Amendments to C.A. No. 1 (National Defense Act)
Republic Act No. 237, approved on June 9, 1948, amends specific sections of the National Defense Act concerning military training for young men. It mandates registration for military training at age twenty, with trainee instruction lasting up to ten months, extendable to eighteen months with consent. Trainees receive a daily allowance, meals, and accommodations, with additional pay for those serving beyond ten months, excluding cases of misconduct. Furthermore, probationary second lieutenants in training will receive pay and allowances as determined by the Chief of Staff.
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- What is Amendments to C.A. No. 1 (National Defense Act) about?
- Republic Act No. 237, approved on June 9, 1948, amends specific sections of the National Defense Act concerning military training for young men. It mandates registration for military training at age twenty, with trainee instruction lasting up to ten months, extendable to eighteen months with consent. Trainees receive a daily allowance, meals, and accommodations, with additional pay for those serving beyond ten months, excluding cases of misconduct. Furthermore, probationary second lieutenants in training will receive pay and allowances as determined by the Chief of Staff.
- What type of law is Republic Act No. 237?
- Amendments to C.A. No. 1 (National Defense Act) (Republic Act No. 237) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Amendments to C.A. No. 1 (National Defense Act) enacted?
- Amendments to C.A. No. 1 (National Defense Act) (Republic Act No. 237) was enacted on Jun 9, 1948.
- What is the citation for Amendments to C.A. No. 1 (National Defense Act)?
- Amendments to C.A. No. 1 (National Defense Act), Republic Act No. 237, Jun 9, 1948 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 237
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 9, 1948
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 237
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS FIFTY-THREE, NINETY-ONE AND NINETY-TWO OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE ACT, AS AMENDED
SECTION 1. Section fifty-three of Commonwealth Act Numbered One is amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 53. Young men shall be required to register for military training in the armed forces in the calendar year in which they will attain twenty years of age. This class of training shall be known as trainee instruction and shall be given for such periods, at such time, and under such regulations as the President may from time to time prescribe. Except for those trainees selected for duty with elements of the Regular Force, the period of trainee instruction shall not exceed ten months. In no case shall the period of trainee instruction extend beyond eighteen months except with the specific consent of trainee." cd
SECTION 2. Section ninety-one of Commonwealth Act Numbered One, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 91. Young men undergoing trainee instruction shall receive five centavos per day, in addition to meals and barracks accommodations, medical attention, clothing and transportation: Provided, That any trainee who may serve with the colors longer than ten months, except for those who may be required by regulations to serve additional periods as a result of their own misconduct or unauthorized absences during the course of their normal trainee instruction, shall receive, over and above normal pay and allowances provided for trainees, the sum of five pesos for each additional month so served."
SECTION 3. Section ninety-two of Commonwealth Act Numbered One, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows: aisa dc
"SEC. 92. Individuals undergoing training in the grade of probationary second lieutenant shall receive pay as provided in the preceding section for trainees of more than ten months service, except that they shall receive such allowances in cash or in kind as the Chief of Staff may prescribe."
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 9, 1948
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 44, No. 9, p. 3162 in September 1948
Cite This Law
Amendments to C.A. No. 1 (National Defense Act), Republic Act No. 237, Jun 9, 1948 (Philippines)
Amendments to C.A. No. 1 (National Defense Act), Republic Act No. 237 (Phil. 1948)
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