Administrative Order 39: Authorizes 20k aid to EC Pensioners

Administrative Order 39

President Rodrigo Duterte signed Administrative Order (AO) No. 39 which authorizes the grant of one-time financial assistance to employees’ compensation pensioners of the  Social Security System (SSS) and Government Service Insurance System (GSIS). Who are the EC Pensioners?  EC pensioners are persons with permanent partial disability (PPD) or permanent total disability (PTD) because of their … Read more

RA 11549: Lower Height Requirement for Uniformed Personnel

RA 11549

President Duterte signed into law a bill that lowers the minimum height requirement for applicants of the Philippine National Police and other uniform agencies. The new law sets the new minimum requirement of 5’2 for men (1.57 meters) and 5’0 for women or (1.52 meters). The law is Republic Act 11549 or the PNP, BFP, … Read more

RA 11534 (with PDF): CREATE Law to help corporations

Rodrigo Duterte

CREATE bill was signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte and vetoed some provisions on March 26, 2021. The CREATE Law or Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises is a fiscal relief and recovery measure for Filipino Businesses affected by the pandemic which will reduce corporate income tax from 30 percent to 25 percent … Read more

Duterte signs Administrative Order AO 35 granting hazard pay to Health workers

AO 35

Rodrigo Duterte recently signed the Administrative Order (AO) no 35 last November 16, 2020, granting hazard duty pay to all Human Resources for Health (HRH), such as medical and allied medical staff, serving the frontlines during Covid 19 pandemic. Administrative Order no. 35 (AO 35) AUTHORIZING THE GRANT OF ACTIVE HAZARD DUTY PAY (AHDP) TO … Read more

Bayanihan act 2 signs into Law: What you need to know?

bayanihan 2

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signs into law the ‘Bayanihan to Recover As One Act,’ also known as the ‘Bayanihan 2’ on September 11, 2020. What is Bayanihan 2? The law provides a fund of PhP165.5 billion to aid the government in its ongoing response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and recovery programs. Fund … Read more

Nurses entry-level salary grade raises from SG 11 to SG 15

nurses salary grade 2020

The Department of Budget and Management DBM issues Circular Budget no. 2020-04 which upgrades the entry-level of nurse positions. This means that nurses in public hospitals and health institutions will now receive a higher salary. Circular Budget no. 2020-04 Under this circular, the Nurse I position is upgraded from Salary Grade 11 to Salary Grade … Read more

Doble Plaka Law IRR Implementing Rules & Regulation

doble plaka law irr

The Land Transportation office LTO releases the Implementing Rules and Regulation IRR of RA 11235 also known as Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act. Commonly known as “Doble Plaka Law”, it is signed by President Duterte last March 28, 2019. Implementing Rules and Regulation IRR of Doble Plaka Law The IRR of Doble Plaka Law was signed … Read more

List: Drugs included in the Maximum Drug Retail Price signed by Duterte

EO 104

President Rodrigo Duterte signed Executive Order no.104 on the Maximum Drug Retail Price (MDRP) cutting the retail prices of some 87 high-cost medicines by up to 58%. The new EO also regulates the prices of 133 drug formulas. MDRP is still subject to special discounts for senior citizens and persons with disabilities. The following criteria … Read more