The Department of Budget and Management issued Budget Circular No. 2021-2, to provide the guidelines on the upgrading of the salary grade (SG) of Nurse II positions from SG-15 to SG-16, as well as the retention of position attributes of previous Nurse III to Nurse VII with their corresponding SG.
It may be recalled that the DBM issued Budget Circular No. 2020-4 on July 17, 2020 which upgraded the salary of the Nurse I position from SG-11 to SG-15. This resulted in the modification of the position attributes of the remaining non-entry level nurse positions. However, with the issuance of Budget Circular No. 2021-2, the original position attributes are reinstated with only the salaries of Nurse I and Nurse II positions upgraded to SG-15 and SG-16, respectively.
The table below provides a summary of the modifications made:
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Prior to BC No. 2020-4 |
BC No. 2020-4 effective January 1, 2020 |
BC No. 2021-2 effective June 1, 2021 |
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| Position Title | SG | Position Title | SG | Position Title | SG |
| Nurse I | 11 | Nurse I | 15 | Nurse I | 15 |
| Nurse II | 15 | Nurse I | 15 | Nurse II | 16 |
| Nurse III | 17 | Nurse II | 17 | Nurse III | 17 |
| Nurse IV | 19 | Nurse III | 19 | Nurse IV | 19 |
| Nurse V | 20 | Nurse IV | 20 | Nurse V | 20 |
| Nurse VI | 22 | Nurse V | 22 | Nurse VI | 22 |
| Nurse VII | 24 | Nurse VI | 24 | Nurse VII | 24 |
The provisions stipulated in Budget Circular No. 2021-2 shall be effective not earlier than June 1, 2021. The DBM would like to emphasize that the modification of the position attributes will not result in the reduction in the salary of the incumbent nurses.
Moreover, the new salary rates will be guided by the Second Tranche Monthly Salary Schedule for the National Government, pursuant to National Budget Circular No. 584 and will be adjusted at the same salary steps as those of previous SG allocation of their positions.
More details may be accessed via: https://www.dbm.gov.ph/index.php/287-latest-issuances/budget-circular/budget-circular-2021/1935-budget-circular-no-2021-2
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