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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 276 September 10, 1981

REVISING THE INTEGRATED COMPENSATION SCHEME FOR UNIFORMED PERSONNEL OF THE INTEGRATED NATIONAL POLICE

WHEREAS, the Constitution directs the adoption of a standard compensation scheme in Government, which mandate is implemented by Presidential Decree No. 985 authorizing the President to, among others, establish a compensation plan for all government officials and employees;

WHEREAS, Letter of Instruction No. 1116 dated March 21, 1981 directs the Minister of National Defense and Minister of the Budget to review the compensation structure of the uniformed personnel of the Integrated National Police to achieve a more equitable level relative to the entire Armed Forces of the Philippines.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order the following:

Sec. 1. The following salary schedule shall apply to all uniformed personnel of the Integrated National Police;

SALARY SCHEDULE

S A L A R Y S T E P S

RANK/GRADE	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Police/Fire p/a	P37380	P39288	P41292	P43393	P45600	P47928	P50376	P52944
Brig. Gen. p/m	3115	3274	3441	3616	3800	3994	4198	4412
Police/Fire p/a	29148	30636	32196	33840	35568	37380	39288	41292
Colonel p/m	2429	2553	2683	2820	2964	3115	3274	3441
Police/Fire p/a	25116	26388	27732	29148	30636	32196	33840	35568
Lt. Col. p/m	2093	2199	2311	2429	2553	2683	2820	2964
Police/Fire p/a	20580	21624	22728	23892	25116	26388	27732	29148
Major p/m	1715	1802	1894	1991	2093	2199	2311	2329
Police/Fire p/a	16044	16860	17724	18636	19584	20580	21624	22728
Captain p/m	1337	1405	1477	1553	1632	1715	1802	1994
Police/Fire p/a	13152	13824	14532	15264	16044	16860	17724	18636
Lieutenant p/m	1096	1152	1211	1272	1337	1405	1477	1553
Police/Fire p/a	7992	8400	8832	9288	9756	10260	10776	11328
Sergeant p/m	666	700	736	774	813	855	898	944
Police/Fire p/a	7236	7608	7992	8400	8832	9288	9756	10260
Corporal p/m	603	634	666	700	736	774	813	855
Patrolman/ Fireman p/a	6552	6888	7236	7608	7992	8400	8830	9288
First Class p/m	546	574	603	634	666	700	736	774
Patrolman/ p/a	5928	6240	6552	6888	7236	7608	7992	8400
Fireman p/m	494	520	546	574	603	634	666	700

Sec. 2. Readjustment of Salary. The salary of a member of the Integrated National Police as prescribed under Section 3.0 of Letter of Implementation No. 98 as adjusted to the rates of Executive Order No. 688 dated March 19, 1981 shall be readjusted to conform with the rates of preceding Section 1 hereof, subject to the following guidelines:

2.1 In case the salary of any members of the Integrated National Police is lower than the first salary step prescribed in Section 1 such salary shall be raised to the rate corresponding to the first salary step prescribed herein.

2.2 In case the salary of a member of the Integrated National Police is equal or above the first step prescribed in Section 1 hereof, the member concerned shall continue to receive the same salary rate.

Sec. 3. The guidelines for the implementation of this Order shall be promulgated by the Minister of National Defense and the Minister of the Budget.

Sec. 4. Funds needed to implement the Order shall be drawn from salary lapses and savings of the Integrated National Police. Any further augmentation shall come from the Salary Adjustment Fund in the FY 1981 General Appropriations Act and from budgetary reserves. Funds intended to carry out this Order for the succeeding years shall be incorporated in the annual appropriations of the INP.

Sec. 5. The salary increases authorized in this Order shall take effect August 8, 1981.

Done in the City of Manila, this 10th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-one.

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