QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 201)
To amend Paragraph 1 of Executive Order No. 99 (June 14, 1937) by providing pay and position protection for government officials and employees who undergo military training or extended active duty obligations in the Philippine Army/Reserve Force/ROTC.
Paragraph 1 of Executive Order No. 99 is amended to read as the updated protection rule.
Any official or employee of the Government who is (1) undergoing trainee instruction, or (2) after completion is selected for additional training to qualify as Reserve commissioned or non-commissioned officer, or (3) undergoing service in the training cadre as an ROTC student, or (4) called to regular annual active duty training, or (5) called to an extended tour of active duty in the Philippine Army (when holding a Reserve Force commission).
It prohibits compelling the official or employee to lose his position due to absence in fulfilling military obligations.
It prohibits any decrease of pay whatsoever due to absence in fulfilling military obligations.
Yes. It covers both regular annual active duty training and, as stated in the amended text, an extended tour of active duty in the Philippine Army (particularly in case the person holds a commission in the Reserve Force).
They are protected both while undergoing trainee instruction and while undergoing additional training selected after completion to qualify for commissioned or non-commissioned officer of the Reserve Force.
It includes them as covered persons, protecting them from loss of position or decrease of pay due to absence in fulfilling military-related training obligations.
Executive Order No. 162 is expressly revoked, meaning its provisions are no longer in force as law (to the extent inconsistent or entirely, since it is expressly revoked).
Because it guarantees employment stability and compensation integrity: military training/obligations cannot be used to terminate employment or reduce pay.
The text specifies “in case he holds a commission in the Reserve Force” for the extended tour of active duty in the Philippine Army.
It reflects a protective policy in labor/public service law that military service obligations should not be penalized through employment and pay sanctions.
It is prohibited from compelling the employee to lose his position or suffering a decrease of pay due to his absence for that military duty.
It treats fulfillment of military obligations as the protected reason; the prohibition applies due to absence in fulfilling those obligations.
In practice, it would typically require official records or orders establishing that the person was undergoing trainee instruction, ROTC training cadre service, or was called to annual/extended active duty under the Reserve Force/Philippine Army.