Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 221)
The main purpose of Executive Order No. 221 is to prescribe the base pay rates for the Chief of Staff and the Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
The base pay prescribed for the Chief of Staff (Lieutenant General) is P14,000.00 per annum.
The base pay prescribed for the Vice Chief of Staff (Major General) is P12,000.00 per annum.
The prescribed base pay rates are effective as of July 1, 1956.
Executive Order No. 4, dated July 11, 1946, was modified accordingly.
The rank corresponding to the Chief of Staff is Lieutenant General.
The rank corresponding to the Vice Chief of Staff is Major General.
The Executive Order was issued on December 19, 1956, but the salary rates prescribed are retroactive and effective from July 1, 1956.