EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 116

: The Executive Order increases the subsistence allowance of all officers and enlisted personnel of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP).
: The subsistence allowance was increased from Thirty Pesos (P30.00) to Sixty Pesos (P60.00) per day.
: The increased subsistence allowance is effective from January 1, 1999.
: The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology and the Bureau of Fire Protection were created under Republic Act No. 6975.
: They enjoy subsistence allowance, quarter allowance, clothing allowance, cost of living allowance, hazard pay, and all other allowances as provided by existing law.
: The increase was due to the inflationary increase in the cost of basic commodities and foodstuff, making the previous allowance of Thirty Pesos insufficient to meet food and nutritional requirements.
: The officers and men of the Armed Forces of the Philippines had their subsistence allowance increased to Sixty Pesos (P60.00) per day effective September 1, 1998.
: Funds will be sourced from the lump-sum appropriation of the Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Program as authorized in Republic Act No. 8745, the CY1999 General Appropriations Act.
: The Secretary of Interior and Local Government is responsible for issuing such implementing instructions.
: All conflicting rules, regulations, and other issuances or parts thereof are repealed or modified accordingly.