Increase in Base Pay of AFP Commissioned Officers
Republic Act No. 3592, enacted on June 22, 1963, mandates an increase in the base pay for commissioned officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, establishing specific monthly salary rates for various ranks, ranging from P320.00 for Second Lieutenants to P1,500.00 for Lieutenant Generals. The act modifies previous pay rates set by Executive Order No. 23 from 1962 and stipulates that the salary increases will be funded from the National Treasury and included in future General Appropriations Acts. This law takes effect on July 1, 1963.
June 22, 1963
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3592
AN ACT INCREASING THE BASE PAY OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES
SECTION 1.The monthly base pay of Commissioned Officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines shall not be less than the following:
| Second Lieutenant or Ensign |
P320.00
|
| First Lieutenant or Lieutenant Junior Grade |
370.00
|
| Captain or Lieutenant Senior Grade |
450.00
|
| Major Lieutenant Commander |
550.00
|
| Lieutenant Colonel or Commander |
700.00
|
| Colonel or Captain (PN) |
900.00
|
| Brigadier General or Commodore |
1,100.00
|
| Major General or Rear Admiral |
1,300.00
|
| Lieutenant General or Chief of Staff |
1,500.00
|
SECTION 2.The rates of pay prescribed by Executive Order Numbered Twenty-three dated October first nineteen hundred and sixty-two is modified accordingly.
SECTION 3.The increase in salaries as provided for in this Act shall be paid from out of any funds in the National Treasury, not otherwise appropriated. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary to pay the increased salaries as provided for in this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriation Acts. aisa dc
SECTION 4.This Act shall take effect on July first nineteen hundred and sixty-three.
Approved: June 22, 1963
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 59, No. 36, p. 6016 on September 9, 1963