PHILIPPINE LAWS, STATUTES, CODES & ISSUANCES
PHILIPPINE LAWS, STATUTES AND CODES
REPUBLIC ACTS
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1069 - AN
ACT TO ESTABLISH THE CHAPLAIN SERVICE AS A REGULAR COMPONENT OF THE
ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, BY AMENDING PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF
REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED NINETY-ONE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
"ARMED FORCES OFFICER PERSONNEL ACT OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND
FORTY-EIGHT," AS AMENDED |
Section 1.
Paragraphs (c), (d), and (f) of section one of Republic Act Numbered
Two hundred ninety-one, otherwise known as the "Armed Forces Officer
Personnel Act of Nineteen hundred and forty-eight," are hereby amended
to read as follows; "(c)
Appointments of officers in commissioned officer grades below that of
brigadier general in the Regular Force shall be made in ther Force, in
the Navy, in the Judge Advocate General's Service, in the Chaplain
Service, and in each of the several corps of the Medical Service; but
otherwise they shall be made in the Regular Force without specification
of branch, arm or service. Those appointed without specification of
branch, arm, or service shall be assigned, and may from time to time be
transferred or reassigned, by the Secretary of National Defense in the
several branches, arms and services of the Regular Force, excluding the
Judge Advocate General's Service, the Chaplain Service and the Several
corps of the Medical Service, according to the professional
qualifications of the officers concerned and the needs of the branches,
arms and services; Provided, That transfer to but not from ther Force
and the Navy shall be permitted.
"(d) The authorized active list of commissioned officer strength of ther Force; of the Navy; of the Judge Advocate General's Service; of the Chaplain Service; of each of the several corps of the Medical Service; and of each of the several corps, arms, and services of the Regular Force in which officers are assigned as distinguished from those in which officers are appointed, shall from time to time, be determined by the Secretary of National Defense within the authorized active list of commissioned officer strength of the Regular Force and within any limitations provided by law. "(f) Persons now vested with office in the Regular Force in the several commissioned officer grades under appointments as officers in the several branches, arms and services, excluding those appointed in ther Force, Navy, Judge Advocate General's Service, Chaplain Service, and the several corps of the Medical Service, shall be deemed to hold such offices under appointments in the Regular Force without specification of branch, arm or service specified in their appointments." Sec. 2. Paragraphs (b) (1) and (c) of section three of Republic Act Numbered Two hundred and ninety- one, otherwise known as the "Armed Forces Officer Personnel Act of Nineteen hundred and forty-eight," are hereby amended to read as follows: "(b) (1) The
authorized numbers in each of the several grades in each of the several
promotion lists shall be prescribed by the Secretary of National
Defense by a schedule of percentages in each grade for each list, which
schedule of percentages may be different for each promotion list but
the numbers thus authorized in each of the several grades in each of
the several promotion lists, shall not exceed in any promotion list the
following percentages of the total officer strength authorized for the
Armed Forces: four per centum in grade of colonel, ten per centum in
grade of lieutenant-colonel, sixteen per centum in grade of major,
twenty-one per centum in grade of captain, and forty-eight and one-half
per centum in the combined grades of first and second lieutenants:
Provided, That in the Medical Corps, Dental Corps, Judge Advocate
General's Service and Chaplain Service there shall be no
second-lieutenants, and the numbers authorized in the grade of first
lieutenant in such promotion list shall be those not authorized in
higher grade: Provided, further That numbers may be authorized for any
grade in any promotion list in lieu of authorizations in higher grades:
And provided, further, That this provision shall not operate to require
a reduction in permanent grade of any officer in any promotion list now
holding permanent appointment in any grade.
"(c) Promotion
Lists. (1) The Regular Force promotion list shall contain the names of
all promotion list officers except officers of ther Force, Navy, Judge
Advocate General's Service, Chaplain Service, and the several corps of
the Medical Service.
