WHEREAS, there is a critical demand for medical manpower to spearhead the national government's commitment to the primary health care approach to countryside development;
WHEREAS, the unabated exodus of professionals in search of greener pasture has drained our country of the service of doctors which has caused a serious problem of our government in the protection of the health of the people; and
WHEREAS, among the reasons for vacancies of physician positions is the low salary given to doctors in the government.
NOW, THEREFORE, I FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order and direct the following measures to upgrade the compensation of physician, classes of positions in the national government:
1. The minimum salary of the lowest level physician position in the service of the national government shall be increased from P1,152 to P1,894 per month;
2. The physician classes of positions covered by the national compensation and classification plans shall be upgraded as follows:
|
Groups/Classes |
From |
To |
|
Salary Range |
Salary Range |
|
Medical Officers Group |
|
|
|
Examining Physician |
62 |
74 |
|
Junior Physician |
62 |
74 |
|
ASAC Medical Officer |
63 |
75 |
|
Clinic Physician |
65 |
77 |
|
Compensation Rating Medical Officer |
65 |
77 |
|
Medical Training Officer I |
65 |
77 |
|
Epidemiologist |
66 |
78 |
|
Medico-Legal Officer |
66 |
78 |
|
Mobile Radiologist |
66 |
78 |
|
Psychiatrist |
66 |
78 |
|
Quarantine Medical Officer |
66 |
78 |
|
Resident Physician |
66 |
78 |
|
Rural Health Physician |
66 |
78 |
|
Senior Clinic Physician |
66 |
78 |
|
Schools Division Medical Officer |
66 |
78 |
|
Aviation Medical officer |
67 |
79 |
|
Clinic Supervisor I |
67 |
79 |
|
Medical Services Supervisor I |
67 |
79 |
|
Senior Compensation Rating Medical Officer |
67 |
79 |
|
Senior Epidemiologist |
67 |
79 |
|
Senior Medico-Legal Officer |
67 |
79 |
|
Senior Quarantine Medical Officer |
67 |
79 |
|
Senior Resident Physician |
67 |
79 |
|
NBI Medical Officer |
67 |
79 |
|
Health Planning Officer |
67 |
79 |
|
Health Project Evaluation Officer |
67 |
79 |
|
Senior Health Planning Officer |
69 |
80 |
|
Senior Health Project Evaluation Officer |
69 |
80 |
|
Medical Services Supervisor II |
70 |
81 |
|
Medical Specialist I |
70 |
81 |
|
Supervising Medico-Legal Officer |
70 |
81 |
|
Supervising Resident Physician |
70 |
81 |
|
Pharmacologist |
70 |
81 |
|
NBI Medical Center Chief |
70 |
81 |
|
Chief Quarantine Medical Officer |
70 |
81 |
|
Overseas Employment Medical Officer |
70 |
81 |
|
Assistant Chief Compensation Rating Medical Officer |
70 |
81 |
|
Medical Standards Adviser |
70 |
81 |
|
NBI Medico-Legal Officer |
70 |
81 |
|
Assistant City Health Officer I |
68 |
82 |
|
Assistant Provincial Health Officer I |
68 |
82 |
|
Supervising Health Planning Officer |
71 |
82 |
|
Supervising Health Project Evaluating Officer |
71 |
82 |
|
NBI Psychiatrist |
71 |
82 |
|
NBI Senior Medico-Legal Officer |
71 |
82 |
|
NBI Medical Specialist I |
71 |
82 |
|
Civil Defense Medical Adviser |
72 |
82 |
|
Chief Compensation Rating Medical Officer |
72 |
82 |
|
Hospital Department Head |
72 |
82 |
|
Medical Specialist II |
72 |
82 |
|
University Medical Supervisor |
72 |
82 |
|
Assistant Provincial Health Officer II |
69 |
83 |
|
Chief of Medical Division I |
63 |
83 |
|
Medical Specialist III |
73 |
83 |
|
Assistant Chief of Medical Professional Staff |
73 |
83 |
|
NBI Supervising Medico-Legal Officer |
73 |
83 |
|
NBI Medical Specialist II |
73 |
83 |
|
Assistant Provincial Health Officer III |
70 |
84 |
|
Chief Medico-Legal Officer |
74 |
84 |
|
Chief of Clinics |
74 |
84 |
|
Chief of Medical Division II |
74 |
84 |
|
Medical Adviser |
74 |
84 |
|
Civil Air Surgeon |
74 |
84 |
|
