Aquino signs order increasing pay of gov’t employees

MALACANAN PALACE MANILA

B Y THE PRESIDENT O F THE PHILIPPINES

E X E C U T I V E O R D E R NO. 2 0 1 M O D I F Y I N G T H E S A L A R Y S C H E D U L E F O R CIVILIAN G O V E R N M E N T P E R S O N N E L AND A U T H O R I Z I N G T H E G R A N T O F ADDITIONAL B E N E F I T S F O R B O T H CIVILIAN AND MILITARY AND UNIFORMED P E R S O N N E L

W H E R E A S , Congress, under Item 1 of its Joint Resolution No. 4, (s. 2009), inscribes, as among the governing principles of the Compensation and Position Classification System (CPCS), the payment of just and equitable compensation to all government personnel in accordance with the principle of equal p a y f o r w o r k of equal value and o n e that is generally comparable with those in the private sector doing comparable work in order to attract, retain and motivate a corps of competent civil servants; W H E R E A S , to ensure this, the same Joint Resolution sets a periodic review of the government's C P C S taking into account the changes in skills and competency requirement in the bureaucracy, the relative demand for certain expertise, the possible erosion in t h e purchasing power due to inflation, and other factors; W H E R E A S , Section 13 of Presidential Decree No. 985 and Item 1 7 ( i v ) o f t h e above Joint Resolution authorize the President, upon recommendation of the Department of Budget and Management, to periodically revise or update the CPCS as well as the policies on and levels of allowances, benefits and incentives applicable to all government personnel; and W H E R E A S , Congress has appropriated an amount of P57.91 Billion in Republic Act (RA) No. 10717 or the Fiscal Year 2016 General Appropriations Act (GAA), to cover the requirement to implement the compensation adjustment of civilian personnel and military and uniformed personnel in the National Government.

NOW T H E R E F O R E , I, B E N I G N O S . AQUINO, III, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order: Section 1.

Compensation Adjustment Strategy.

To ensure that the compensation structure of government personnel is comparable with the prevailing

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rates in the private sector thereby attracting and retaining competent and committed civil servants, the existing CPCS is hereby revised or updated to conform with the following: a) Raise the minimum salary for Salary Grade 1 from the current rate of Nine Thousand Pesos (P9,000) to Eleven Thousand Sixty Eight Pesos (P11,068) to make it even more competitive with the market rates; b) Bring the compensation of government personnel closer to their private counterparts to at least 7 0 % of the median of the market for all salary grades; c) Eliminate overlaps in between salary grade allocations of government personnel to recognize differences in duties and responsibilities of the positions; d) Maximize the net take home pay of government personnel through the inclusion of additional benefits; and e) Strengthen the performance-based incentive system in recognition of government personnel who play a greater role and carry a heavier responsibility in attaining performance targets and delivering results.

For the military and uniformed personnel (MUP), the compensation adjustment strategy shall be aligned with the objective of mitigating the fiscal crisis building up in their pension system and pursuing the pension reform.

S e c t i o n 2. C o v e r a g e . The modified Salary Schedule authorized herein shall apply to all civilian personnel in the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches, Constitutional Commissions and other Constitutional Offices, Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations (GOCCs) not covered by RA No. 10149, and local government units (LGUs); regardless of appointment status, whether regular, contractual or casual; appointive or elective; and on full-time or part-time basis.

T h e new Provisional Allowance Schedule and the Officers' Allowance shall apply only to the military personnel of the Department of National Defense (DND) and the uniformed personnel of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA).

T h e Mid-Year Bonus, Enhanced Performance-Based Bonus (PBB), and Productivity Enhancement Incentive provided herein shall apply to both civilian personnel, and M U P , except for the increase in Hazard Pay which applies only to the M U P .

However, individuals whose services are engaged through job orders, contracts of service, consultancy contracts, and service contracts with no employer-employee relationship are excluded from the salary increase and benefits authorized herein.

