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[ LETTER OF IMPLEMENTATION NO. 126, July 01, 1980 ]
RELATIVE TO THE COMPENSATION OF FSI OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS, the autonomous Foreign Service Institute created under Presidential Decree No. 1060 has been attached to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under Presidential Decree No. 1587 and is currently undertaking various training programs and vital research projects for the professionalization of the Foreign Service including attaches from the Ministry of Finance, BIR, Tourism, Trade, Labor, etc. as envisioned by Executive Order No. 523;
WHEREAS, the management transition period provided for under Presidential Decree No. 1060 and extended by Letter of Instruction No. 1028 has expired on 30 June 1980 without a suitable Position Classification and Compensation Scheme for the Foreign Service Institute.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order the implementation of the following:
1. The Salary and Compensation Scheme for officers and employees of the Foreign Services Institute shall be equivalent of the rates fixed under Presidential Decree No. 905 and Letter of Implementation No. 100 with the following assimilated ranks; provided that all appointments to these Board of the Foreign Service Institute in accordance with existing FSI Qualification Standards.
2. Officers and employees other than those of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs whose present salaries are equal to or higher than the minimum of the class and grade of their assimilated ranks shall not suffer any reductions in compensation.
3. All other positions in the Foreign Service Institute shall be subject to Letter of Implementation No. 100 and existing Civil Service rules and regulations.
4. To prevent disruption of vital training programs including the internationally funded program on Trace Promotion by the EEC in Brussels and vital research projects the Memorandum of Agreement signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the President of the Development Academy of the Philippines that expired on 30 June 1980 is hereby extended up to the end of the current Fiscal Year or until such time as this Order is fully implement within the framework of the austerity measures provided for under Letters of Instruction No. 805 and 981.
WHEREAS, the management transition period provided for under Presidential Decree No. 1060 and extended by Letter of Instruction No. 1028 has expired on 30 June 1980 without a suitable Position Classification and Compensation Scheme for the Foreign Service Institute.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order the implementation of the following:
1. The Salary and Compensation Scheme for officers and employees of the Foreign Services Institute shall be equivalent of the rates fixed under Presidential Decree No. 905 and Letter of Implementation No. 100 with the following assimilated ranks; provided that all appointments to these Board of the Foreign Service Institute in accordance with existing FSI Qualification Standards.
| Designation | Assimilated Ranks |
| Senior Fellow | Senior Foreign Affairs Adviser |
| Associate Fellow | Foreign Service Officer I |
| Senior Foreign Service Development Specialist | Foreign Service Officer II |
| Associate Foreign Service Development Specialist | Foreign Service Officer III |
| Foreign Service Development Specialist | Foreign Service Officer IV |
| Foreign Service Development Officer I | Foreign Service Staff Officer I |
| Foreign Service Development Officer II | Foreign Service Staff Officer II |
| Foreign Service Development Officer III | Foreign Service Staff Officer III |
2. Officers and employees other than those of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs whose present salaries are equal to or higher than the minimum of the class and grade of their assimilated ranks shall not suffer any reductions in compensation.
3. All other positions in the Foreign Service Institute shall be subject to Letter of Implementation No. 100 and existing Civil Service rules and regulations.
4. To prevent disruption of vital training programs including the internationally funded program on Trace Promotion by the EEC in Brussels and vital research projects the Memorandum of Agreement signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the President of the Development Academy of the Philippines that expired on 30 June 1980 is hereby extended up to the end of the current Fiscal Year or until such time as this Order is fully implement within the framework of the austerity measures provided for under Letters of Instruction No. 805 and 981.
Done in the City of Manila this 1st day of July, 1980.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) JUAN C. TUVERA
Senior Presidential Assistant