[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6542, August 26, 1972 ]

AN ACT STANDARDIZING THE SALARIES OF OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES IN THE VETERANS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. Any provisions of laws, executive order, rule or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding, the salaries of officials and employees of the Veterans Memorial Hospital are hereby standardized in accordance with the WAPCO classification and pay plan as follows:

a. Director of Veterans Memorial Hospital, at the salary rate of WAPCO range 70, per annum:

b. Assistant Director, Chief of Professional Staff, at the salary rate of WAPCO range 68, per annum;

c. Assistant Chief of Professional Staff, at the salary rate of WAPCO range 67, per annum;

d. Hospital Department Head (Medical Specialist III), at the salary rate of WAPCO range 66, per annum;

e. Medical Specialist II, at the salary rate of WAPCO range 64, per annum;

f. Administrative Officer III, Nursing Consultant and Fiscal Comptroller, at the salary rate of WAPCO range 63, per annum;

g. Medical Specialist I, Chief of Service and Division (none-medical), Health and Hospital Inspector, Senior Executive Assistant II, at the salary rate of WAPCO range 62, , per annum;

h. Supervising Management Analyst I (Assistant Controller) at the salary rate of WAPCO range 61, per annum;

i. Senior Clinic Physician, at the salary rate of WAPCO range 60, per annum;

j. Senior Resident Physician, Clinic Supervisor I, Budget Officer III, Assistant Chief Accountant III (Assistant Chief, Accounting Division) at the salary rate of WAPCO range 59, per annum;

k. Assistant Chief Nurse IV (Assistant Chief, Nursing Service) and Dietitic Management Supervisor at the salary rate of WAPCO range 58, per annum;

l. Senior Clinical Psychologist, Senior Dental Training Officer (Assistant Chief, Dental Service), Medical Social Work Supervisor (Assistant Chief, Social Service) a Principal Buyer (Assistant Chief Supply Division), at salary rate of WAPCO range 57, per annum;

m. Senior Executive Assistant I and Accountant III (Assistant Chief, Finance Division), at the salary rate of WAPCO range 56, per annum;

n. Resident Physician, Clinic Physician, and Junior Physician, at the salary rate of WAPCO range 55, per annum;

o. Clinical Psychologist, Personnel Officer (Assistant Chief Internal Audit), at the salary rate of WAPCO range 54, per annum;

p. Budget Officer I, Chief Nurse II, Management analyst II, Architect II Assistant Chief, Engineering Division), Administrative Assistant II (Assistant Chief, Medical Administrative Division), Pharmacy Training Officer (Assistant Chief, Pharmacy Service), RegionaI Training Nurse and Assistant Special Service Officer (Assistant Chief Special Service), at the salary rate of WAPCO range 53 per annum;

q. Cashier III, Dental Training Officer, Dietitian IV, at the salary rate of WAPCO range 52, per annum;

r. Security Officer II, Supply Officer III, Accountant II, Public Relations Officer I, Supervising Nurse Instructor, at the salary rate of WAPCO range, 51, per annum;

s. Legal Officer II, Training Officer, Management Analyst I Budget Examiner II, Supervising Operating Room Nurse and Hospital Housekeeper (Assistant Chief, Building Management Division) at the salary rate of WAPCO range 50, per annum;

t. Religious Guidance Adviser, Supervising Offset Press Operator I, Orthopedic Technologist, Fiscal Examiner II, Supervising Librarian I, Supervising Medical Social Worker, Mechanical Repair Shop Foreman, Accountant I, Cashier II, Auditing Examiner II, Dentist II, Assistant Chief Nurse II, at the salary rate of WAPCO range 49, per annum;

u. Dietitian III, Supervising Pharmacist, Senior Buyer, Nurse Instructor II, at the salary rate of WAPCO range 48, per annum;

v. Occupational Therapy Supervisor, Physical Therapy Supervisor, Guidance Psychologist, Supervising Clerk II, supervising Offset Operator, Senior Librarian, Records Officer II, Legal Officer I, Bookkeeper II, Auditing Examiner I, Fiscal Examiner One, Senior x-ray Therapeutic Nurse, Supervising Nurse, Senior Operating Room Nurse, Dormitory Manager II, at the salary rate of WAPCO range 47, per annum;

w. Security Officer I. Property Custodian II, Supervising Mechanic, Dentist I, Recreation Officer, Cashier I Junior Mechanical Electrical Engineer, Carpenter General foreman, and Radio Producer Announcer I, at the salary rate of WAPCO range 46, per annum;

