries Of The Personnel Of The Department Of Foreign Affairs And The Foreign Service
Presidential Decree No. 905
March 18, 1976
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Summary of Presidential Decree No. 905Increasing the Salaries of Personnel of the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Foreign Service
- Recognizes the importance of the Foreign Service in protecting and advancing the country's interests abroad, especially in development diplomacy. (Preamble)
- Acknowledges the need to provide Foreign Service personnel with adequate financial means to represent the country effectively and with esteem. (Preamble)
- Cites the tremendous rise in the cost of living due to worldwide economic inflation and the recent energy crisis, which has reduced the value of current salaries of Foreign Service personnel. (Preamble)
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- Classifies positions in the Department of Foreign Affairs according to a schedule of classes and rates. (Section 1)
- Provides specific salary rates for each class, ranging from ₱37,344 for Chief of Mission, Class I to ₱5,640 for Foreign Service Staff, Employee III.
- Positions not falling under the specified classes will be subject to the existing WAPCOA Classification and Pay Plans. (Section 2)
- The salary increases shall be implemented according to a timetable and rules and regulations approved by the President. (Section 3)
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Increasing The Salaries Of The Personnel Of The Department Of Foreign Affairs And The Foreign Service
Presidential Decree No. 905
•March 18, 1976
MALACAÑANGM a n i l a
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 905 March 18, 1976
INCREASING THE SALARIES OF THE PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND THE FOREIGN SERVICE
WHEREAS, the importance of the Foreign Service as the major instrument of the Government in the protection and advancement of the country's interest abroad has greatly increased, especially at this time when the government is particularly engaged in development diplomacy;
WHEREAS, it is necessary that personnel of the Foreign Service be provided with adequate financial means to be able to represent the country not only effectively but also in a manner worthy of the esteem and respect of the country to which they are accredited;
WHEREAS, the tremendous rise in the cost of living resulting from the worldwide economic inflation and the recent energy crisis has considerably reduced the value of the present salaries of Foreign Service personnel;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby decree as...
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