QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 8220)
RA 8220 declares it as the policy of the State to develop and professionalize the AFP and to provide adequate remuneration and benefits to its members. It also commits to establishing career development and promotion to ensure progression and appropriate career motivations.
RA 8220 created: (1) Chief Master Sergeant/Master Chief Petty Officer (E-9) and (2) Senior Master Sergeant/Senior Chief Petty Officer (E-8).
The ranks of Chief Master Sergeant/Master Chief Petty Officer (E-9) and Senior Master Sergeant/Senior Chief Petty Officer (E-8) form a component part of the noncommissioned officers (NCO) grades of the AFP.
The total number is in accordance with the number of authorized positions in the approved Table of Organization under Republic Act No. 7898 (AFP Modernization Act).
Promotion qualifications from Master Sergeant/Chief Petty Officer to Senior Master Sergeant/Senior Chief Petty Officer must be based on merit, fitness, and other qualifications to be determined by the Secretary of National Defense.
Qualifications must be based on merit, fitness, and other qualifications to be determined by the Secretary of National Defense.
A Chief Master Sergeant/Master Chief Petty Officer receives a monthly base pay equivalent to the monthly base pay of a Master Sergeant/Chief Petty Officer plus one-half (1/2) of the difference between the monthly base pay of a Second Lieutenant/Ensign and a Master Sergeant/Chief Petty Officer.
A Senior Master Sergeant/Senior Chief Petty Officer receives a monthly base pay equivalent to the monthly base pay of a Master Sergeant/Chief Petty Officer plus one-half (1/2) of the difference between the monthly base pay of a Chief Master Sergeant/Master Chief Petty Officer and a Master Sergeant/Chief Petty Officer.
Yes. RA 8220 expressly states that the computation of their quarters allowance shall be based on the same scheme used for monthly base pay.
They are entitled to the retirement pay and benefits of a Second Lieutenant/Ensign upon retirement.
He receives a gratuity equivalent to that of a Second Lieutenant/Ensign, plus one-half (1/2) of the difference between the gratuity of a Second Lieutenant/Ensign and a Master Sergeant/Chief Petty Officer, payable in one lump sum.
He receives a gratuity equivalent to that of a Second Lieutenant/Ensign, plus one-half (1/2) of the difference between the gratuity of a Chief Master Sergeant/Master Chief Petty Officer and a Master Sergeant/Chief Petty Officer, payable in one lump sum.
Chief Master Sergeants/Master Chief Petty Officers and Senior Master Sergeants/Senior Chief Petty Officers may opt to receive monthly retirement pay in lieu of gratuity, computed based on the same scheme.
Upon retirement, they may receive in advance their lump sum annual retirement pay for the first three (3) years, after which annual retirement pay is received in equal monthly installments as they accrue.
If he dies within the three-year period and is survived by beneficiaries under Presidential Decree No. 1638, beneficiaries receive only derivative benefits under that decree, starting the first month after the three-year period.
No. RA 8220 states nothing in the section shall be construed as authorizing adjustment of pay or payment of any differential in retirement pay to officers and enlisted men already retired prior to approval due to increases in salary of those in active service.
Retirees recalled to active duty may have their retirement pension adjusted based on the rank they hold and the prevailing pay of military personnel in active service at the time their recall ends.
The AFP Command Sergeant Major shall be selected from among the Chief Master Sergeants/Master Chief Petty Officers.
Unless sooner terminated, the AFP Command Sergeant Major serves for a maximum term of three (3) years.
Within ninety (90) days after the approval of the Act.