1.0 Pursuant to the power of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to administer the compensation and position classification system established under Republic Act No. 6758 as amended, and the authority of the DBM under Administrative Order No. 42 to continue to prescribe policies, standards and rules on compensation and position classification in the local government, the attached revised Index of Occupational Services, Position Titles and Salary Grades^* is hereby issued.

2.0 The Revised Index of Occupational Services, Position Titles and Salary Grades reflects the changes in the existing Index of classes of positions of Local Government Units as established under Joint Commission Circular Nos. 37 and 39.

3.0 Henceforth, all positions in the local government units shall be allocated to their proper position titles and salary grades in accordance with said Index.

4.0 Local Government personnel whose classes of positions have been reallocated to a lower salary grade shall continue to receive their present salary. Once these positions are vacated, the authorized salary of concerned positions shall be as prescribed herein.

5.0 All rules and regulations inconsistent with the provisions of this Circular shall be deemed modified accordingly.

6.0 This Circular takes effect immediately.

Adopted: 18 March 1996

(SGD.) SALVADOR M. ENRIQUEZ, JR.
Secretary

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^* Text available at Office of the National Administrative Register, U.P. Law Complex, Diliman, Quezon City.