REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6412 AN ACT STANDARDIZING THE SALARIES OF THE CITY CLERK OF COURT AND OTHER PERSONNEL OF THE CITY COURT OF MANILA, CREATING NEW POSITIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. October 04, 1971

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 the Clerk of Court and other personnel of the City Court of Manila are hereby fixed as follows:

1. One Clerk of Court, twenty thousand pesosper annum;
2. One Assistant Clerk of Court, sixteen thousand pesosper annum;
3. Twelve Branch-Clerks of Court, fifteen thousand pesosper annumeach;
4. One Budget Officer-Administrative Assistant, fourteen thousand pesosper annum;
5. One Personnel Officer, ten thousand two hundred pesosper annum;
6. One Chief Cashier-Deputy Clerk, ten thousand two hundred pesosper annum;
7. One Property Custodian-Supply Clerk, ten thousand two hundred pesosper annum;
8. One Assistant Cashier, eight thousand four hundred pesosper annum;
9. One Senior Property Clerk, eight thousand four hundred pesosper annum;
10. Two Researchers, eight thousand four hundred pesosper annumeach;
11.  Five Special Deputy Clerks, eight thousand four hundred pesosper annumeach;
12. Twelve Deputy Clerks, seven thousand eight hundred pesosper annumeach;
13. Twelve Senior Clerks, seven thousand eight hundred pesosper annumeach;
14. Three Court Interpreters for Tagalog, Spanish and Chinese, seven thousand two hundred pesosper annumeach;
15. Twelve Senior Clerks, seven thousand two hundred pesosper annumeach;
16. Twelve Stenographers, seven thousand two hundred pesosper annumeach;
17. Twelve Clerk-stenographers, six thousand six hundred pesosper annumeach;
18. Eight Cash Clerks, six thousand six hundred pesosper annumeach;
19. Fifteen Clerks II, six thousand  six  hundred pesosper annumeach;
20. One Librarian, six thousand six hundred pesosper annum;
21. One Evidence Clerk, six thousand six hundred pesosper annum;
22. One Payroll Clerk, six thousand six hundred pesosper annum;
23. Twelve Bailiffs, six thousand six hundred pesosper annumeach;
24. Twenty Clerks I, six thousand pesosper annumeach;
25. One Statistical Clerk, six thousand pesosper annum;
26. One Assistant Librarian, five thousand four hundred pesosper annum;
27. Two Clerk-timekeepers, five thousand four hundred pesosper annumeach;
28. One Mimeograph Operator, five thousand one hundred pesosper annum;
29. Ten Clerical Aides, four thousand eight hundred pesosper annumeach;
30. Twenty Janitors, three thousand seven hundred twenty pesosper annumeach;
31. Thirty-five Laborers, three thousand seven hundred twenty pesosper annumeach;

The Clerk of Court and other complementary personnel as herein provided shall receive the salary at the rates provided for in this Act, which shall be paid by the City of Manila. Unless the City Charter or any special law provides higher salaries, the salary rates provided for in this section shall not be deemed to be fixed or permanent in that the City Council is not inhibited from increasing said rates from time to time as the situation so warrants:Provided,That under no circumstance shall any particular constituent or constituents of an item be given increases in salary through the Budget or otherwise unless all the other constituents of the said item are also extended the same benefit and no items may be increased beyond a higher item fixed in this Act.

The Executive Judge of the City Court of Manila may effect from time to time such changes in the allocation of duties and personnel in the organization of complementary personnel as the exigencies of the service may demand and may request the City Council, which is empowered under this Act, to effect changes in designation of any constituent in the afore-cited complementary personnel.  The number of the complementary personnel in this Act is likewise deemed not to be fixed or permanent in that the City Council, upon representation of the Executive Judge and with the conformity of the Secretary of Justice, is hereby empowered to increase the aggregate total of said complementary personnel from time to time whenever the need arises:Provided,That any changes in designations or increases in personnel called for in this paragraph shall not seriously impair the proportional distribution of different classes of positions in the organizational set-up.

Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding and with the exception of the Clerk of Court, the appointment of any and all other complementary personnel shall be vested in the Secretary of Justice, subject to existing Civil Service rules and regulations:Provided, finally,That no official or employee of the City Court of Manila at the time of the approval of this Act shall, as a consequence of the operation of this Act, be removed or separated from the service except for cause as provided by law.

SEC. 2.  The provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Secretary of Justice, upon recommendation of the Executive Judge, shall, with the exception of the Clerk of Court, determine and establish the respective positions, ranks and salaries of all the other incumbent members of the complementary personnel:Provided,That the incumbent Clerk of Court and all other incumbent complementary personnel shall receive their salary adjustments at the rates provided for in this Act without the need of new appointments except for those who, by operation of this Act, shall necessitate the extension of new appointments appropriate for their designations but in which case shall likewise be entitled to their salary adjustments at the rates provided effective upon approval of this Act.SEC. 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.Approved, October 4, 1971.