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Republic Act No. 5981

An act standardizing salaries of government civil engineers in the national government including government owned and controlled corporations

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This act standardizes the salaries of government civil engineers in national government offices, excluding government-owned and controlled corporations performing proprietary functions, by adjusting old salary ranges to new ranges based on step levels.

  • Adjusts old salary ranges to new ranges for government civil engineers
  • Applies to national government offices except government-owned and controlled corporations performing proprietary functions
  • Provides new salary ranges based on step levels
Salary Standardization
Civil Engineering
Republic Act
Government Personnel

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5981, August 04, 1969 ] AN ACT STANDARDIZING SALARIES OF GOVERNMENT CIVIL ENGINEERS IN THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT INCLUDING GOVERNMENT OWNED AND CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS. 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 fromNew Salary Ranges To
RangeMinimumMaximumRangeMinimumMaximum
Director, Bureau of Public Works6716,04419,5846917,72421,624
Vice-Chairman & Exec. Director, Exempt Board of Technical Surveys & Maps6715,000RA 29126917,72421,624
Director, Bureau of Building and Real Property Management6514,53217,7246816,86020,580
Assistant Director, Bureau of Public Works6212,51615,2646514,53217,724
Assistant Director, Bureau of Building & Real Property Management6011,32813,8246413,82416,860
Deputy Administrator, Electrification AdministrationExempt15,000RA 27176816,86020,580
Chief Civil Engineer5910,77613,1526212,51615,264
Administrator, Irrigation Service Unit6011,32813,8246313,15216,044
Public Works Regional Supervisor579,75611,9046011,32813,824
Staff Civil Engineer579,75611,9046011,32813,824
Regional Irrigation Engineer III579,75611,9046011,32813,824
Asst. Staff Civil Engineer558,83210,7765810,20012,516
Regional Irrigation Engineer II558,83210,7765810,20012,516
Chief Hydrographic Engineer558,83210,7765810,20012,516
Supervising Civil Engineer III537,9929,756569,28811,328
Supervising Hydrographic Engineer III537,9929,756569,28811,328
Bureau of Public Works Flood Control District Engineer537,9929,756569,28811,328
Regional Irrigation Engineer I537,9929,756569,28811,328
Chief Cartographic Engineer537,9929,756569,28811,328
Chief Research Engineer537,9929,756569,28811,328
Assistant Administrator, Irrigation Service Unit558,83210,776569,28811,328
Supervising Civil Engineer II506,8888,400537,9929,756
Supervising Hydrographic Engineer II506,8888,400537,9929,756
Irrigation Superintendent III465,6406,888496,5527,992
Chief Geophysicist506,8888,400537,9929,756
Chief Cartographer506,8888,400537,9929,756
Assistant Superintendent of Dredging537,9929,756558,83210,776
Dredge Operation Supervisor527,6089,288558,83210,776
Dredge Master VI527,6089,288558,83210,776
Provincial Irrigation Engineer III558,83210,776
Supervising Civil Engineer I486,2407,608517,2368,832
Supervising Hydrographic Engineer I486,2407,608517,2368,832
Supervising Research Engineer486,2407,608517,2368,832
Special Instrumentation Research Engineer486,2407,608517,2368,832
Supervising Information Officer I486,2407,608517,2368,832
Chief Irrigation Project Supervisor486,2407,608517,2368,832
Chief Irrigation Project Investigator486,2407,608517,2368,832
Assistant Chief Cartographer465,6406,888517,2368,832
Materials Research Engineer517,2368,832
Provincial Irrigation Engineer II517,2368,832
Supervising Cartographic Engineer486,2407,608517,2368,832
Dredge Master V506,8888,400517,2368,832
Senior Civil Engineer445,1126,240475,9287,236
Senior Hydrographic Engineer445,1126,240475,9287,236
Senior Cartographic Engineer445,1126,240475,9287,236
Senior Research Engineer445,1126,240475,9287,236
Senior Geophysicist445,1126,240475,9287,236
Head Cartographer445,1126,240475,9287,236
Irrigation Superintendent II445,1126,240475,9287,236
Materials Testing Engineer I445,1126,240475,9287,236
Provincial Irrigation Engineer I475,9287,236
Civil Engineer414,4045,376445,1126,240
Hydrographic Engineer II414,4045,376445,1126,240
Materials Testing Supervisor414,4045,376445,1126,240
Irrigation Superintendent I414,4045,376445,1126,240
Cartographic Engineer414,4045,376445,1126,240
Supervising Cartographer424,6325,040445,1126,240
Photogrammetrist414,4045,376445,1126,240
Head Computer414,4045,376445,1126,240
Dredge Master III445,1126,240465,6406,888
Associate Civil Engineer393,9844,860424,6325,640
Hydrographic Engineer I393,9844,860424,6325,640
Photomosaic Map Engineer404,1885,112424,6325,640
Dredge Master II373,6124,404424,6325,640
Assistant Dredge Master V393,9844,860424,6325,640
Junior Civil Engineer353,2643,984388,7924,632
Senior Cartographer343,1083,792388,7924,632
Dredge Master I353,2643,984388,7924,632
Assistant Dredge Master IV373,6124,404388,7924,632

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.

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.