S e c t i o n 3. IVIodified Salary Scliedule, including Step Increments. The modified Salary Schedule for Civilian Personnel, to be implemented in four (4) tranches, shall be as follows: First Tranche Salary Grade 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Steps

Step 6

Step 7

Steps

9,478 10,159 10,883 11,658 12,488 13,378

9,568 10,255 10,985 11,767 12,644 13,504

9,753 10,449 11,193 11,990 12,844 13,759

26 27 28 29 30 31 32

14,466 15,519 16,671 17,900 19,286 20,870 22,564 24,396 26,489 28,740 31,183 33,831 36,857 40,259 43,974 48,032 52,466 57,308 62,735 68,524 74,849 81,756 89,301 97,543 118,623 137,174

9,846 10,547 11,298 12,103 12,965 13,889 14,878 15,978 17,155 18,420 19,925 21,540 23,289 25,180 27,401 29,729 32,255 34,996 38,237 41,766 45,621 49,831 54,430 59,453 65,083 71,090 77,651 84,817 92,644 101,195 123,356 142,714

9,949 10,647 11,405 12,217 13,087

14,331 15,368 16,512 17,730 19,077 20,651 22,328 24,141 26,192 28,417 30,831 33,452 36,409 39,768 43,439 47,448 51,826 56,610 61,971 67,690 73,937 80,760 88,214 96,354 117,086 135,376

9,660 10,351 11,089 11,878 12,725 13,630 14,602 15,670 16,830 18,071 19,496 21,091 22,804 24,655 26,790 29,066 31,536 34,215 37,312 40,755 44,517 48,625 53,112 58,014 63,508 69,369 75,771 82,764 90,402 98,745 120,180 138,996

10,036 10,747 11,512 12,333 13,211 14,152 15,159 16,291 17,485 18,775 20,362 21,999 23,786 25,717 28,027 30,408 32,991 35,795 39,186 42,802 46,753 51,067 55,781 60,928 66,698 72,855 79,577 86,921 94,943 103,705 126,616 146,531

10,132 10,848 11,621 12,448 13,335 14,285 15,303 16,450 17,653 18,955 20,585 22,232 24,037 25,989 28,344 30,752 33,366 36,201 39,670 43,330 47,329 51,697 56,468 61,679 67,520 73,751 80,567 87,993 96,113 104,984 128,278 148,478

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14,740 15,823 16,992 18,245 19,709 21,315 23,045 24,916 27,094 29,396 31,893 34,603 37,771 41,258 45,066 49,224 53,767 58,730 64,291 70,224 76,705 83,784 91,516 99,962 121,758 140,843

14,020 15,018 16,133 17,319 18,634 20,142 21,769 23,536 25,447 27,712 30,066 32,622 35,393 38,709 42,281 46,183 50,445 55,101 60,187 65,885 71,967 78,608 85,862 93,786 102,442 124,975 144,610

Second Tranche Salary Grade 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Step 7

Steps

152,325 177,929

10,258 10,952 11,691 12,480 13,322 14,221 15,181 16,275 17,458 18,724 20,326 22,113 24,047 26,149 28,544 31,111 33,909 36,960 40,776 45,047 49,764 54,975 60,732 67,092 74,444 82,240 90,852 100,366 110,875 122,486 159,404 186,372

10,352 11,049 11,795 12,591 13,440 14,347 15,315 16,430 17,618 18,896 20,567 22,361 24,315 26,441 28,877 31,474 34,306 37,392 41,333 45,662 50,443 55,726 61,561 68,008 75,461 83,363 92,093 101,736 112,390 124,159 161,836 189,274

10,453 11,147 11,899 12,702 13,559 14,474 15,450 16,586 17,780 19,095 20,811 22,611 24,587 26,737 29,214 31,843 34,707 37,829 41,898 46,285 51,132 56,487 62,402 68,937 76,491 84,502 93,351 103,126 113,925 125,855 164,305 192,221

10,543 11,245 12,004 12,814 13,679 14,602 15,587 16,744 17,943 19,244 21,058 22,864 24,863 27,036 29,557 32,215 35,113 38,272 42,470 46,917 51,831 57,258 63,255 69,878 77,536 85,657 94,625 104,534 115,481 127,573 166,812 195,215

