S. No. 320 H. No. 3801 / 64 OG No. 47, 12031 (November 18, 1968)

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4685, June 18, 1966 ]

AN ACT TO STANDARDIZE THE SALARIES OF BUREAU DIRECTORS AND OTHER OFFICIALS UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:SECTION 1. Any existing law to the contrary notwithstanding, the standardized salaries for bureau directors and other officials under the Department of Health are hereby fixed as follows:

1. Bureau Director, seventeen thousand four hundred eighty pesos per annum;
2. Chief of Offices (Field Health Operations, Administrative Services, Health Education and Personnel Training, Disease Intelligence Center and Food and Drugs Administration), sixteen thousand pesos per annum;
3. Regional Health Director, fifteen thousand four hundred eighty pesos per annum;
4. Chief of Medical Division, fifteen thousand pesos per annum;
5. Chiefs of the Jose R. Reyes Memorial Hospital (NGH), National Mental Hospital, San Lazaro Hospital, National Orthopedic Hospital, Maternity and Children's Hospital, the National Children's Hospital, and other Chiefs of designated Medical Centers and the Tala Leprosarium fifteen thousand pesos per annum;
6. Chiefs of other national hospitals, fourteen thousand five hundred pesos per annum;
7. Chief of Clinics, fourteen thousand pesos per annum;
8. Medical Specialist III, Medical Adviser, Chief Malariologist and Field Research Malariologist, thirteen thousand five hundred pesos per annum;
9. Medical Specialist II, Pharmacy Adviser, and Chief of Division (Non-Medical) Office of the Secretary, twelve thousand pesos per annum;
10. Hospital Department Head, and Hospital Inspector twelve thousand pesos per annum;
11. Medical Specialist I, eleven thousand pesos per annum;
12. Supervising Resident Physician, Senior Resident Physician and Senior Clinic Physician (Tuberculosis), nine thousand pesos per annum;
13. Resident Physician, and Clinic Physician, seven thousand pesos per annum.

Those serving on part-time basis shall receive one-half of the corresponding salaries mentioned therein.SEC. 2. In order to carry out the provisions of this Act, the sum of five hundred thousand pesos or part thereof is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, or from any savings of the Department of Health to cover salary differentials from July first, nineteen hundred and sixty-six, to June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and sixty-seven. Appropriations for the succeeding fiscal years shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.Approved, June 18, 1966.

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