Section 9
SEC. 9. Schedule of per diems for officers and employees of the National Government.-Notwithstanding the provisions of Commonwealth Act Numbered Two hundred and forty-six, per diems in lieu of subsistence and lodging while traveling, when allowed to be paid from any appropriation authorized in this Act, shall be fixed with the approval of the corresponding Head of Department at rates not to exceed the following: (a) For officers and employees receiving a salary of two thousand pesos or less per annum, a per diem not exceeding one peso and fifty centavos; (b) For those receiving more than two thousand pesos per annum, but not exceeding four thousand pesos per annum, a per diem not exceeding two pesos and twenty-five centavos; (c) For those receiving more than four thousand pesos per annum, but not exceeding six thousand pesos per annum, aper diem not exceeding three pesos; and (d) For those receiving more than six thousand pesos per annum, a per diem not exceeding three pesos and seventy-five centavos.