10,640 11,345 12,110 12,927 13,799 14,731 15,725 16,903 18,108 19,421 21,307 23,120 25,141 27,339 29,902 32,592 35,524 38,719 43,051 47,559 52,539 58,040 64,118 70,832 78,595 86,825

31 32

10,072 10,761 11,488 12,262 13,117 13,973 14,916 15,969 17,142 18,385 19,853 21,626 23,517 25,573 27,887 30,396 33,131 36,111 39,685 43,841 48,432 53,503 59,106 65,296 72,452 80,039 88,420 97,679 107,908 119,208 154,649 180,700

10,165 10,856 11,589 12,371 13,206 14,096 15,048 16,121

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

9,981 10,667 11,387 12,155 12,975 13,851 14,785 15,818 16,986 18,217 19,620 21,387 23,257 25,290 27,565 30,044 32,747 35,693 39,151 43,250 47,779 52,783 58,310 64,416 71,476 78,960 87,229 96,363 106,454 117,601

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215,804

222,278

17,299 18,553 20,088 21,868 23,780 25,859 28,214 30,751 33,518 36,532 40,227 44,440 49,094 54,234 59,913 66,187 73,441 81,132 89,628 99,013 109,382 120,836 157,008 183,513

95,925 105,962 117,058 129,316 169,357 198,255

Third Tranche Salary Grade

Stepi

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Step 7

Step 8

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

10,510 11,200 11,914 12,674 13,481 14,340 15,254 16,282 17,473 18,718 20,179 22,149 24,224 26,494 29,010 31,765 34,781 38,085 42,099 47,037 52,554 58,717 65,604 73,299 82,439 92,108 102,910 114,981 128,467 143,534 198,168 233,857

10,602 11,293 12,013 12,778 13,606 14,459 15,380 16,433 17,627 18,883 20,437 22,410 24,510 26,806 29,359 32,147 35,201 38,543 42,730 47,742 53,341 59,597 66,587 74,397 83,674 93,488 104,453 116,704 130,392 145,685 201,615 238,035

10,695 11,386 12,112 12,884 13,705 14,578 15,507 16,585 17,781 19,048 20,698 22,674 24,799 27,122 29,713 32,535 35,624 39,007 43,371 48,457 54,141 60,491 67,585 75,512 84,928 94,889 106,019 118,453 132,346 147,869 205,121 242,288

10,789 11,480 12,212 12,990 13,818 14,699 15,635 16,739 17,937 19,215 20,963 22,942 25,091 27,442 30,071 32,926 36,053 39,477 44,020 49,184 54,952 61,397 68,598 76,644 86,201 96,312 107,608 120,229 134,330 150,085 208,689 246,618

10,884 11,575 12,313 13,097 13,932 14,820 15,765 16,895 18,095 19,384 21,231 23,212 25,387 27,766 30,432 33,323 36,487 39,952 44,680 49,921 55,776 62,318 69,627 77,793 87,493 97,755 109,221 122,031 136,343 152,335 212,318 251,024

10,982 11,671 12,414 13,206 14,047 14,942 15,895 17,051 18,253 19,567 21,502 23,486 25,686 28,093 30,799 33,724 36,927 40,433 45,350 50,669 56,612 63,252 70,670 78,959 88,805 99,221 110,858 123,860 138,387 154,618 216,011 255,509

11,076 11,767 12,517 13,315 14,163 15,066 16,026 17,209 18,413 19,725 21,777 23,763 25,989 28,424 31,170 34,130 37,371 40,920 46,030 51,428 57,460 64,200 71,730 80,143 90,136 100,708 112,519 125,716 140,461 156,935 219,768 260,074

11,173 11,864 12,620 13,424 14,280 15,190 16,158 17,369 18,575 19,898 22,055 24,043 26,296 28,759 31,545 34,541 37,821 41,413 46,720 52,199 58,322 65,162 72,805 81,344 91,487 102,217 114,210 127,601 142,566 159,288 223,590 264,721

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298,083

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Stepi

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Step 7

Step 8

11,068 11,761 12,466 13,214 14,007 14,847 15,738 16,758 17,975 19,233 20,754 22,938 25,232 27,755 30,531 33,584 36,942 40,637 45,269 51,155 57,805 65,319 73,811 83,406 95,083 107,444 121,411 137,195 155,030 175,184 257,809 307,365

