An Act to Amend Sections Ninety-One and Ninety-Two of Commonwealth Act Numbered One, Known as the National Defense Act
Commonwealth Act No. 272, enacted on June 2, 1938, amends Sections 91 and 92 of the National Defense Act. It establishes that young men in trainee instruction will receive a daily allowance of five centavos, alongside provisions for meals, accommodations, medical care, clothing, and transportation if applicable. Additionally, trainees serving beyond five and a half months will earn five pesos for each extra month served, barring any misconduct or unauthorized absences. Probationary third lieutenants will receive similar compensation and subsistence allowances as prescribed by the chief of staff. The Act took effect upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Commonwealth Act No. 272
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Commonwealth Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 2, 1938
COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 272
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS NINETY-ONE AND NINETY-TWO OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED ONE, KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL DEFENSE ACT
SECTION 1. Sections ninety-one and ninety-two of Commonwealth Act Numbered One are hereby amended so as 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 where the distance from home to the place of training is in excess of twenty kilometers, or where water transportation is required: Provided, That any trainee who may serve with the colors longer than five and one-half 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 months so served."
"SEC. 92. Individuals undergoing training in the grade of probationary third lieutenant shall receive pay and allowances as provided in the preceding section for trainees of more than five and one-half months service, except that they shall receive such subsistence allowance in cash or in kind as the chief of staff may prescribe."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, June 2, 1938.
Cite This Law
An Act to Amend Sections Ninety-One and Ninety-Two of Commonwealth Act Numbered One, Known as the National Defense Act, Commonwealth Act No. 272, Jun 2, 1938 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Sections Ninety-One and Ninety-Two of Commonwealth Act Numbered One, Known as the National Defense Act, Commonwealth Act No. 272 (Phil. 1938)
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