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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT
BONCODIN HALL, GENERAL SOLANO STREET, SAN MIGUEL, MANILA

CIRCULAR No. 2019-7

March 26, 2019

To : Heads of Departments/Agencies/State Universities and Colleges

and Other Offices of the National Government; Budget Officers;
Heads of Accounting Units, and All Others Concerned

Subject : RELEASE OF FUNDS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF

FY 2019

1.0 This Circular covers the following:

1 .1 AU agencies in the national government, including State Universities and

Colleges (SUC5); and

1.2 The Bureau of the Treasury for the amounts of assistance to

government-owned and/or controlled corporations (GOCC5) and local
government units (LGUs).

2.0 Pending enactment of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for

FY 2019, all operating units, i.e., agencies of the national government
receiving allotment/Notice of Cash Allocation (NCA) directly from DBM, are
authorized to obligate the amount corresponding to their actual
requirements under the regular budget for the second quarter of FY 2019
but not to exceed the following percentages:

2.1 Chargeable against Agency Specific Budget

2.1.1 Personal Services (PS) - twenty-five percent (25%) of the PS

level using actual salary requirements as of
December 31, 2018 (i.e., number of filled positions and salary
rates) but not to exceed the level provided under the FY 2019
National Expenditure Program (NEP). This PS level shall
include the following:

Mid-Year Bonus;
Clothing and Uniform Allowance; and
Built-in funds in the agency budget for creation of new
positions, inclusive of the required government premiums
in PHILHEALTH and Employees Compensation Insurance
Premiums (ECIP).

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 2.1.2 Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE), Capital
Outlays (CO), and capitalized wages and salaries - twenty-five
percent (25%) of regular programs and ongoing
foreign-assisted/locally-funded projects which appear under the
FY 2018 GAA (Republic Act [RA] No. 10964), and the FY 2019
NEP, whichever is lower in amount.

2.2 Chargeable against Automatic Appropriation

2.2.1 Retirement and Life Insurance Premiums (RLIP) - equivalent to

12% (or the applicable rate otherwise provided under special
laws) of the salaries component under item 2.1 .1 of this Circular,
as well as the corresponding RLIP to the fourth tranche
compensation adjustments pursuant to Executive Order (EO)
No. 201, s. 2016, as amended by EO No. 76, s. 2019, and
National Budget Circular No. 573, s. 2018.

3.0 Obligations incurred pursuant to this Circular Letter (CL) shall be recorded in
the appropriate Registry of Appropriations and Allotments, as overdraft in
allotment. This shall be adjusted once the allotment (obligational
authority/General Appropriations Act as an Allotment Order) for the purpose is
approved. The rules and regulations pertinent to the recording of these
budgetary accounts are prescribed under Commission on Audit (COA)
Circular No. 2013-002 dated January 30, 2013, amending COA Circular No.
2004-008 dated September 20, 2004, COA Circular No. 2014-003 dated
April 15, 2014, and COA Circular No. 2015-007 dated October 22, 2015.

4.0 Items enumerated below are not covered by this obligational authority and
shall be issued Special Allotment Release Order (SARO):

4.1 Items Not Requiring Submission of Agency's Special Budget Request

(SBR):

4.1.1 Budgetary support to GOCCs which are fully dependent on

national government assistance or are heavily subsidized,
equivalent to the second quarter of FY 2019 requirements.

4.1.2 Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) of provinces, cities,

municipalities, and barangays. Release of SARO shall be
corresponding to the second to fourth quarter requirements
based on the FY 2019 NEP.

4.1.3 Requirements of the fourth tranche compensation adjustment

authorized per EO No. 201, s. 2016, as amended by EO No. 76,
s. 2019 inclusive of the required government premiums in
PHILHEALTH and ECIP.

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 4.2 Items Requiring SBR Submission

4.2.1 Centrally-managed items (CMI5) of departments/agencies

chargeable against Regular Budget, FY 2018 GAA
(RA No. 10964), as reenacted.

4.2.2 Charges against Pension and Gratuity Fund (PGF)

FY 2018 GAA (RA No. 10964), as reenacted.

4.2.2.1 Actual requirements for retired government

employees, i.e., terminal leave benefits and retirement
gratuity of all optional retirees, regardless of
retirement law.

