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2016-01-26 |
MENDOZA, J. |
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| In the case at bench, GM Bucoy and the assistant GMs of ZCWD, although incumbent as of July 1, 1989, were not receiving RATA, a non-integrated benefit, based on the rates provided in LOI No. 97. Consequently, they are no longer entitled to enjoy the RATA benefit given by LOI No. 97. In Philippine Ports Authority v. COA (PPA),[19] the Court explained: Now, under the second sentence of Section 12, first paragraph, the RATA enjoyed by these PPA officials shall continue to be authorized only if they are "being received by incumbents only as of July 1, 1989." RA 6758 has therefore, to this extent, amended LOI No. 97. By limiting the benefit of the RATA granted by LOI No. 97 to incumbents, Congress has manifested its intent to gradually phase out this RATA privilege under LOI No. 97 without upsetting its policy of non-diminution of pay. | |||||
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2013-04-17 |
PEREZ, J. |
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| In view of the disallowances, the affected PPA officials, represented by the OGCC, filed a petition before the Supreme Court claiming their entitlement to the RATA provided for under LOI No. 97. The case was docketed as G.R. No. 100773 entitled "Philippine Ports Authority v. Commission on Audit, et al."[11] | |||||
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2010-07-29 |
VELASCO JR., J. |
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| We agree with Go on this count. The summary reallocation of his position to a lower degree resulting in the corresponding downgrading of his salary infringed the policy of non-diminution of pay which the Court recognized and applied in Philippine Ports Authority v. Commission on Audit,[26] as well as in the subsequent sister cases[27] involving benefits of government employees. Running through the gamut of these cases is the holding that the affected government employees shall continue to receive benefits they were enjoying as incumbents upon the effectivity of RA 6758. | |||||
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2008-08-13 |
PUNO, CJ. |
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| The Court has had the occasion to interpret Sec. 12 of R.A. No. 6758. In National Tobacco Administration v. Commission on Audit,[12] we held that under the first sentence of Section 12, the benefits excluded from the standardized salary rates are the "allowances" or those which are usually granted to officials and employees of the government to defray or reimburse the expenses incurred in the performance of their official functions. These are the RATA, clothing and laundry allowance, subsistence allowance of marine officers and crew on board government vessels and hospital personnel, hazard pay, and others, as enumerated in the first sentence of Section 12. We further ruled that the phrase "and such other additional compensation not otherwise specified herein as may be determined by the DBM" is a catch-all proviso for benefits in the nature of allowances similar to those enumerated. In Philippine Ports Authority v. Commission on Audit,[13] we explained that if these allowances were consolidated with the standardized salary rates, then government officials or employees would be compelled to spend their personal funds in attending to their duties. | |||||
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2005-06-30 |
CALLEJO, SR., J. |
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| The COA asserts that the ruling of the Court in G.R. No. 119385 is in consonance with Philippine Ports Authority v. COA,[16] Manila International Airport Authority v. COA,[17] Philippine International Trading Corp. v. COA,[18] Social Security System v. COA[19] and Government Service Insurance System v. COA,[20] where the Court invariably ruled that in view of the enactment of R.A. No. 6758, additional financial incentives may no longer be granted to government employees. It was, likewise, held in these cases that incumbent government employees as of July 1, 1989 shall continue to receive the non-integrated benefits that they have been receiving as of the said date so as not to upset the legislature's policy on non-diminution of pay and benefits. | |||||
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2005-06-30 |
CALLEJO, SR., J. |
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| The seminal case was Philippine Ports Authority v. COA,[24] where the issue was whether the officials of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) are still entitled to the rates of their representation and transportation allowances (RATA) under Letter of Instruction (LOI) No. 97, which were higher than those authorized by R.A. No. 6758, after July 1, 1989. Ruling in the affirmative, the Court declared that RATA does not form part of the standardized salary. Rather, it falls under the second sentence (first paragraph) of Section 12 of R.A. No. 6758 and as such, shall continue to be authorized "only if they are being received by incumbents as of July 1, 1989." The Court further gave due consideration to the manifest intent of Congress to limit the benefits, including the RATA, falling under the second sentence (first paragraph) of Section 12 of R.A. No. 6758 to incumbents only. The pertinent pronouncement of the Court in the said case is quoted thus:Under the first sentence, RATA does not form part of the standardized salary. … | |||||
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2005-05-10 |
TINGA, J. |
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| In Philippine Ports Authority v. Commission on Audit,[14] the Court emphasized the intention of the legislature to protect incumbents receiving allowances over and above those authorized by R.A. No. 6758 so that they may continue to receive them even after the passage of R.A. No. 6758. Thus, the Court declared petitioners therein to be entitled under the second sentence of Section 12 of R.A. No. 6758 to receive higher rates of representation and transportation allowance provided by Letter of Instruction No. 97:Now, under the second sentence of Section 12, first paragraph, the RATA enjoyed by these PPA officials shall continue to be authorized only if they are "being received by incumbents only as of July 1, 1989." RA 6758 has therefore, to this extent, amended LOI No. 97. By limiting the benefit of the RATA granted by LOI No. 97 to incumbents, Congress has manifested its intent to gradually phase out this privilege without upsetting the policy of non-diminution of pay. | |||||