Grant of P3.50/day Subsistence Allowance for Active Officers and Enlisted Men of the AFP
Republic Act No. 5254, enacted on June 15, 1968, establishes a daily subsistence allowance of three pesos and fifty centavos for all active officers and enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, regardless of rank. The Act allocates thirty-two million pesos from the National Treasury to fund this allowance, with provisions for additional necessary sums to be included in future annual General Appropriations Acts. The law took effect upon its approval and was officially published in the Official Gazette.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 5254
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 15, 1968
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5254
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THREE PESOS AND FIFTY CENTAVOS PER DAY SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE FOR OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEN OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES IN THE ACTIVE STATUS
SECTION 1. Any provision of law, executive order, or parts thereof to the contrary notwithstanding, all officers and enlisted men of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in the active status, shall each be entitled to a basic allowance for subsistence, the value of which shall not be less than three pesos and fifty centavos per day irrespective of their rank or grade. cd i
SECTION 2. The sum of thirty-two million pesos or such other sum as may be necessary is hereby authorized to be appropriated from funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry out the purposes of this Act, and thereafter, such sums as may be necessary to effect the provisions of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. cd
Approved: June 15, 1968
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 65, No. 21, p. 5263 on May 26, 1969
Cite This Law
Grant of P3.50/day Subsistence Allowance for Active Officers and Enlisted Men of the AFP, Republic Act No. 5254, Jun 15, 1968 (Philippines)
Grant of P3.50/day Subsistence Allowance for Active Officers and Enlisted Men of the AFP, Republic Act No. 5254 (Phil. 1968)
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