Extension of Period to File Backpay Rights Applications for Members of Philippine Army, Guerrilla Forces and Philippine Scouts
Republic Act No. 1558, enacted on June 16, 1956, extends the deadline for members of the Philippine Army, recognized guerrilla forces, and Philippine Scouts, as well as their heirs, to file applications for backpay rights. These individuals, who previously failed to establish their claims under an earlier law, are granted an additional year to submit their applications. The Act mandates the Treasurer of the Philippines to widely disseminate information about this extension, ensuring that those in rural areas are informed and assisted in the application process. The law took effect immediately upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 1558
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 16, 1956
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1558
AN ACT GRANTING MEMBERS OF THE PHILIPPINE ARMY, RECOGNIZED GUERRILLA FORCES AND PHILIPPINE SCOUTS, WHO FAILED TO ESTABLISH THEIR BACKPAY RIGHTS UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED AND FOUR, AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACTS NUMBERED EIGHT HUNDRED AND EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN, AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF ONE YEAR WITHIN WHICH TO FILE THEIR APPLICATIONS THEREUNDER, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. Members of the Philippine Army, recognized guerrilla forces and Philippine Scouts, or their heirs, who failed to establish their backpay rights within the period prescribed by Section five of Republic Act Numbered Eight hundred and ninety-seven, are hereby granted an additional period of one year from the approval of this Act within which to file applications for the recognition of their backpay rights under Republic Act Numbered Three hundred and four, as amended by Republic Acts Numbered Eight hundred and Eight hundred and ninety-seven.
SECTION 2. Upon approval of this Act, the Treasurer of the Philippines shall give the provisions of Section one hereof the widest possible dissemination so as to reach rural areas through his subordinate provincial and municipal officials and employees with directives regarding acquisition of application forms, manner of accomplishing and transmitting them, rendition of assistance to claimants in need of help in this regard, and such other instruction as he may deem necessary.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 16, 1956 cd
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 52, No. 10, p. 4552 on August 31, 1956
Cite This Law
Extension of Period to File Backpay Rights Applications for Members of Philippine Army, Guerrilla Forces and Philippine Scouts, Republic Act No. 1558, Jun 16, 1956 (Philippines)
Extension of Period to File Backpay Rights Applications for Members of Philippine Army, Guerrilla Forces and Philippine Scouts, Republic Act No. 1558 (Phil. 1956)
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