New Structure and Staffing Pattern.
Section 32
SEC. 32. New Structure and Staffing Pattern. – (a) The new structure and staffing pattern for the OWWA shall be prescribed by the OWWA Board and shall be submitted to the Secretary of the DBM for approval. The salaries and benefits of all personnel shall be in accordance with existing compensation laws. (b) The current officials and employees of the OWWA, as organized under Letter of Instruction No. 537 and Presidential Decree No. 1694, as amended by Presidential Decree No. 1809, and renamed under Executive Order No. 126, series of 1987, and OWWA Board Resolution No. 001, series of 2004, shall be appointed, reappointed, or transferred to the appropriate unit in the new OWWA organizational structure, as determined by the Board, and subject to the qualifications provided in Section 31 of this Act. There shall be no gender discrimination, no demotion in ranks and positions and no diminution in salaries, benefits, allowances and emoluments of all OWWA personnel.