4.2.2.2 Actual requirements for pension benefits of the Armed

Forces of the Philippines retirees, war/military
veterans of the Department of National Defense, and
uniformed personnel of the Department of the Interior
and Local Government, National Mapping and
Resource Information, and Philippine Coast Guard, as
well as other retirees whose pensions are funded by
the national government, i.e., Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Labor and Employment-
National Labor Relations Commission, Professional
Regulation Commission, Department of Justice-Office
of the Solicitor General, and Office of the Government
Corporate Counsel. The amount of release shall be
based on the number of pensioners and rates as of
December 31, 2018.

4.2.3 Charges against other Special Purpose Funds such as National

Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (NDRRMF),
Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund (MPBF), Contingent
Fund (CF), among others.

4.2.4 Chargeable against Automatic Appropriations

Special Accounts in the General Fund (SAGF) of agencies—

amount to be released shall be limited to the uncommitted cash
balance with the Bureau of the Treasury under the SAGF of the
agency concerned.

5.0 All SAROs to be issued chargeable against the FY 2018 Budget

(RA No. 10964), as reenacted, under items 4.2.1, 4.2.2, and 4.2.3 of this
Circular shall be valid for obligation while the FY 2019 GAA is not yet in effect.

6.0 NCAs shall be issued for the items covered with obligational authority
authorized under this Circular, as well as items to be issued SAROs, based
on the DBM-evaluated Monthly Disbursement Program (MDP).

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7.0 Any unobligated allotment out of this obligational authority or SAROs
issued under item 4.0 of this Circular chargeable against the Regular Budget
as of the effectivity of the FY 2019 GAA shall be reported to DBM by the
agency within 30 days from the effectivity of the 2019 GAA. Such
unobligated allotments shall be deemed withdrawn and, if necessary,
another may be issued chargeable against the FY 2019 GAA.
This policy is, however, not applicable to allotment releases charged
against Automatic Appropriations.

8.0 Agencies are likewise reminded to regularly submit to DBM the monthly
documents/reports prescribed under COA-DBM Joint Circular
No. 2014-1 dated July 2, 2014 (including, but not limited to, Financial
Accountability Report [FAR] No. 4: Monthly Report of Disbursements), as well
as DBM Circular Letter No. 2015-9 dated June 30, 2015 (Prescribing the
Submission of Summary Performance Monitoring Report) within the
prescribed submission timelines after the end of each month starting from
January up to June 2019, as basis for determining the status of
program/project implementation and expenditures incurred for the
production/delivery of goods and services to the public. Said report shall be
consolidated for submission to the President.

9.0 For compliance.

JA BU EL
Officer-in-Charge, DBM

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT
BONCODIN HALL. GENERAL SOLANO STREET, SAN MIGUEL, MANILA

LARLEUER No. 2019-7A

March 29, 2019

To : Heads of Departments/Agencies/State Universities and Colleges

(SUCs) and Other Offices of the National Government; Budget
Officers; Heads of Accounting Units, and All Others Concerned

Subject : AMENDING DBM CIRCULAR LETTER NO. 2019-7 DATED

MARCH 26, 2019 RE RELEASE OF FUNDS FOR THE SECOND
QUARTER OF FY2019

1.0 To effect the immediate payment of the 4th tranche compensation adjustment
authorized under Executive Order (EO) No. 201, s. 2016, as amended by
EO No. 76, s. 2019, item 4.1.3 of DBM Circular Letter (CL) No. 2019-7 dated
March 26, 2019 is hereby revoked.

2.0 Further, item 2.1.2 of the same CL is renumbered to "2.1.3" and a new item
2.1.2 is added, as follows:

"2.1.2 PS requirements corresponding to the 4th tranche compensation

adjustment authorized per EO No. 201, s. 2016, as amended by
EO No. 76, s. 2019, inclusive of the required government premiums in
PHILHEALTH and ECIP, for the period January to June 2019."

3.0 Accordingly, it is understood that the 4th tranche compensation adjustment,

inclusive of the required government premiums in PHILHEALTH andECIP, for
the period January to June 2019 shall be among the items authorized to be
obligated for the second quarter, chargeable against agency-specific budgets.

