Title
1950 Appropriation for AFP Operations
Law
Republic Act No. 576
Decision Date
Sep 8, 1950
Republic Act No. 576 appropriates additional funds for the Armed Forces of the Philippines, specifically for the Department of National Defense, Philippine Air Force, and Philippine Naval Patrol, covering various purposes such as subsistence, pay, equipment, supplies, and services during the period 1950-1951.

Questions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 1)

It is an act appropriating additional funds for the Armed Forces of the Philippines during the period from September 1, 1950 to June 30, 1951.

From September 1, 1950 to June 30, 1951.

From any funds in the Philippine Treasury not otherwise appropriated.

It restricts the use of the appropriation by preventing its reallocation to a different item under the Act, binding the disbursing/implementing authority to the item’s designated purpose.

6a: additional subsistence of troops assigned in active field operations (P1 per day); 6b: expenses for hospitalization of veterans; 6c: employment of temporary employees for the manufacture of an encoding and decoding device.

Item 6a includes the proviso stating no portion shall be transferred to any other item.

It appropriates P30,000.00 under the Department of National Defense, Special Purposes (6c) for employing temporary employees to manufacture an encoding and decoding device.

Examples: (1) Base pay and longevity pay of officers; (2) Flying pay of officers on flying status and per diems of special air corps instructors; (3) Aerial armament; (4) Signal and radar equipment; (5) Maintenance and repair of PAF equipment, facilities and installations.

Through “Hazardous duty pay in accordance with section 1(a), Republic Act No. 315.”

For example, “Subsistence of able-bodied enlisted men” at P1 each per day, and “Commutation of subsistence allowance of able-bodied officers at P1 each per day.”

It references “section 24, Commonwealth Act No. 186” for the extra premium on insurance policies of officers and enlisted men.

It appropriates base pay and longevity pay of officers and enlisted men, plus “sea duty pay at 10 per cent of base pay” for both officers (16,460.00) and enlisted men (56,370.00).

Item 42: construction of a marine slipway for Cavite Base and other repair facilities in connection with repairs of vessels—P1,000,000.00—with a proviso that no portion shall be transferred to any other item.

It appropriates for intelligence, counter-intelligence and propaganda including salaries of secret agents, traveling expenses of agents, communication expenses, supplies, equipment, rewards/purchase of information, propaganda, and miscellaneous expenses connected with intelligence work.

Yes. In the Philippine Naval Patrol section (Item 43), it includes representation expenses of the Commander, Philippine Naval Patrol and payment to owners of private property damaged due to operations; and it also includes similar compensation in the Philippine Air Force (Item 38) and Special Purposes/other intelligence-related items as reflected in the text.

P899,900.00.

It provides that no appropriation in the Act shall be transferred from one command to another.

On September 1, 1950.


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