Implementation of the Second Tranche of the Updated Salary Schedule for Civilian Government Personnel Under Executive Order (EO) No. 64, s. 2024

1.0 Background

EO No. 64, s. 20241 provides an updated Salary Schedule for Civilian Government Personnel to ensure an effective, competitive, and sustainable Compensation and Position Classification System (CPCS) that attracts, retains, and motivates competent and dedicated civil servants.

As stipulated under the EO, the updated Salary Schedule for Civilian Personnel shall be implemented in four (4) tranches, from Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 to FY 2027..

2.0 Purpose

This Circular is issued to provide the guidelines, rules, and regulations for the implementation of the second tranche of the updated Salary Schedule for Civilian Personnel under EO No. 64, s. 2024.

3.0 Coverage

This Circular applies to all civilian government personnel, now existing or hereafter created in the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches, the

Constitutional Commissions and other Constitutional Offices, SUCS, and GOCCS not covered by Republic Act (RA) No. 101492 and EO No. 150, s. 20213, regardless of appointment status, whether regular, casual, or contractual; appointive or elective; and on a full-time or part-time basis.

4.0 Exclusions

This Circular shall not apply to the following:

    4.1 Military and uniformed personnel;

    4.2 Government agencies that are exempt from RA No. 67584, as amended, as expressly provided in their respective enabling laws or charters, and are actually implementing their respective CPCS approved by the President of the Philippines;

    4.3 GOCCS under RA No. 10149 and EO No. 150, which shall be covered by a CPCS established by the Governance Commission for GOCCS (GCG) and approved by the President of the Philippines; and

    4.4 Individuals engaged without employer-employee relationship and funded from non-Personnel Services (PS) appropriations/budgets, as follows:

        4.4.1 Consultants and experts engaged for a limited period to perform

specific activities or services with expected outputs;

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

        4.4.3 Student workers and apprentices; and

        4.4.4 Those whose services are engaged through job orders, contracts of service, or others similarly situated.

Second Tranche Implementation of the Updated Salary Schedule for Civilian Personnel Effective January 1, 2025

The new salary rates that is effective on January 1, 2025 pursuant to EO No. 64, s. 2024 shall be in accordance with the Second Tranche Monthly Salary Schedule for Civilian Personnel, which is attached as Annex A to this Circular.

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