11,160 11,851 12,562 13,316 14,115 14,961 15,859 16,910 18,125 19,394 21,038 23,222 25,545 28,099 30,909 34,000 37,400 41,140 46,008 51,989 58,748 66,385 75,015 84,767 96,635 109,197 123,393 139,434 157,561 178,043 262,844 313,564

11,254 11,942 12,658 13,418 14,223 15,076 15,981 17,063 18,277 19,556 21,327 23,510 25,861 28,447 31,292 34,421 37,863 41,650 46,759 52,838

11,348 12,034 12,756 13,521 14,332 15,192 16,104 17,217 18,430 19,720 21,619 23,801 26,181 28,800 31,680 34,847 38,332 42,165 47,522 53,700 60,681 68,570 77,484 87,557 99,815 112,791 127,454 144,023 162,746 183,903 273,212 326,338

11,443 12,126 12,854 13,625 14,442 15,309 16,227 17,372 18,584 19,884 21,915 24,096 26,506 29,156 32,072 35,279 38,807 42,688 48,298 54,577 61,672 69,689 78,749 88,986 101,444 114,632 129,534 146,373 165,402 186,904 278,549 332,919

11,538 12,219 12,952 13,729 14,553 15,426 16,352 17,529 18,739 20,051 22,216 24,395 26,834 29,517 32,469 35,716 39,288 43,217 49,086 55,468 62,678 70,827 80,034 90,439 103,100 116,503 131,648 148,763 168,102 189,955 283,989 339,633

11,635 12,313 13,052 13,835 14,665 15,545 16,477 17,688 18,896 20,218 22,520 24,697 27,166 29,883 32,871 36,159 39,774 43,752 49,888 56,373 63,701 71,983 81,340 91,915 104,783 118,404 133,797 151,191 170,845 193,055 289,536 346,483

11,732 12,407 13,152 13,941 14,777 15,664 16,604 17,848 19,054 20,387 22,829 25,003 27,503 30,253 33,279 36,606 40,267 44,294 50,702 57,293 64,741 73,157 82,668 93,415 106,493 120,337 135,981 153,658 173,634 196,206 295,191 353,470

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388,096

399,739

59,707 67,469 76,240 86,151 98,212 110,980 125,407 141,710 160,132 180,949 267,978 319,887

S e c t i o n 4. Mid-Year B o n u s . Beginning FY 2016, a IViid-Year Bonus equivalent to one (1) month basic salary as of May 15, shall be granted to those who have rendered at least four (4) months of satisfactory service and are still in the service as of same date, to be given not earlier than May 15 of every year. This shall be in addition to the Standard Allowances and Benefits under the Total Compensation Framework embodied in the Congress Joint Resolution No. 4 (s. 2009). The existing Year-End Bonus equivalent to one (1) month basic salary and Cash Gift at prescribed rates shall be given in November of every year.

S e c t i o n 5. E n h a n c e d Performance-Based B o n u s . The existing PBB granted to qualified government personnel, including those in LGUs, shall be enhanced to strengthen its results orientation, to be given in an amount equivalent to one (1) month basic salary up to two (2) months basic salary, to be implemented in two (2) phases starting in FY 2017.

T h e P B B shall be subject to the achievement by departments or agencies, including L G U s and individual employees of their performance targets or commitments and compliance with good governance and other conditions.

T h e grant of the enhanced PBB shall be based on a progressive rate system. A s the position and responsibility in improving agency performance becomes higher, so is the amount of PBB. T h e Inter-Agency Task Force on the Harmonization of National Government Performance Monitoring, Information and Reporting Systems created under Administrative Order No. 25 (s. 2011) shall prescribe the conditions on eligibility and procedures for the grant of the enhanced PBB, including the ranking system to recognize differences in levels of performance.

S e c t i o n 6. Productivity E n h a n c e m e n t Incentive. Beginning FY 2016, the Productivity Enhancement Incentive shall be given not earlier than December 15 of every year to all qualified government employees at Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000) each for the purpose of improving the government employees' productivity.

