QuestionsQuestions (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 397)
It amends paragraph 7 of the AFP Special Provisions under Presidential Decree No. 233 (General Appropriations, FY 1973–1974).
General Order No. 14 dated October 3, 1972 is repealed.
Not less than six pesos (P6.00) per day for all officers and enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
It was five pesos (P5.00) as provided for in paragraph 7 of the AFP Special Provisions in PD No. 233 for FY 1973–1974.
It covers all officers and enlisted personnel, including cadets and trainees, while on training.
Cadets of the PMA and PAFFS; trainees under Republic Act No. 4091; probationary Second Lieutenants/Ensigns; ROTC cadets on summer camp training; reserve officers and enlisted reservists undergoing training or assembly/mobilization tests.
Yes. Additional subsistence allowance is paid to officers, enlisted personnel, draftees and trainees on duty at specified alert sites and conditions.
It must not exceed P1.00 per day.
P2.00 per day for officers and P1.00 per day for enlisted personnel, draftees, and 20-year-old trainees.
AFP Long Lines relay sites; Air Defense Alert Centers; Air Rescue Alert Centers; Military Sealift and Terminal Command; other alert centers; isolated stations/sites/areas with personnel on twenty-four-hour alert status declared by the Chief of Staff, AFP.
It takes effect as of January 1, 1974.
It cites the President’s constitutional role as Commander-in-Chief and references Proclamation No. 1081 (Sept. 21, 1972), General Order No. 1 (Sept. 22, 1972), and Proclamation No. 1104 (Jan. 17, 1973).
All provisions of existing laws and decrees in conflict with the decree are repealed.
To address inadequacy of the basic subsistence allowance to meet prevailing costs of prime commodities and to help maintain physical fitness and efficiency of AFP personnel in carrying out internal security and law enforcement-related burdens.