Chief of Medical Professional Staff |
74 |
84 |
|
NBI Rehabilitation Center Assistant Administrator |
74 |
84 |
|
Chief of Medical Division III |
75 |
85 |
|
Chief Health Project Evaluation Officer |
75 |
85 |
|
Chief Health Statistician |
75 |
85 |
|
Chief Health Planning Officer |
75 |
85 |
|
Chief of Hospital I |
70 |
85 |
|
Chief of Sanitarium I |
70 |
85 |
|
City Health Officer I |
72 |
85 |
|
Provincial Health Officer I |
72 |
85 |
|
Chief Treatment and Rehabilitation Officer |
75 |
85 |
|
Dermatology Assistant Project Director |
75 |
85 |
|
NBI Assistant Chief Medico-Legal Officer |
75 |
85 |
|
Chief of Sanitarium II |
72 |
85 2nd step |
|
Chief of Hospital II |
72 |
85 2nd step |
|
Provincial Health Officer II |
73 |
85 2nd step |
|
City Health Officer II |
73 |
85 2nd step |
|
NBI Chief Medico-Legal Officer |
77 |
85 2nd step |
|
Chief of Sanitarium III |
73 |
85 3rd step |
|
Chief of Hospital III |
74 |
85 3rd step |
|
Provincial Health Officer III |
74 |
85 3rd step |
|
City Health Officer III |
74 |
85 3rd step |
|
|
Public Health Specialist |
78 |
85 3rd step |
|
Director, RHO |
78 |
85 3rd step |
|
Dermatology Project Director |
78 |
85 3rd step |
|
NBI Rehabilitation Center Administrator |
78 |
85 3rd step |
|
Chief of Sanitarium IV |
74 |
85 4th step |
|
Chief of Hospital IV |
75 |
85 4th step |
|
Assistant Chief, National Mental Hospital |
75 |
85 4th step |
|
Assistant Chief, National Orthopedic Hospital |
75 |
85 4th step |
|
Assistant Director of Veterans Memorial Hospital |
76 |
85 4th step |
|
Chief, Dr. J. Reyes Memorial |
|
|
|
Hospital |
77 |
85 5th step |
|
Chief, San Lazaro Hospital |
77 |
85 5th step |
|
Chief, Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital |
77 |
85 5th step |
|
Chief, National Orthopedic Hospital |
77 |
85 5th step |
|
Medical Center Chief |
77 |
85 5th step |
|
Chief, National Mental Hospital |
78 |
85 5th step |
|
Director of Veterans Memorial Hospital |
81 |
85 5th step |
|
Director, National Cancer Control Center |
81 |
85 5th step |
|
Nutrition Group |
|
|
|
Medical Nutritionist I |
63 |
75 |
|
Medical Nutritionist II |
67 |
79 |
|
Schistosomiasis Control Group |
|
|
|
Medical Parasitologist I |
65 |
77 |
|
Medical Parasitologist II |
67 |
79 |
|
Malaria Control Group |
|
|
|
Malariologist |
66 |
78 |
|
Chief Malariologist |
71 |
82 |
|
Medicare Group |
|
|
|
Medicare Officer I |
66 |
78 |
|
Medicare officer II |
67 |
79 |
|
Senior Medicare Officer |
68 |
80 |
|
Supervising Medical Officer |
70 |
81 |
|
Medicare Service Chief |
73 |
83 |
|
Health and Sanitation Group |
|
|
|
Industrial Hygienist |
65 |
77 |
|
Senior Industrial Hygienist |
67 |
79 |
|
Clinical Laboratory Supervisor |
67 |
79 |
|
Bacteriology Group |
|
|
|
Biologics Production Manager |
75 |
85 |
|
Medical Technology Group |
|
|
|
Chief, Plasma Dehydrating Laboratory |
65 |
77 |
3. Adjustments shall not apply to positions/persons who are covered by the Career Executive Service or equivalent nor to incumbents of positions who are not licensed physicians.
4. The Minister of the Budget shall make the necessary adjustments in cases where problems in supervisor-subordinate salary relationship arise as a result of the upgrading directed by this order.
5. Funds needed to implement this order shall be drawn from salary lapses or other personal services savings of the agency concerned. Any remaining deficiency shall be funded from the Salary Adjustment Fund provided in Batas Pambansa Blg. 131.
6. The salary upgrading directed by this Order shall be effective January 1, 1982.
7. The rules and regulations needed to comply with this Order shall be formulated and issued by the Minister of the Budget.
Done in the City of Manila, this 21st day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-two.
