Republic Act No. 3719

REPUBLIC ACT No. 3719

AN ACT TO FURTHER AMEND SECTION TWENTY HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN-B OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AND THE RESPECTIVE CITY CHARTERS, EXCEPT THE CITIES OF MANILA AND TRECE MARTIRES, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY, FIXING THE SALARIES OF PROVINCIAL AND CITY OFFICIALS.

Section 1. Section twenty hundred sixty-seven-B of the Administrative Code, as amended by Republic Act Numbered Thirty-two hundred sixty-six, is further amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 2067-B. Salaries of provincial officials. The annual salaries of the provincial officials and their assistants herein mentioned shall be hereinbelow fixed:

Section 2. Section two of Republic Act Numbered Eight hundred forty, as amended, is further amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 2. Unless the corresponding charter of a city or other special law provides for higher salaries, the annual salaries of the city officials and their assistants mentioned herein shall be as hereinbelow fixed:

Section 3. The annual salaries of provincial and city fiscals, city attorney and their assistants shall be hereinbelow fixed:

Section 4. The present salaries of the incumbent provincial fiscals and city attorneys and their assistants will continue to be paid by their respective provinces and cities, and the difference between their present salaries and those provided for in this Act shall be paid out of national funds and, for the purpose, there is hereby appropriated the sum of seven hundred eighty thousand pesos, or so much thereof as may be necessary, effective the fiscal year nineteen hundred sixty-three-nineteen hundred sixty-four, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and such amounts as may be found needed for this purpose in subsequent years shall hereafter be included annually in the General Appropriation Acts.

Section 5. Subject to the provisions of Section seven hereof, the incumbent provincial and city officials and their assistants mentioned in this Act, whose appointments have already been confirmed by the Commission on Appointments of the Congress of the Philippines prior to the approval of this Act, shall automatically be entitled to the benefits of this Act, without further need of another appointment and confirmation: Provided, That no incumbent provincial and city officials or any of their assistants shall suffer any diminution in their salaries by virtue of the provisions hereof: Provided, further, That nothing herein provided shall be construed as creating new positions which on the approval of this Act are not authorized by law or ordinance.

Section 6. This Act shall not apply to the cities of Manila and Trece Martires.

Section 7. No salary increases as contemplated in this Act shall be made unless and until all the employees and other subordinates of the province or city concerned are actually receiving salaries in accordance with the Minimum Wage Law.

Section 8. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the designation of the positions of city attorneys in chartered cities of the Philippines, is hereby changed to that of city fiscal for purposes of uniformity.

Section 9. All Acts, executive orders, administrative orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof, inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Section 10. This Act shall take effect on July first, nineteen hundred and sixty-three.

Approved: June 22, 1963.