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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 801 May 21, 1982

UPGRADING THE PHYSICIAN CLASSES OF POSITIONS IN THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

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.

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