EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 131

: The main purpose of Executive Order No. 131 is to authorize the payment of hazardous duty pay to officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines who perform hazardous duties as defined therein.
: Officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines who are performing hazardous duty as described in the order are eligible to receive hazardous duty pay.
: Activities considered hazardous duties include underwater naval operations, bomb disposal, research and development involving deep-sea diving, disarming fused bombs, mines, torpedoes, booby traps, testing lethal materials and devices such as explosives, incendiaries, poison gases, radioactive materials, underwater demolitions, and testing of new and dangerous equipment.
: Hazardous duty pay is equivalent to fifty percent of the officer's respective base pay and is paid monthly.
: Requests for hazardous duty pay must include a description of the hazardous duty performed, the period covered, and the place where the duty was performed, all attested to by the commander or officer-in-charge of the officer applicant.
: The Secretary of National Defense prescribes the rules and regulations for the implementation of hazardous duty pay.
: No, officers receiving flying pay or jump pay are not entitled to hazardous duty pay.
: No, payment of hazardous duty pay is subject to the availability of funds.
: Executive Order No. 131 rescinds Executive Order No. 437 dated July 10, 1961.