Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 361)
The Corps of Professors was created by Executive Order No. 361, dated August 6, 1941, pursuant to the powers vested in the President of the Philippines by section 22(c) of Commonwealth Act Numbered One, as amended.
The President of the Philippines has the authority to determine the number of professors and assistant professors in the Corps of Professors from time to time.
Members of the Corps of Professors are carried in a separate roster of the regular force, apart from the general roster of the army.
No, members of the Corps of Professors are in addition to the number of commissioned officers of the Regular Force prescribed in subparagraph (d), section 22 of Commonwealth Act No. 1, as amended.
Professors are appointed to the initial grade of Major.
Professors are eligible for promotion to Lieutenant-Colonel after 8 years of service as Major, and to Colonel after 10 years of service as Lieutenant-Colonel. The highest grade for professors is Colonel.
Assistant professors are appointed to the initial grade of First Lieutenant.
Assistant professors can be promoted to Captain after 4 years as First Lieutenant, to Major after 6 years as Captain, and to Lieutenant-Colonel after 8 years as Major. The highest grade for assistant professors is Lieutenant-Colonel.
Yes, an assistant professor who attains the grade of Major or Lieutenant-Colonel may be advanced in academic title to professor when a vacancy occurs, entitling them to the right to promotion as a professor.
Yes, officers of the Regular Force not prohibited by law may be appointed to the Corps of Professors upon their application, carrying their grade to their new appointment subject to minimum grade requirements.
Such officers detailed as special professors or otherwise remain assigned to their original arms and services and are not subject to the promotion rules of the Corps of Professors.
Yes, for promotion purposes, service rendered as professor, assistant professor, or acting heads prior to appointment to the Corps is credited.
Yes, members receive the same pay, allowances, rights to retirement, privileges, and similar benefits as other Regular Force officers, except as otherwise provided.