QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 658)
EO 658 adjusts the collateral (additional) entitlement of AFP uniformed members who directly engage in actual combat against members of different national security threat groups, by providing a combat incentive pay under specified conditions.
Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines who directly figure in actual combat against members of various insurgent, terrorist, and lawless groups.
It grants an additional Php150.00 per day while the personnel are actually engaged in combat operations, effective July 1, 2007.
Yes. Section 1 states the collateral pay is “over the Php240.00 per month that members of the AFP assigned in field units are currently entitled to for combat duties,” meaning it is additional to the existing Php240.00 per month combat duty entitlement.
The operation must be for a specific combat mission duly covered by an Operations Order (OPORD) or a Fragmentary Order (FRAG-O).
The personnel involved must be in the published task organization of the OPORD.
The total additional combat incentive pay per individual shall not exceed Php1,500.00 per OPORD/FRAG-O.
It is limited per OPORD/FRAG-O. EO 658 sets a cap of Php1,500.00 per individual per OPORD/FRAG-O, implying the limit is applied per specific order/mission rather than as an overall lifetime cap (unless later rules provide otherwise).
The initial funding of Php73,000,000.00 is drawn from the President’s Social Fund (PSF), subject to established accounting and auditing rules and regulations.
Any additional funding requirement shall be determined in coordination with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and shall be submitted to the Office of the President for approval.
They will be incorporated in the General Appropriations Act starting fiscal year 2009.
All executive orders, rules and regulations, and other parts thereof, which are inconsistent with EO 658 are revoked, amended, or modified accordingly.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a national newspaper of general circulation.
Students should identify: (1) “actual combat” and who qualifies as directly engaged; (2) the formal requirement that missions be covered by OPORD/FRAG-O; and (3) the proof requirement that involved personnel are in the published task organization.
Based on the text, the additional incentive is for actual combat against members of the “various insurgent, terrorist and lawless groups.” If the engagement does not fall within these categories, the soldier may not qualify under the EO’s stated scope.