"(2) Ther Force promotion list shall contain the names of all promotion list officers of ther Force. "(3) The Navy promotion list shall contain the names of all promotion list officers of the Navy. "(4) The Judge Advocate General's Service promotion list shall contain the names of all promotion list officers of the Judge Advocate General's Service. "(5) The Medical Corps promotion list shall contain the names of all promotion list officers of the Medical Corps. "(6) The Dental Corps promotion list shall contain the names of all promotion list officers of the Dental Corps. "(7) The Veterinary Corps promotion list shall contain the names of all promotion list officers of the Veterinary Corps. "(8) The Medical Administrative Corps promotion list shall contain the names of all promotion list officers of the Medical Administrative Corps. "(9) The Nurse Corps promotion list shall contain the names of all promotion list officers of the Nurse corps. "(10) The Chaplain Service promotion list shall contain the names of all promotion list officers of the Chaplain Service." Sec. 3. Paragraph (c) of section four of Republic Act Numbered two hundred and ninety-one, otherwise known as the "Armed Forces Officer Personnel Act of Nineteen hundred and forty-eight," as amended by Republic Act Numbered Four hundred and eighty, is hereby further amended to read as follows: "(c) Except as
hereinafter authorized or unless otherwise expressly provided by law,
all initial appointments of Regular Officers shall be in the grade of
second lieutenant with all given: first, to graduates of the Philippine
Military Academy or of the United States Military or Naval Academies,
or Philippiner Force of United Statesr Force Flying Schools; second, to
honor graduates of senior military training units in schools and
colleges; third, to enlisted men who, at the time of appointment, shall
have served for at least one full term of enlistment in the Armed
forces of the Philippines and have such other qualifications as may be
prescribed by the Secretary of National Defense; and fourth, others who
shall have such qualifications as the Secretary of National Defense
shall prescribe: Provided, That original appointments in the Judge
Advocate General's Service, the Chaplain Service, the Medical Corps,
and the Dental Corps shall be in the grade of first lieutenant from
among applicants who, at the time of appointment, shall be not less
than twenty-five nor more than thirty-five years of age, and in
addition shall have engaged in the practice of law for at least two
years, if appointment is to be made in the Judge Advocate General's
Service; shall have engaged in the practice of the ministry or
priesthood for at least two years, if appointment is made in the
Chaplain Service; and shall have engaged in the practice of medicine or
dentistry for at least two years, if appointment is to be made in the
Medical Corps or Dental Corps, as the case may be; Provided, further,
That the President may appoint professors without military rank for the
Military Academy, with such compensation as he may prescribe or in such
commissioned grades of the Regular Force as he may determine, such
professors, associate professors and assistant professors, to be
carried as separate roster and in addition to the number of
commissioned officers prescribed."
Sec. 4. Paragraph (b) of section six of Republic Act Numbered Two hundred and ninety-one, otherwise known as the "Armed Forces Officer Personnel Act of Nineteen hundred and forty-eight," is hereby amended to read as follows: "(b) Whenever
there are vacancies in any promotion list in the grade of
first-lieutenant and captain, officers of that list in the grade of
second-lieutenant and first- lieutenant may be promoted to and
appointed in the grade of first-lieutenant and captain, respectively,
before completion of three year's and seven years' service,
respectively: Provided, That the number of years of service required
for the purpose of subsection (a) and (b) of this section, as necessary
for promotion in ther Force, Navy, Judge Advocate General's Service,
Chaplain Service, and the several corps of the Medical Service, shall
be as the Secretary of National Defense shall prescribe."
Sec. 5. Paragraph (C) of section nine, Republic Act Numbered Two hundred and ninety-one, otherwise known as the "Armed Forces Officer Personnel Act of Nineteen hundred and forty-eight," is amended to read as follows: "(c) The
President shall select from among officers in the permanent grade of
brigadier-general and colonel the officer who, in his opinion, is best
qualified for the office of Chief of Staff: Provided, That an officer
in the permanent grade of colonel must have completed at least one
year's service in said grade before being nominated or appointed to
occupy the office of Chief of Staff: Provided, further that officers
appointed in the Judge Advocate General's Service, the Chaplain
Service, the several corps of the Medical Service, shall not be
eligible for nomination or appointment in the office of Chief of
Staff."
Sec. 6. All references to ther Corps and Naval Patrol in the "Armed Forces Personnel Act of Nineteen hundred and forty-eight" shall, henceforth pertain to the Philippiner Force and to the Philippine Navy, respectively. Sec. 7. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved: June 12, 1954 |