EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 742

: The subsistence allowance was Four Pesos (P4.00) a day before the increase.
: The subsistence allowance was increased to Six Pesos (P6.00) a day.
: The increase was necessary to keep abreast with the increasing price level of foodstuff and other prime commodities and to keep the allowance at par with other prisoners and detainees, particularly those in the National Penitentiary under the Bureau of Prisons.
: No, it specifically applied to prisoners and detainees under the custody of the Philippine Constabulary/Integrated National Police (PC/INP).
: The subsistence allowance at the National Penitentiary was already Six Pesos (P6.00) a day.
: The order took effect immediately on its issuance date, October 18, 1981.
: Joaquin T. Venus, Jr., Acting Presidential Executive Assistant, also signed the order by the President's authority.
: The President invoked the powers vested in him by the Constitution to increase the subsistence allowance for prisoners and detainees.