PAGCOR To Implement New Compensation Package

After years of anticipation, employees of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) are poised to see their salaries brought in line with those of other Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCCs), following a commitment from the Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG) to issue an Authority to Implement (ATI) for PAGCOR's new Compensation and Position Classification System (CPCS).

PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco announced that the GCG's commitment to issue the ATI for the CPCS came after a meeting between the GCG and Pagcor's Compliance Department and Human Resources and Development Group on December 1, 2023. I Photo: PAGCOR

PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco announced that the GCG's commitment to issue the ATI for the CPCS came after a meeting between the GCG and Pagcor's Compliance Department and Human Resources and Development Group on December 1, 2023.

This commitment was confirmed by GCG Commissioner Atty. Geraldine Berberabe-Martinez during a recent media interview, where she indicated that the Commission is likely to issue the Authority to Implement by January 31, 2024.

The GCG, responsible for regulating and supervising GOCCs, initially mandated reorganization, rationalization, and personnel planning in GOCCs through Memorandum Circular No. 2015-04 in 2015. President Benigno Aquino III later adopted the CPCS for all GOCCs through Executive Order No. 203.

However, during the Duterte administration, the CPCS was suspended by Executive Order No. 36 in July 2017. GOCCs were given the option to adopt a modified salary structure or retain their current compensation framework, with PAGCOR choosing the latter.

Executive Order No. 150, issued by President Duterte, reinstated the CPCS and the Index of Occupational Services, Position Titles, and Job Grades for GOCCs, effective October 5, 2021.

PAGCOR submitted the necessary requirements for CPCS approval in November 2021 but faced delays after an onsite validation in June 2022 revealed unauthorized department creation.

Upon assuming leadership at PAGCOR in August 2022, Mr. Tengco initiated inquiries with the GCG regarding the status of PAGCOR's CPCS.

Subsequently, PAGCOR's Corporate Secretary and Compliance Officer, Atty. Leoncio Joel Barrameda III began working with the GCG to secure CPCS approval starting December 2022.

After a year of negotiations, the GCG informed PAGCOR on December 1, 2023, of its intention to issue an ATI for PAGCOR's CPCS by January 31, 2024.

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