S e c t i o n 7. Provisional Allowance S c h e d u l e for Military and Uniformed P e r s o n n e l . A monthly Provisional Allowance shall be given to the MUP to be implemented in four (4) tranches, as follows, in lieu of increases in base pay:

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267

547

842

1,149

342

700

1,071

1,457

514

1,050

1,612

2,199

673

1,378

2,120

2,899

836

1,718

2,650

3,633

992

2,043

3,157

4,339

1,196

2,471

3,826

5,268

1,429

2,954

4,584

6.325

1,688

3,500

5,442

7,525

2,081

4,331

6,760

9,384

2,651

5,547

8,711

12,165

2,651

5,547

8,711

12,165

2,651

5,547

8,711

12,165

3,341

7,030

11,104

15,598

4,092

8,661

13,761

19,452

5,003

10,652

17,026

24,215

5,853

12,533

20,156

28,849

7,061

15,228

24,671

35,584

8,304

18,016

29,370

42.639

9,708

21,189

34,760

50.799

10,679

24,795

40,935

60,222

11,747

28,198

46,594

68,713

12,922

31,221

51,873

76,825

14,214

35,260

63,977

95,399

The Provisional Allowance shall be given as an interim measure to supplement the total compensation of MUP until such time that their Base Pay Schedule is rationalized in consideration of the pension implications of base pay adjustment of personnel in the active service under existing laws.

S e c t i o n 8. Hazard Pay. The Hazard Pay of all military and uniformed personnel shall be increased from the current rate of Two Hundred Forty Pesos (P240) per month to the following rates: a) Starting January 1, 2016, Three Hundred Ninety Pesos (P390) per month; b)

By January 1, 2017, Five Hundred Forty Pesos (P540) per month;

c)

By January 1, 2018, Six Hundred Ninety Pesos (P690) per month; and

d)

By January 1, 2019, Eight Hundred Forty Pesos (P840) per month.

S e c t i o n 9. Officers' Allowance. An Officers' Allowance shall be given to the following M U P ranks, likewise as an interim measure until such time that the Base Pay Schedule is modified and rationalized, at the rates below:

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1,000

3,000

4,500

7,000

1,500

4,500

6.500

11,000

2,000

6,000

8,500

13,000

3,000

7,500

10,500

15.000

4.000

9.000

12,500

17,000

5,000

10,500

15,000

20,000

6,000

12,000

18,000

25,000

7,000

13,000

21,000

30,000

9,000

18,000

25,000

35,000

S e c t i o n 10. C o m p e n s a t i o n Adjustment for L G U Personnel. The modified Salary Schedule and additional benefits authorized herein for civilian personnel may likewise be granted to LGU personnel, subject to the following: a) Authorization from their respective as provided under Sections 447(a), 458(a) and 468(a) of RA No. 7160; and b) Compliance with the Personnel Services (PS) limitation set under Sections 325 and 331 of R A N o . 7160.

LGUs shall likewise comply with the following rules in the implementation of the modified salary schedule and grant of additional benefits: i.

T h e implementation of the modified Salary Schedule for LGU personnel, including the rate of Representation and Transportation Allowances, shall further correspond to the LGU's income classification and shall not therefore exceed the percentage of the Salary Schedule in Section 3 hereof, as follows: Percentage of the Salary Schedule For Municipalities For Provinces/Cities

ii.

Special Cities

100%

1st Class

100%

90%

2nd Class 3rd Class

95% 90%

85% 80%

4th Class 5th Class 6th Class

85% 80% 75%

75% 70% 65%

T h e basic pay of barangay personnel shall be in the form of honoraria which shall not exceed the percentage of the Salary Schedule corresponding to the income classification of the LGU. They may likewise receive Mid-Year Bonus

and Year-End Bonus based on the monthly honoraria as of May 15 and October 31 of the year, respectively, and Cash Gift of Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000).

However, the minimum Year-End Bonus of One Thousand Pesos ( P I ,000) for the punong barangay and Six Hundred Pesos (P600) for other mandatory barangay officials shall not be subject to the PS limitation.