4.0 All other provisions of CL No. 2019-7 shall remain in force and effect.

5.0 For compliance.

JA B L
Officer-in-Charge, DBM
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT
BONCODfN HALL, GENERAL SOLANO STREET, SAN IvIIGUEL MANILA

No. 575
NATIONAL BUDGET CIRCULAR
March 25, 2019

To : Heads of Departments, Agencies, and Other Offices of the National

Government, including Commissions/Offices under the
Constitutional Fiscal Autonomy Group (CFAG) and State
Universities and Colleges (SUCs); and All Others Concerned

Subject IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FOURTH TRANCHE COMPENSATION

ADJUSTMENT FOR CIVILIAN PERSONNEL IN THE NATIONAL
GOVERNMENT

1.0 Background

Executive Order (EO) No. 201, s. 2016 entitled, Modifying the Salary Schedule for
Civilian Government Personnel and Authorizing the Grant of Additional Benefits for
Both Civilian and Military and Uniformed Personnel' was signed by the President in
accordance with the authority vested in him under Presidential Decree (PD) No. 9851
and Congress Joint Resolution (JR) No. 4, s. 2009 . 2

The issuance of EO No. 201 is consistent with the governing principle of the
Compensation and Position Classification System (CPCS), as espoused under
Congress JR No. 4, that compensation of government personnel shall be generally
comparable with those in the private sector doing comparable work in order to attract,
retain, and motivate a core of competent civil servants.

EQ No. 201 provided for a four-year (2016-2019) implementation of the compensation

adjustment.

Further, EQ No. 76, s. 2019 1 amended Section 15(a) of EQ No. 201 which provides
the funding sources for the amounts necessary to implement the said EQ.

1
Dated August 22, 1976 entitled, "A Decree Revising the Position Classification and Compensation Systems
in the National Government, and Integrating the Same."

2
Dated June 17, 2009 entitled, "Joint Resolution Authorizing the President of the Philippines to Modify the
Compensation and Position Classification System of Civilian Personnel and the Base Pay Schedule of
Military and Uniformed Personnel in the Government, and for Other Purposes."

Dated March 15, 2019 entitled, "Amending Executive Order No. 201 (s. 2016), Entitled 'Modifying the Salary
Schedule for Civilian Government Personnel and Authorizing the Grant of Additional Benefits for Both Civilian
and Military and Uniformed Personnel."
2.0 Purpose

This Circular is issued to prescribe the guidelines, rules and regulations for the
implementation of the fourth tranche compensation adjustment stipulated
in EO No. 201, s. 2016 and EO No. 76, s. 2019.

3.0 Coverage

The Circular covers all positions for civilian personnel, whether regular, casual, or
contractual in nature, appointive or elective, full-time or part-time, now existing or
hereafter created in the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches, the
Constitutional Commissions and other Constitutional Offices, and SUCs.

4.0 Exclusions

Those engaged without employer-employee relationship and funded from

non-Personnel Services (PS) appropriations/budgets are excluded from the coverage
of this Circular, as follows:

4.1 Consultants and experts engaged for a limited period to perform specific
activities or services with expected outputs;

4.2 Laborers engaged through job contracts (pakyaw) and those paid on piecework
basis;

4.3 Student workers and apprentices; and

4.4 Individuals and groups of people whose services are engaged through job
orders, contracts of service, or others similarly situated.

5.0 Implementation of the Fourth Tranche Monthly Salary Schedule for Civilian
Personnel Effective January 1, 2019

The new salary rates shall be in accordance with the Fourth Tranche Monthly Salary
Schedule for Civilian Personnel under Section 3 of EO No. 201, s. 2016, attached as
Annex "A" in this Circular.

5.1 Rules for Adjusting Salaries

5.1.1 The salaries of incumbent civilian personnel shall be adjusted to the

rates in the Salary Schedule in Annex "A" corresponding to the
designated steps of the salary grade allocations of their positions as of
December 31, 2018, provided, that their positions and salary grades are
in accordance with the Index of Occupational Services, Occupational
Groups. Classes, and Salary Grades issued under Budget Circular (BC)
No. 2018-4 dated October 16, 2018, and additions/modifications
thereto.

5.1.2 If the actual monthly basic salary of an incumbent as of

December 31, 2018 falls between steps of the salary grade allocation
of the position due to the grant of service award or as a result of
demotion or transfer due to the exigency of the service, the salary shall
be adjusted to the rate for the higher step in the Salary Schedule in
Annex "A".

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 5.1.3 If the actual monthly basic salary of an incumbent as of
December 31. 2018 exceeds that for Step 8 of the salary grade
allocation of the position:

5.1.3.1 The salary shall be adjusted to the rate for Step 8 of the same
salary grade in the Salary Schedule in Annex "A".

