Question & AnswerQ&A (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1910)
Presidential Decree No. 1910 authorizes female military members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to marry upon completion of three years of continuous active service without being automatically separated or discharged from service.
Before this decree, Section 5 of Republic Act No. 3825 provided that female officers and enlisted personnel of the Women's Auxiliary Corps who contracted marriage would be automatically separated or discharged from service.
Presidential Decree No. 1043 set five years of continuous active service as a prerequisite before any member of the Women's Auxiliary Corps could marry without separation or discharge from the service.
Female commissioned officers and enlisted women in the Armed Forces of the Philippines, including officers and enlisted personnel of the Women's Auxiliary Corps and Nurse Corps.
A female military member must have completed at least three years of continuous active military service in the Armed Forces of the Philippines to marry without automatic separation according to PD No. 1910.
She shall be automatically separated from the Armed Forces of the Philippines upon contracting marriage if the marriage occurs before completing three years of continuous active service.
Yes, a female member who was honorably separated or discharged due to marriage may be called back to active duty or reinstated, subject to the three-year active service condition and regulations prescribed by the Chief of Staff, AFP.
Section 2 repeals or modifies any laws, decrees, orders, or regulations inconsistent with the provisions of this decree.
The decree took effect upon its approval on March 22, 1984.