WHEREAS, in view of the removal of such exemption and considering the duties and responsibilities of city judges, there is now a need to upgrade their salaries;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 363, which took effect on January 1, 1974, the salaries of Judges of Courts of First Instance have been increased to forty thousand pesos per annum;
WHEREAS, it is likewise necessary that the salaries of city judges be fixed at commensurate levels; and
WHEREAS, under Appropriation Decree No. 233, there has already been appropriated the sum of P14,185,000 for salary differentials of the Justices, Judges, and other officials of the Judiciary;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree:
SECTION 1. The provisions of existing laws to the contrary notwithstanding, the salaries of city judges are fixed at the following rates:
For the Cities of Manila, Quezon, Caloocan, Pasay, Baguio and Cebu, thirty-five thousand pesos per annum;
For second and third class cities, twenty-five thousand pesos per annum; and
For other cities, twenty thousand pesos per annum;
SEC. 2. The salary differentials resulting from the adjustment of salaries as provided in this Decree shall be paid out of the specific appropriation in Presidential Decree No. 233, for salary differentials of the Justices, Judges, and other officials of the Judiciary, which is hereby programmed for expenditure effective as of January 1, 1974. Thereafter, the new salary rate as provided in Section 1 hereof shall be paid as follows:
Done in the City of Manila, this 19th day of July, in the year, of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-four.
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FERDINAND E. MARCOS | ||||||
President of the Philippines | |||||||
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By the President: | ||||||
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ALEJANDRO MELCHOR | ||||||
Executive Secretary |