EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 23

: It is titled "Prescribing the Base Pay of Officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines" and it provides the specific base pay rates for AFP officers.
: It was issued pursuant to the authority vested in the President by Section 90 of the National Defense Act, as amended.
: It became effective as of October 1, 1962.
: It states that Executive Order No. 4 dated July 11, 1946, as amended, is hereby modified accordingly.
: The base pay is P14,300.
: The base pay is P12,400.
: The base pay is P9,000.
: The base pay is P7,200.
: The base pay is P3,200.
: The base pay is P3,800.
: Lieutenant Colonel (Commander): P6,200; Major (Lieutenant Commander): P5,700.
: The base pay is P4,800.
: It expressly modifies Executive Order No. 4 dated July 11, 1946, as amended, "accordingly" to reflect the new base pay rates.
: Based on the text, it only prescribes rates for the listed ranks; for others, one would need to check other existing laws/orders or later issuances governing that specific rank.
: It indicates the base pay rates take effect retroactively to October 1, 1962, as expressly stated in the order.
: It was done in the City of Manila on October 5, 1962.
: President Diosdado Macapagal and Executive Secretary Salvador L. Mariao.