5.1.3.2 The employee shall not be entitled to salary increase if the

actual salary as of December 31, 2018 exceeds the rate for
Step 8 of the same salary grade in the Salary Schedule in
Annex "A".

5.1.4 The salary of a new hire shall be the rate corresponding to Step 1 of the
salary grade allocation of the position in the Salary Schedule in Annex
"A".

5.1.5 The salaries/wages of contractual/casual personnel shall be adjusted

to the rates corresponding to Step 1 of the salary grade allocations of
their positions in the Salary Schedule in Annex A". The adjusted daily
wage rates of casual personnel shall be computed by dividing the
monthly rates by 22 work days per month.

5.1.6 Compulsory retirees whose services have been extended beyond

December 31, 2018 shall be entitled to salary increase following items
5.1.1 to 5.1.3 of this Circular, whichever is applicable. However, their
retirement benefits, including Terminal Leave Benefits, shall be
computed based on their monthly basic salaries as of the day prior to
the effectivity of their retirement, consistent with existing laws, rules and
regulations.

6.0 Mid-Year Bonus

The Mid-Year Bonus equivalent to one (1) month basic salary as of May 15 shall be
granted to those who have rendered at least four (4) months of satisfactory service
and are still in the service as of same date, to be given not earlier than May 15 of every
year, subject to the rules and regulations provided under BC No. 2017-2 dated
May 8, 2017.

7.0 Productivity Enhancement Incentive (PEI)

The PEI in the amount of P5,000.00 shall be granted to qualified government personnel
not earlier than December 15 of every year, subject to the rules and regulations
provided under BC No. 2017-4 dated December 4, 2017.

8.0 Performance-Based Bonus (PBB)

The PBB to be granted in FY 2019 based on FY 2018 performance to personnel in

national government agencies (NGAs) shall be subject to Memorandum Circular
No. 2018-1 dated May 28, 20186 issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force created under
Administrative Order No. 25, s. 2011.

Rules and Regulations on the Grant of the Mid-Year Bonus for FY 2017 and Years Thereafter
Guidelines on the Grant of Productivity Enhancement Incentive to Government Employees for Fiscal Year 2017
and Years Thereafter
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Guidelines on the Grant of the Performance-Based Bonus for Fiscal Year 2018 under Executive Order No. 80,
s. 2012 and Executive Order No. 201.s. 2016
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9.0 Procedural Guidelines

9.1 The Human Resource Management Officer (HRMO)/Administrative Officer

(AO) of an NGA shall prepare Notices of Salary Adjustment (NOSAs) for
incumbent personnel by following the format marked as Annex "B-i" or
Annex "B-2", whichever is applicable, for approval by the Head of Agency.
For personnel whose actual monthly salaries as of December31, 2018 exceed
the rates corresponding to Step 8 of the salary grade allocations of their
positions in Annex "A", the HRMOIAO shall no longer prepare NOSAs.

9.2 The NOSAs shall be issued to the personnel concerned, copy furnished the
Government Service Insurance System (GSlS), if they are members thereof.

9.3 The salary adjustment under this Circular shall be subject to the usual
accounting, and auditing rules and regulations, and to appropriate
re-adjustment if found not in order. The personnel concerned shall refund any
overpayments received.

10.0 Fund Source

The amounts required to implement the compensation adjustment and related fixed
expenditures for personnel in the NGAs shall be charged against any available
appropriations under the FY 2018 General Appropriations Act, as reenacted.

11.0 Release of Funds

The requirements for compensation adjustment for personnel in the NGA5 shall be
released through the Special Allotment Release Order and Notice of Cash Allocation
for the purpose.

12.0 Responsibilities of Agencies

Agencies shall be responsible for the proper implementation of the provisions of this
Circular. The responsible officers shall be held liable for any payment not in
accordance with the provisions hereof without prejudice to the refund by the employees
concerned of any excess or unauthorized payments.

13.0 Resolution of Cases

Cases not covered by the provisions of this Circular shall be referred to the Department
of Budget and Management for resolution.

14.0 Effectivity

This Circular shall take effect on January 1, 2019.

