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PD 985 Section 2

Declaration of Policy.

Section 2

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. —It is hereby declared to be the policy of the national government to provide equal pay for substantially equal work and to base differences in pay upon substantive differences in duties and responsi­bilities, and qualification requirements of the positions. In determining rates of pay, due regard shall be given to, among others, prevailing rates in private industry for comparable work. For this purpose, there is hereby est­ablished a system of compensation standardization and position classification in the national government for all departments, bureaus, agencies, and offices including gov­ernment-owned or controlled corporations and financial institutions: Provided, That notwithstanding a standar­ dized salary system established for all employees, addi­ tional financial incentives may be established by govern­ ment corporations and financial institutions for their employees to be supported fully from their corporate funds and for such technical positions as maybe approved by the President in critical government agencies.

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CitationPD 985 Section 2 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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