QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 204)
It increases the monthly base pay of the Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines.
The monthly base pay is one thousand eight hundred pesos (₱1,800).
It takes effect on October 1, 1965.
The President acted pursuant to the authority vested in him by Section 90 of the National Defense Act, as amended.
It establishes the President’s statutory authority to prescribe or adjust pay of the Chief of Staff, AFP.
It refers to the fixed basic salary component per month, as distinguished from other allowances or benefits that may be governed by separate rules.
No. It only prescribes that the monthly base pay of the Chief of Staff, AFP shall be ₱1,800; it does not discuss qualifications beyond the position.
It sets a specific monetary amount as the controlling base pay rate for the Chief of Staff, AFP.
Salvador L. Marião signed as Acting Executive Secretary; the signature indicates administrative authentication/issuance of the executive order.
Based on the stated effectivity date (October 1, 1965), the ₱1,800 base pay would apply starting October 1, 1965 even though the order was issued on November 20, 1965.
It includes: (1) an authority clause citing Section 90 of the National Defense Act, as amended; (2) a substantive provision prescribing the ₱1,800 monthly base pay; and (3) an effectivity clause stating it takes effect on October 1, 1965.
Pay adjustments for certain military positions can be made through executive orders when authorized by law, and the amount/effectivity are governed by the terms of the specific EO.