PAGCOR to align employee salaries with other GOCCs

In response to the Governance Commission’s promise to issue an authority to implement the agency’s new Compensation and Position Classification System, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has announced that it plans to align employee salaries with those of other government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs).

The Governance Commission, PAGCOR’s Compliance Department, and the Human Resources and Development Group convened late last year to make this commitment, according to PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco.

It is planned for the Authority to Implement to be released by January 31.

The Governance Commission, which oversees and regulates GOCCs, initially published a circular in 2015 mandating restructuring, rationalization, and personnel planning prior to authorizing any reorganizations or increases in employee compensation, as observed by PAGCOR.

Subsequently, an Executive Order was issued by President Benigno Aquino III requiring the CPCS for all GOCCs, including PAGCOR. President Rodrigo Duterte, however, delayed this so that GOCCs may choose between their current compensation plan and a modified salary structure. The latter was chosen by PAGCOR.

Following Duterte’s 2021 CPCS reinstatement, PAGCOR submitted their compliance. Nevertheless, it was later discovered that the gaming authority had delayed the CPCS’s implementation by, among other things, creating a new E-Sabong Licensing Department without the required authorization.

As soon as Tengco assumed control of PAGCOR in August 2022, he made plans to meet with the Governance Commission to request permission and inquired about the agency’s CPCS.

The Commission informed PAGCOR in December that it planned to issue an Authority to Implement.

Original story by: IAG