Republic Act No. 5165

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1

Any existing law to the contrary notwithstanding, salaries for the following positions in the Bureau of Public Works are hereby fixed as follows:

(a) Director, at eighteen thousand pesos per annum;

(b) Assistant Director, at sixteen thousand eight hundred pesos per annum;

(c) Chiefs of specialized technical or engineering divisions and regional supervisors, at fifteen thousand six hundred pesos each per annum; and assistant chiefs of the above specialized divisions in the central office, and district engineers III, at fourteen thousand four hundred pesos each per annum;

(d) Chief of other divisions in the central office, at twelve thousand pesos each per annum;

(e) Chiefs of branches under the specialized technical or engineering divisions in the central office including district engineers II and flood control district engineers, at twelve thousand pesos each per annum;

(f) Assistant chiefs of branches under the specialized technical divisions in the central office, assistant division chiefs of other divisions and district engineers I and public works in charge in city engineering offices, at ten thousand two hundred pesos each per annum.

The allocation of the above-mentioned positions shall be adjusted to the WAPCO ranges corresponding to the amounts herein provided.

Section 2

Such sums as are necessary to implement this Act during the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred sixty-seven are hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated.

Section 3

The incumbents of the positions whose salaries are herein standardized shall automatically be entitled to the benefits hereof without the need of extending another appointment.

Section 4

All Acts, executive orders, administrative orders, proclamation, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, inconsistent with this Act are repealed or amended accordingly.

Section 5

This Act shall take effect on July first, nineteen hundred sixty-six.

Approved: June 17, 1967.