QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 730)
Executive Order No. 730 cites “the power vested in me by Section 22 (1) of the National Defense Act, as amended.”
It is created to assist the Minister of National Defense in discharging responsibilities under Section 8 of Republic Act No. 291, as amended, particularly in evaluating recommendations for promotions to Colonel and Brigadier General (or their Navy equivalents).
The members are: Chief of Staff, AFP (Chairman); Vice Chief of Staff, AFP; Deputy Chief of Staff, AFP; Commanding General, Philippine Army; Chief of the Philippine Constabulary; Commanding General, Philippine Air Force; Flag Officer-in-Command, Philippine Navy; and Deputy Chief of Staff Ja1 (as stated in the text). The Secretary is “non-voting.”
The EO lists “Deputy Chief of Staff Ja1” as a Member of the Board of Generals.
The Secretary is “non-voting.” The text provides that the Secretary is part of the Board’s composition and is designated as “Secretary, non-voting.”
The Board passes upon recommendations for promotion to Colonel and Brigadier General (and their Navy equivalents), based on the number of promotion vacancies declared by the Minister of National Defense.
The EO states that the Board considers recommendations for promotion to Colonel and Brigadier General of the Major/Technical Services (and their Navy equivalents, by implication), subject to the stated criteria.
The Board must base its recommendations on criteria it sets covering performance, leadership, and managerial or technical ability desired for each recommendee.
The officer must have completed at least one year in the permanent grade of lieutenant colonel or colonel (or their Navy equivalents).
The EO requires that the officer must have no pending case and no financial or property accountabilities.
The officer must be physically fit for general military service and must be GSG eligible or its equivalent as prescribed by existing regulations.
Yes. The EO states that the officer must satisfy “any such other requirement that the Board may prescribe.”
It assists the Minister of National Defense in the latter’s discharge of responsibilities under Section 8 of RA 291, as amended.
It submits a list of “best qualified” officers (as contemplated in Section 8 of RA 291, as amended) to the Minister of National Defense.
The Minister “may recommend to the President such list for appointment.” Thus, the Board prepares and submits the list, while the Minister recommends for Presidential appointment.
The Board may promulgate rules and procedures as necessary to assist in selecting the “best qualified” officers, which may include the creation of subordinate boards.
Yes. The EO ties the Board’s consideration to “the number of promotion vacancies declared by the Minister of National Defense,” indicating the Board’s review is anchored on those declared vacancies.