Question & AnswerQ&A (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1392)
The main purpose of Presidential Decree No. 1392 is to authorize Philippine Navy officers assigned to the Philippine Marines to use the officer rank designation of the Ground and Air Forces to avoid confusion and embarrassment.
Presidential Decree No. 1392 was authored by President Ferdinand E. Marcos and was signed on May 30, 1978.
Philippine Navy enlisted personnel assigned with the Philippine Marines use the enlisted rank designation of the Ground and Air Forces.
Navy officers assigned to the Philippine Marines shall revert to their naval rank designation when they are reassigned from the Philippine Marines back to the Philippine Navy.
No, the Navy officers who use the Ground and Air Forces rank designation while assigned to the Philippine Marines continue to be carried in the Philippine Navy Seniority and Lineal and Promotion Lists.
The Chief of Staff, AFP is authorized to issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement this decree, subject to the approval of the Secretary of National Defense.
All laws, rules, and regulations inconsistent with Presidential Decree No. 1392 are amended or modified accordingly.
The decree authorizes all Philippine Navy officers while assigned with the Philippine Marines to use the Ground and Air Forces rank designation.
The president was exercising his power as Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines vested by the Constitution.
Presidential Decree No. 1392 took effect immediately upon signing on May 30, 1978.