EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 162 May 5, 1987
FURTHER AMENDING B.P. BLG. 881, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "OMNIBUS ELECTION CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES"
WHEREAS, there is a need to ensure a free, orderly and honest conduct of the election;
WHEREAS, the employment of teachers as watchers and members of the Board of Election Inspectors is vital to the preservation of the secrecy and sanctity of the ballot;
WHEREAS, the remuneration of teachers should be commensurate with their vital role in the election process and should be reflective of the delicate nature of their responsibilities.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, do hereby order:
Sec. 1. Poll of Standby-Teachers. The COMELEC is hereby authorized to constitute a poll of standby-teachers from which substitutes shall be drawn in case a member/s of the Board of Election Inspectors who, for one reason or another, failed to report or refused to act as such on the day of election.
Sec. 2. Per Diems. The chairman and the poll clerks of the Board of Election Inspectors shall each receive per diem at the rate of two hundred pesos on election day. lawphi1.net
Any member of the poll of standby-teachers who shall actually be drawn to serve as member of the board of election inspectors, shall receive a per diem of two hundred pesos on election day. lawphi1.net
Education support personnel of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports shall receive a per diem of fifty pesos during election day. lawphi1.net
Supervisors, principals and other administrators of the department of Education, Culture and Sports who may be asked by the Commission, and actually report, for supervisory assignment during election days shall be entitled to per diem of one hundred pesos.
Sec. 3. Appropriations. The amount necessary to cover the per diems authorized in this Executive Order shall be charged against the TWO HUNDRED MILLION PESOS appropriations of the Commission on Elections authorized under Executive Order No. 134 dated February 27, 1987.
Sec. 4. Repealing Clause. All laws, orders, issuances, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. lawphi1.net
Sec. 5. Effectivity. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately. lawphi1.net
Done in the City of Manila, this 5th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-seven.
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