Amendment to R.A. No. 573 Re: Extension of Active Duty or Enlistment in Philippine Expeditionary Force
Republic Act No. 850, enacted on May 28, 1953, amends the Philippine Military Aid to the United Nations Act (Republic Act No. 573) to extend the active duty enlistment of Reserve Officers and enlisted personnel in the Philippine Expeditionary Force. Under this amendment, these individuals will remain on active duty as long as the Philippines maintains its forces overseas, unless relieved or discharged by the President or dismissed by a court-martial. The act emphasizes the continuity of enlistments for the duration of their service. It took effect immediately upon approval and was published in the Official Gazette.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 850
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 28, 1953
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 850
AN ACT TO AMEND REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE ACTIVE DUTY OR ENLISTMENT OF RESERVE OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEN OF THE PHILIPPINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE PROVIDED FOR IN SAID ACT
SECTION 1. Republic Act Numbered Five hundred seventy-three, otherwise known as the "Philippine Military Aid to the United Nations Act," is hereby amended by inserting a new section between sections ten and eleven thereof, to be designated as section ten-A, which shall read as follows:
"Sec. 10-A. The provisions of any law to the contrary notwithstanding, Reserve Officers in the Philippine Expeditionary Force shall remain on active duty as long as the Philippines continues to maintain said force overseas, unless sooner relieved from such active duty or discharged by the President, or dismissed from the service pursuant to the approved sentence of a general court-martial. All enlistments of enlisted men serving with the Philippine Expeditionary Force shall continue in force for a like period, unless sooner terminated by the President or pursuant to the approved sentence of a court-martial."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: May 28, 1953
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 49, No. 5, p. 1762 in May 1953
Cite This Law
Amendment to R.A. No. 573 Re: Extension of Active Duty or Enlistment in Philippine Expeditionary Force, Republic Act No. 850, May 28, 1953 (Philippines)
Amendment to R.A. No. 573 Re: Extension of Active Duty or Enlistment in Philippine Expeditionary Force, Republic Act No. 850 (Phil. 1953)
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