Section 4
SEC. 4. Staff Appointments. In accordance with the staffing pattern to be recommended by the Executive Committee and approved by the Budget Commission, the Program Director shall appoint the other personnel of the Program Office and define their duties and responsibilities; Provided, that, all technical and professional positions shall be exempt from the rules and regulations on wage and position classification and shall be provided with a salary rate to be determined in accordance with the possessed skills, experiences, educational attainment and the degree of specialization by the proper authorities concerned. Personnel of the existing Cotabato-Agusan River Basin Development Project Office shall be absorbed by the Program Office created by virtue of this Decree. They shall be provided a salary rate not lower than the present rate including other emoluments they are actually receiving; Provided, further, that the Program Office may employ personnel on a part-time basis, any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding.