Amending R.A. No. 481 (Dental Care for AFP Personnel)
Republic Act No. 1128, enacted on June 16, 1954, amends certain provisions of Republic Act No. 481, which aims to enhance dental care for the personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The Act mandates the Secretary of National Defense to issue regulations for the dental service, now referred to as the dental service of the AFP, with the Chief of Dental Service responsible for its administration. It establishes a minimum staffing requirement of two dental officers for every one thousand personnel in the AFP and ensures that the dental service maintains a separate roster from the medical service. The Act also stipulates that during wartime or emergencies, dental officers will hold ranks and benefits equivalent to their counterparts in the medical corps.
Quick Answers
- What is Amending R.A. No. 481 (Dental Care for AFP Personnel) about?
- Republic Act No. 1128, enacted on June 16, 1954, amends certain provisions of Republic Act No. 481, which aims to enhance dental care for the personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The Act mandates the Secretary of National Defense to issue regulations for the dental service, now referred to as the dental service of the AFP, with the Chief of Dental Service responsible for its administration. It establishes a minimum staffing requirement of two dental officers for every one thousand personnel in the AFP and ensures that the dental service maintains a separate roster from the medical service. The Act also stipulates that during wartime or emergencies, dental officers will hold ranks and benefits equivalent to their counterparts in the medical corps.
- What type of law is Republic Act No. 1128?
- Amending R.A. No. 481 (Dental Care for AFP Personnel) (Republic Act No. 1128) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Amending R.A. No. 481 (Dental Care for AFP Personnel) enacted?
- Amending R.A. No. 481 (Dental Care for AFP Personnel) (Republic Act No. 1128) was enacted on Jun 16, 1954.
- What is the citation for Amending R.A. No. 481 (Dental Care for AFP Personnel)?
- Amending R.A. No. 481 (Dental Care for AFP Personnel), Republic Act No. 1128, Jun 16, 1954 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 1128
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 16, 1954
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1128
AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PROVIDE MORE EFFICIENT DENTAL CARE FOR THE PERSONNEL OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES"
SECTION 1. Sections two and five of Republic Act Numbered Four hundred eighty-one are amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 2. The Secretary of National Defense shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the intent of this Act, and the procedure for the performance of the dental functions of such dental service shall be defined and prescribed by appropriate directions to be issued by the Chief of Dental Service to the end that the dental service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, shall study, plan and direct all matters coming within the cognizance of such service and all matters relating to dentistry shall be referred to the dental service. The Chief of Dental Service shall be directly responsible to the Chief of Staff for the administration of all matters related to the dental service. Hereafter the dental corps of the Armed Forces of the Philippines shall be known as the dental service. cd
"SEC. 5. The number of officers of the dental service shall not be less than two officers for every thousand of the total strength of the AFP authorized from time to time. A separate roster for officers of the dental service shall be kept separate from the medical service. Hereafter in time of war or other emergency the dental service shall consist of commissioned officers of the same grades and proportionately distributed among such grades as are now or may hereafter be provided for the medical corps, and who shall have the rank, pay and allowances of officers of corresponding grades in the medical corps." acd
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 16, 1954
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 50, No. 8, p. 3467 in August 1954
Cite This Law
Amending R.A. No. 481 (Dental Care for AFP Personnel), Republic Act No. 1128, Jun 16, 1954 (Philippines)
Amending R.A. No. 481 (Dental Care for AFP Personnel), Republic Act No. 1128 (Phil. 1954)
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