An Act to Authorize the Commutation and Payment in Cash of the Accrued Leave of Government Officers and Employees Detailed for Service in the United States or in Some Foreign Country or Sent to Such Countries as Government Students
Act No. 2870, enacted on August 12, 1919, authorizes the commutation and cash payment of accrued leave for government officers and employees assigned to the United States or abroad as government students. This payment occurs on their departure from the Philippines, alongside any additional compensation they may receive. However, if the individual returns to the Philippines before fully utilizing their granted leave, they must reimburse the unutilized cash equivalent of that leave. The Act took effect upon its approval on August 2, 1919.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2870
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
August 12, 1919
ACT NO. 2870
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMUTATION AND PAYMENT IN CASH OF THE ACCRUED LEAVE OF GOVERNMENT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES DETAILED FOR SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES OR IN SOME FOREIGN COUNTRY OR SENT TO SUCH COUNTRIES AS GOVERNMENT STUDENTS
SECTION 1. Any provision of existing law to the contrary notwithstanding, the commutation of the accrued leave earned by Government officers and employees detailed for service in the United States or in some foreign country, or sent to such countries as Government students, is hereby authorized, and said leave shall be paid in cash on the date of their departure from the Philippine Islands, in addition to any other compensation or allowances which either may be entitled to receive outside of the Philippine Islands: Provided, That in case the person to whom accrued leave has been paid under the provisions of this Act returns to the Islands before the expiration of the leave granted, the same shall be required to return the money value of the leave not made use of outside of the Islands.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, August 2, 1919.
Cite This Law
An Act to Authorize the Commutation and Payment in Cash of the Accrued Leave of Government Officers and Employees Detailed for Service in the United States or in Some Foreign Country or Sent to Such Countries as Government Students, Act No. 2870, Aug 12, 1919 (Philippines)
An Act to Authorize the Commutation and Payment in Cash of the Accrued Leave of Government Officers and Employees Detailed for Service in the United States or in Some Foreign Country or Sent to Such Countries as Government Students, Act No. 2870 (Phil. 1919)
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