x. Secretary, Stenographic Reporter, Supply Officer I Foreman, Electrician, Dietitian II, Medical Social Worker Auditing Aide II, Buyer, Plumber Foreman, Veteran Claims Investigator, Bookkeeper I, X-ray Therapeutic Nurse. Senior Pharmacist, and Senior Accounting Machine Operator at the salary rate of WAPCO range 45, per annum;

y. Supervising Clerk I, Legal Aide II, Postmaster II, Senior Storekeeper, Medical Records Librarian, Senior Personnel Aide, Senior Nurse, Senior EEG Technician Operating Room Nurse, at the salary rate of WAPCO range 44, per annum;

z. Disbursing Officer, Radio Technician, Senior Accounting Clerk, Occupational Therapist, Dietitian I, Reference Librarian, Head Telephone Operator, Laundry Foreman, Photographer II, Optometrist, and Physical Therapist at the salary rate of WAPCO range 43, per annum;

(aa) Nurse, Pharmacist, Senior Medical Technician, at the salary rate of WAPCO range 42, per annum:

(bb) Senior Clerk, Supervising Telephone Operator, Senior Stenographer, Building Maintenance Foreman II, Senior Mechanic, Senior Mechanical Plant Operator, Precision Instrument Technician II, Senior Shop Electrician, Senior Shop Carpenter, Offset Press Operator II, Librarian, Auditing Aide I, Fiscal Clerk III, Electro-Encephalograp Technician, Scientifical Illustrator and Senior Automotive Mechanic, at the salary rate of WAPCO range 41, per annum;

(cc) Medical Technician, Accounting Machine Operator I Motor Pool Dispatcher, Junior Librarian, Statistical Aide II, at the salary rate of WAPCO range 40, per annum

(dd) Offset Press Operator I, Clerk II, Postal Clerk II Accounting Clerk II, Personnel Aide, Assistant Buyer, Mechanical Plant Operator II, Budget Aide, Fiscal Clerk II, Telephone Technician, Senior Plumber, Senior Painter, Shop Electrician, Mechanic II, Automotive Mechanic II, Heavy Equipment Operator, Senior Cook, Audio-Visual Equipment operator, Therapeutic Technician, Food Service Supervisor I, Senior X-ray Technician, Building Maintenance Foreman I, and Auto Mechanic II, at the salary rate of WAPCO range 39, per annum:

(ee) Clerk I Statistical Aide I, Telephone Operator, Storekeeper I, Senior Mason, Plumber, Painter, Security Guard, Laundry Machine Operator II, Driver, Head janitor, Accounting Clerk I, Fiscal Clerk I, Postal Clerk I, Dental Laboratory Technician, Occupational Theraphy Technician, Senior Lamb and Brace Maker, Mechanical Plant Operator I, Fumigator Foreman, X-ray Technician, pipe Fitter, Midwife I and Supervising Groundsman-Gardener I, at the salary rate of WAPCO range 38, per annum;

(ff) Carpenter, Welfare Aide, at the salary rate of WAPCO range 37, per annum;

(gg) Tailor, Laundry Machine Operator I, Mason, Cook II, and Senior Janitor, at the salary rate of WAPCO range 36, per annum;

(hh) Mechanical Plant Helper, Dental Aide, Duplicating Equipment Operator, Electrician Helper, Clerical Aide, Nursing Attendant, Cook I Meat Cutter, Medical Laboratory Aide, at the salary rate of WAPCO range 35, per annum;

(ii) Laborer, Janitor, Institution Worker, Binder Helper, Food Service Worker, Seamstress, Groundsman-Gardener and Pharmacy Aide, at the salary rate of WAPCO range 34 per annum;

Section 2. Other existing positions in the Veterans Memorial Hospital not mentioned in Section One of this Act, except casual and emergency positions shall be adjusted to the same range as the other positions of equal WAPCO range as of June 30, 1970, have been adjusted under this Act.

Section 3. The incumbents of the positions at the time of approval of this Act, whose salaries are herein standardized shall be automatically be entitled to the benefits hereof without the need of another appointment.

Section 4. In the implementation of the salary adjustment under this Act, the salary of an employee shall be place in the same step it had in its range as of June 30, 1970.1âшphi1

Section 5. All funds needed for the implementation of the salary adjustments provided for in this Act shall be taken from the savings of Veterans Memorial Hospital appropriation. Thereafter, the sums shall be included in the annual general appropriation Acts.

Section 6. Republic Act Numbered Five thousand two hundred five, as amended by Republic Act Six thousand one hundred thirty-three is hereby repealed.

Section 7. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Enacted without Executive approval, August 26, 1972.


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