Title
Increase Combat and Hazardous Duty Pay
Law
Executive Order No. 1017
Decision Date
Mar 22, 1985
Ferdinand E. Marcos increases the monthly combat pay for Armed Forces personnel and hazardous duty pay for Integrated National Police members from 120 to 240 pesos to better compensate for the risks associated with their duties, effective April 1, 1985.

Questions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 1017)

To increase the combat pay of officers and enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) performing combat duty, and to increase the hazardous duty pay of uniformed members of the Integrated National Police (INP) performing hazardous duty.

Combat pay under PD 1527-related authorization was 120.00 pesos per month, and hazardous duty pay under PD 1527 for the INP was also 120.00 pesos per month.

Two Hundred Forty Pesos (240.00) per month.

Two Hundred Forty Pesos (240.00) per month.

Officers, enlisted personnel, draftees, and extended trainees of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

The funds needed shall be charged against the respective Annual Appropriations of the AFP and the INP.

April 1, 1985.

These payments are intended as compensation/incentives for specific risk-bearing duties (a purposive interpretation of compensation incentives tied to hazardous/combat service).

It builds on PD 1527 by increasing the previously authorized amounts of combat pay and hazardous duty pay that were set at 120.00 pesos per month.

It covers officers and enlisted personnel, and also includes draftees and extended trainees, as expressly stated in Section 1.

It indicates the payments are duty-risk related; therefore, eligibility is tied to performing combat duty (AFP) or hazardous duty (INP).

The President acted “by virtue of the power vested in me by law,” indicating that the exercise is grounded on existing statutory authority.

Yes. Section 1 expressly includes “extended trainees” in the group entitled to the combat pay increase.

No. Section 2 only authorizes issuance of implementing instructions necessary to carry out the intent; it does not authorize reducing or negating the increased rates mandated by Section 1.


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