Amendment to R.A. No. 291 Re: Conferment of Grades of Lieutenant General and Major
Republic Act No. 1416, enacted on May 14, 1956, amends Section Nine of Republic Act No. 291, establishing the ranks of Lieutenant General and Major General within the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It specifies that the rank of Lieutenant General is to be conferred upon the officer appointed by the President as Chief of Staff, while the rank of Major General is for the Vice Chief of Staff. Both appointments require the consent of the Commission on Appointments. This law took effect immediately upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 1416
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 14, 1956
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1416
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION NINE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED NINETY-ONE SO AS TO CONFER THE GRADES OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL AND MAJOR GENERAL UPON THE OFFICERS HOLDING THE POSITIONS OF CHIEF OF STAFF AND VICE-CHIEF OF STAFF, RESPECTIVELY
SECTION 1. Paragraph (a) of section nine of Republic Act Numbered Two hundred and ninety-one is hereby amended to read as follows: casia
"Sec. 9. Promotion to grade of major general and lieutenant general. — (a) The grade of lieutenant general in the active list shall be conferred only upon the officer appointed by the President, with the consent of the Commission on Appointments, to the office of Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The grade of the major general in the active list shall be conferred only upon the officer appointed by the President, with the consent of the Commission on Appointments, to the Office of Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: May 14, 1956 cd i
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 52, No. 6, p. 2968 in June 1956
Cite This Law
Amendment to R.A. No. 291 Re: Conferment of Grades of Lieutenant General and Major, Republic Act No. 1416, May 14, 1956 (Philippines)
Amendment to R.A. No. 291 Re: Conferment of Grades of Lieutenant General and Major, Republic Act No. 1416 (Phil. 1956)
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