Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10)
The Executive Order prescribes regulations for controlling seniority among officers commissioned in the active elements of the Philippine military forces and governs promotion of all officers below the grade of colonel therein.
Regular officers take precedence over reserve officers of like grade.
The Chief of Staff shall prepare an initial seniority list of all officers then commissioned in the Army, which upon approval by the President shall establish the relative seniority permanently.
An officer may lose seniority as a result of an approved sentence of a court martial.
The corrected seniority list must be published to the Army at least once each year.
Promotions can be made only when the number of officers commissioned in the grade is less than that legally authorized.
A Third Lieutenant shall be promoted to Second Lieutenant after two years of commissioned service, and a Second Lieutenant to First Lieutenant after five years of commissioned service, provided they demonstrate satisfactory qualifications.
Their names and records are presented to the Promotion Eligibility Board for consideration, and if deemed unsatisfactory by the Board and approved by the President, the officer shall be discharged.
Vacancies are filled by promotion of the senior officer in the grade next below, provided the officer's name is on the promotion eligible list.
They shall be separated from the active list upon expiration of accrued leave and may transfer to the Reserve Force in the same grade and branch if they so request.
Officers receive a cash bonus or retired compensation depending on length of service, unless separation is due to misconduct or willful failure.
The Board consists of five members, at least four of whom are active officers not below colonel; one member may be a retired officer or a civilian with no government position.
Yes, no civilian may serve more than once; no military member may serve on two successive Boards or on another Board within three years after serving two consecutive Boards.
The Chief of Staff and the Deputy Chief of Staff cannot be members of any Promotion Eligibility Board.
The Chief of Staff provides the seniority list, estimate of vacancies, office supplies, clerical assistance, and the official records of officers to the Board.
The Board considers professional efficiency, experience, accomplishments, attitude, ability, character, and general value to the Government, excluding political, social, financial, or other non-military factors.
The Board submits a special report to the President explaining the omission, forwards a copy to the officer who may appeal in writing to the President, whose decision is final.
They shall be confidential, with complete reports submitted to the President, and the eligible lists published to the service and remain unchanged during the applicable calendar year.