J ET B. ABUE­L
Officer- i n-C h arge, DBM

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 ANNEX "A"

Fourth Tranche Monthly Salary Schedule for Civilian Personnel

of the National Government
Effective January 1, 2019
(In Pesos)

Step I Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8

Grade
1 11,068 11,160 1 11,254 11,348 11,443 11,538 11,635 11,732
2 11,761 11,851 11942 12,034 12,126 12,219 12,313 12,407
3 12,466 12,562 12,658 12,756 12,854 12,952 13,052 13,152
4 13,214 13,316 13,418 13,521 13,625 13,729 13,835 13,941
5 14,007 14,115 14,223 14,332 14,442 14,553 14,665 14,777
6 14,847 14,961 15,076 15,192 15,309 15,426 15,545 15,664
7 15,738 15,859 15,981 16,104 16,227 16,352 16,477 16,604
8 16,758 16,910 17,063 17,217 17,372 17,529 17,688 17,848
9 17,975 18,125 1 18,277 18,430 18,584 18,739 18,896 19,054
10 19,233 19,394 19,556 19,720 19,884 20,051 20,218 20,387
11 20,754 21,038 21,327 21,619 21,915 22,216 22,520 22,829
12 22,938 23,222 23,510 23,801 24,096 24,395 24,697 25,003
13 25,232 25,545 25.861 26,181 26,506 26,834 27,166 27,503
14 27,755 28,099 28,447 28,800 29,156 29,517 29,883 30,253
15 30,531 30,909 31,292 31,680 32,072 32,469 32,871 33,279
16 33,584 34,000 34,421 34,847 35,279 35,716 36,159 36,606
17 36,942 37,400 37,863 38,332 38,807 39,288 39,774 40,267
18 40,637 41,140 41,650 42,165 42,688 43,217 43,752 44,294
19 45,269 46,008 46,759 47,522 48,298 49,086 49,888 50,702
20 51,155 51,989 52,838 53,700 54,577 55,468 56,373 57,293
21 57,805 58,748 59,707 60,681 61,672 62,678 63,701 64,741
22 65,319 66,385 67.469 68,570 69,689 70,827 71,983 73,157
23 73,811 75,015 76,240 77,484 78,749 80,034 81,340 82,668
24 L83,406 84,767 1 86,151 87,557 88,986 90,439 91,915 93,415
25 95,083 96,635 98,212 99,815 101,444 103,100 104,783 106,493
26 107,444 109,197 110,980 112,791 114,632 116,503 118,404 120,337
27 121,411 123,393 125,407 127,454 129,534 131,648 133,797 135,981
28 137,195 139,434 141,710 1447023 146,373 148,763 151,191 153,658
29 155,030 157,561 160,132 162,746 165,402 168,102 170,845 173,634
30 175,184 178,043 180,949 183,903 186,904 189,955 193,055 196,206
31 257,809 262,844 267,978 273,212 278,549 283,989 289,536 295,191
32 307,365 313,564 319,887 326,338 332,919 339,633 346,483 353,470
33 388,096 399,739
 Annex "B-I"

For Regular Positions

Notice of Salary Adjustment

Date:

Pursuant to National Budget Circular No. _____ dated , implementing

Executive Order (EO) No. 201, s. 2016, as amended by EO No. 76, s. 2019, your salary is
hereby adjusted effective January 1, 2019, as follows:

Adjusted monthly basic salary effective January 1 2019, under the

new Salary Schedule; SO ____ Step P

Actual monthly basic salary as of December 31 2018;

SG Step _____

Monthly salary adjustment effective January 1, 2019 (1-2) P

It is understood that this salary adjustment is subject to review and post-audit, and to
appropriate re-adjustment and refund if found not in order.

Very truly yours,

Head of Agency

Position Title:
Salary Grade:
Item No/Unique Item No., FY_ Personnel Services Itemization
and/or Plantilla of Personnel:

Copy Furnished: GSIS

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 Annex "B-2"

For Contractual/Casual Personnel

Notice of SalarylWage Adjustment

Date:

Pursuant to National Budget Circular No. ____ dated implementing

Executive Order No. 201, s. 2016, as amended by EO No. 76, s. 2019, your salary/daily wage
is hereby adjusted effective , as follows:

Monthly basic salary/daily wage rate

under the new Salary Schedule; SG , P

Actual monthly basic salary/daily wage rate

as of December 31, 2018;
SG

Monthly salary adjustment/Daily wage adjustment

effective (1-2) P

It is understood that this salary/wage adjustment is subject to review and post-audit, and
to appropriate re-adjustment and refund if found not in order.

Very truly yours.

Head of Agency

Position Title:
Salary Grade:

Copy Furnished: GSIS