Republic Act No. 5981

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

Section 1

Any provision of existing law, executive order, rule or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding, the adjustments of the old annual rates of salaries to the corresponding steps in the new salary range of the following government civil engineers in the National Government offices except government-owned and controlled corporations which are performing proprietary functions, as indicated hereunder are hereby authorized.

	Old Salary Ranges from			New Salary Ranges To
	Range	Minimum	Maximum	Range	Minimum	Maximum
Director, Bureau of Public Works	67	16,044	19,584	69	17,724	21,624
Vice-Chairman & Exec. Director, Exempt Board of Technical Surveys & Maps	67	15,000	RA 2912	69	17,724	21,624
Director, Bureau of Building and Real Property Management	65	14,532	17,724	68	16,860	20,580
Assistant Director, Bureau of Public Works	62	12,516	15,264	65	14,532	17,724
Assistant Director, Bureau of Building & Real Property Management	60	11,328	13,824	64	13,824	16,860
Deputy Administrator, Electrification Administration	Exempt	15,000	RA 2717	68	16,860	20,580
Chief Civil Engineer	59	10,776	13,152	62	12,516	15,264
Administrator, Irrigation Service Unit	60	11,328	13,824	63	13,152	16,044
Public Works Regional Supervisor	57	9,756	11,904	60	11,328	13,824
Staff Civil Engineer	57	9,756	11,904	60	11,328	13,824
Regional Irrigation Engineer III	57	9,756	11,904	60	11,328	13,824
Asst. Staff Civil Engineer	55	8,832	10,776	58	10,200	12,516
Regional Irrigation Engineer II	55	8,832	10,776	58	10,200	12,516
Chief Hydrographic Engineer	55	8,832	10,776	58	10,200	12,516
Supervising Civil Engineer III	53	7,992	9,756	56	9,288	11,328
Supervising Hydrographic Engineer III	53	7,992	9,756	56	9,288	11,328
Bureau of Public Works Flood Control District Engineer	53	7,992	9,756	56	9,288	11,328
Regional Irrigation Engineer I	53	7,992	9,756	56	9,288	11,328
Chief Cartographic Engineer	53	7,992	9,756	56	9,288	11,328
Chief Research Engineer	53	7,992	9,756	56	9,288	11,328
Assistant Administrator, Irrigation Service Unit	55	8,832	10,776	56	9,288	11,328
Supervising Civil Engineer II	50	6,888	8,400	53	7,992	9,756
Supervising Hydrographic Engineer II	50	6,888	8,400	53	7,992	9,756
Irrigation Superintendent III	46	5,640	6,888	49	6,552	7,992
Chief Geophysicist	50	6,888	8,400	53	7,992	9,756
Chief Cartographer	50	6,888	8,400	53	7,992	9,756
Assistant Superintendent of Dredging	53	7,992	9,756	55	8,832	10,776
Dredge Operation Supervisor	52	7,608	9,288	55	8,832	10,776
Dredge Master VI	52	7,608	9,288	55	8,832	10,776
Provincial Irrigation Engineer III				55	8,832	10,776
Supervising Civil Engineer I	48	6,240	7,608	51	7,236	8,832
Supervising Hydrographic Engineer I	48	6,240	7,608	51	7,236	8,832
Supervising Research Engineer	48	6,240	7,608	51	7,236	8,832
Special Instrumentation Research Engineer	48	6,240	7,608	51	7,236	8,832
Supervising Information Officer I	48	6,240	7,608	51	7,236	8,832
Chief Irrigation Project Supervisor	48	6,240	7,608	51	7,236	8,832
Chief Irrigation Project Investigator	48	6,240	7,608	51	7,236	8,832
Assistant Chief Cartographer	46	5,640	6,888	51	7,236	8,832
Materials Research Engineer				51	7,236	8,832
Provincial Irrigation Engineer II				51	7,236	8,832
Supervising Cartographic Engineer	48	6,240	7,608	51	7,236	8,832
Dredge Master V	50	6,888	8,400	51	7,236	8,832
Senior Civil Engineer	44	5,112	6,240	47	5,928	7,236
Senior Hydrographic Engineer	44	5,112	6,240	47	5,928	7,236
Senior Cartographic Engineer	44	5,112	6,240	47	5,928	7,236
Senior Research Engineer	44	5,112	6,240	47	5,928	7,236
Senior Geophysicist	44	5,112	6,240	47	5,928	7,236
Head Cartographer	44	5,112	6,240	47	5,928	7,236
Irrigation Superintendent II	44	5,112	6,240	47	5,928	7,236
Materials Testing Engineer I	44	5,112	6,240	47	5,928	7,236
Provincial Irrigation Engineer I				47	5,928	7,236
Civil Engineer	41	4,404	5,376	44	5,112	6,240
Hydrographic Engineer II	41	4,404	5,376	44	5,112	6,240
Materials Testing Supervisor	41	4,404	5,376	44	5,112	6,240
Irrigation Superintendent I	41	4,404	5,376	44	5,112	6,240
Cartographic Engineer	41	4,404	5,376	44	5,112	6,240
Supervising Cartographer	42	4,632	5,040	44	5,112	6,240
Photogrammetrist	41	4,404	5,376	44	5,112	6,240
Head Computer	41	4,404	5,376	44	5,112	6,240
Dredge Master III	44	5,112	6,240	46	5,640	6,888
Associate Civil Engineer	39	3,984	4,860	42	4,632	5,640
Hydrographic Engineer I	39	3,984	4,860	42	4,632	5,640
Photomosaic Map Engineer	40	4,188	5,112	42	4,632	5,640
Dredge Master II	37	3,612	4,404	42	4,632	5,640
Assistant Dredge Master V	39	3,984	4,860	42	4,632	5,640
Junior Civil Engineer	35	3,264	3,984	38	8,792	4,632
Senior Cartographer	34	3,108	3,792	38	8,792	4,632
Dredge Master I	35	3,264	3,984	38	8,792	4,632
Assistant Dredge Master IV	37	3,612	4,404	38	8,792	4,632

Section 2

The provisions of any law, executive order, rule or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding, the incumbents of the positions mentioned in Section one hereof shall continue to occupy their respective positions and receive the salary rates as adjusted in this Act without the necessity of issuing new appointment to them.

Section 3

Such sums as are necessary to implement this Act during the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred seventy shall be paid out of any savings in the appropriation of the offices concerned. Thereafter, the sums necessary for the purpose shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 4

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

Section 5

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved, August 4, 1969.