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PD 985 Section 4

Coverage.

Section 4

SEC. 4. Coverage. —The position classification and com­pensation systems herein provided shall apply to all posi­tions, whether permanent, temporary or emergency in nature, on full or part-time basis, now existing or here­ after created in the national government, including govern­ment-owned or controlled corporations and financial in­stitutions. The term "national government" shall include all de­partments, bureaus, offices, boards, commissions, courts, tribunals, councils, authorities, administrations, centers, institutes, and state colleges and universities. The term "government-owned or controlled corporations and financial institutions" shall include all corporations and financial institutions owned or controlled by the national govern­ment, whether such corporations and financial institutions perform governmental or proprietary functions. The Position Classification and Compensation System shall not apply to positions occupied by the following: a. Elected officers and officers whose compensation is fixed by the Constitution; b. Heads of Executive Departments and officials of equivalent rank; c Chiefs of Diplomatic Missions, Ministers and Foreign Service Officers; d. Justices and Judges of the Judicial Department; e. Members of the Armed Forces; f. Heads and assistant heads of government-owned or controlled corporations and financial institutions, including such senior management and technical positions as may be determined by the President of the Philippines; g. Heads of state universities and colleges; h. Positions embraced in the Career Executive Service; and i. Provincial, city, municipal and other local government officials and employees.

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CitationPD 985 Section 4 (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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