Republic Act No. 29: An act authorizing provincial and municipal governments and chartered cities to grant living bonus

In plain language

Authorizes provincial and municipal governments and chartered cities to grant living bonus to their officers and employees within limits set by the national government and by city ordinance.

Authorizes provincial and municipal governments to grant living bonus within national limits.

Chartered cities may grant living bonus as fixed by city ordinance.

Effective date July 1, 1946 and lapse date June 30, 1947.

Local Government

Living Bonus

Compensation

Philippines

1946

REPUBLIC ACT No. 29

An Act Authorizing Provincial and Municipal Governments and Chartered Cities to Grant Living Bonus

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

Section 1

The provisions of existing law to the contrary notwithstanding, provincial and municipal governments are hereby authorized to grant living bonus to their officers and employees not in excess of the schedule or rates fixed by the National Government for its officers and employees.

Chartered cities are also hereby authorized to grant such living bonus as may be fixed by city ordinance.

Section 2

This Act shall take effect as of July first, nineteen hundred and forty-six, and shall lapse on June thirty, nineteen hundred and forty-seven.

Approved: September 25, 1946

For information and research only, and not legal advice. This text may not reflect later amendments. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.