Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 1624)
Republic Act No. 1624, approved on June 20, 1957, amended Section Twenty-One, Subsection (c) of Commonwealth Act Numbered One.
The regular annual training for reserve officers increased from twenty-one days to thirty days.
The President of the Philippines has the authority to assign reserve officers to regular units or any component of the Regular Force as deemed necessary.
All duty periods not exceeding thirty days annually are considered regular annual training, while periods exceeding thirty days annually are classified as extended tours of active duty.
Instructors for cadets must be qualified male teachers who are either members of the Reserve Force or have satisfactorily completed any military instruction course qualifying a person for a commission in the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
Instructors for the Junior Reserve are assigned from the officers and men of the Regular Force or the Reserve Force.
The Chief of Staff may require qualified instructors to undergo annual active duty training for not more than thirty days in any calendar year.
While undergoing such training, instructors shall be furnished subsistence, suitable quarters, and transportation similar to those furnished to reserve officers on annual active duty training.
This Act took effect upon its approval on June 20, 1957.
The increase enhances the training duration for reserve officers, potentially improving their readiness and proficiency as part of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.