S e c t i o n 11. Implementation Schedule. The modified Salary Schedule and additional benefits authorized herein shall be implemented in National Government Agencies as follows, subject to appropriations by Congress: a. Starting January 1, 2016, the first tranche salary schedule for civilian personnel and the first tranche Provisional Allowance, Officers' Allowance and Hazard Pay for M U P , together with the Mid-Year Bonus. b. By January 1, 2017, the second tranche salary schedule for civilian personnel and the second tranche Provisional Allowance, Officers' Allowance and Hazard Pay for M U P , the Mid-Year Bonus and half of the enhanced PBB; c.

By January 1, 2018, the third tranche salary schedule for civilian personnel and the third tranche Provisional Allowance, Officers' Allowance and Hazard Pay for M U P , the Mid-Year Bonus and full amount of the enhanced PBB; and

d. By January 1,2019, the fourth tranche salary schedule for civilian personnel and the fourth tranche Provisional Allowance, Officers' Allowance and Hazard Pay for M U P , the Mid-Year Bonus and full amount of the enhanced PBB. For covered GOCCs and LGUs, the implementation of the compensation adjustments shall be in at least four (4) years depending on their respective financial capability, with each tranche starting not earlier than the dates stated above. G O C C s and L G U s which do not have adequate or sufficient funds shall partially implement the modified Salary Schedule and authorized benefits. In case of partial implementation, the same shall be at uniform percentage across all positions for every GOCC/LGU. S e c t i o n 12. Retroactive Application. The first tranche implementation of the modified Salary Schedule for civilian personnel, the grant of the Provisional Allowance, Officers' Allowance and increased Hazard Pay for the MUP, shall be effective January 1, 2016.

For covered G O C C s and LGUs, the retroactive application of the first tranche shall be subject to their financial capabilities and compliance with other requirements under existing laws.

S e c t i o n 13. E x e m p t Entitles.The following exempt entities shall not be covered by the modified Salary Schedule and additional benefits authorized herein: (i) government 11

agencies, including GOCCs that are exempted from the coverage of RA No. 6758, as a m e n d e d , as provided in their respective enabling law or charter; and (ii) GOCCs governed by the C P C S established by the Governance Commission for G O C C s (GCG) and approved by the President of the Philippines, under RA No. 10149.

They shall be governed by their respective CPCS which shall be made effective upon the recommendation of the DBM or the Governance Commission for G O C C s , as the case m a y be, and approval by the President of the Philippines.

S e c t i o n 14. Applicability to Certain Officials. Consistent with the policy under Section 6 of Article VII and Section 10 of Article VI of the Constitution, the salaries authorized herein for the President, Vice President and Members of Congress shall take effect only after the expiration of the respective terms of the incumbents.

T h e implementation of this Executive Order with respect to the regular members of the Cabinet shall be effective starting July 1, 2016.

S e c t i o n 15. Funding S o u r c e . The funding sources for the amounts necessary to implement this Executive Order shall be as follows: a)

For national government agencies funded in the GAA, the amount needed for the compensation adjustment in FY 2016 shall be charged against the appropriations provided in the FY 2016 GAA. T h e funding requirements for the compensation adjustment in FYs 2017, 2018 and 2019 will be included in the proposed annual National Expenditure Program submitted to Congress for its approval. The DBM, following the compensation adjustment strategy embodied in Section 1 hereof, and consistent with its authority under Section 7 of RA No. 6758, as amended, shall then be authorized to implement or adjust the compensation corresponding to the appropriations provided in the GAA.

b)

For G O C C s , the amounts shall come from their respective corporate funds in the corporate operating budgets approved by DBM.

c)

For LGUs, the amounts shall be charged against their respective funds in accordance with the pertinent provisions of this Order and RA No. 7160.

S e c t i o n 16. Implementing guidelines. The DBM shall issue the guidelines necessary to implement the provisions of this Order.

S e c t i o n 17. Separability. Should any provision of this Order be declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions unaffected thereby shall remain valid and subsisting.

S e c t i o n 18. Repeal. All other rules, regulations and issuances, or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly..

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S e c t i o n 19. Effectivity. - This Order shall take effect immediately upon its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.

D O N E , in the city of Manila, this 19 t h Lord, T w o Thousand and Sixteen.

By the President:

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