QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 511)
It promulgates rules and regulations covering the detail or assignment of military personnel to civilian offices and officials.
The President; the Secretary of National Defense; general or flag officers in active service (as determined by the Secretary of National Defense); and general or flag officers (active/inactive/retired) who may be appointed as Philippine diplomatic representatives of the rank of minister or higher (as prescribed by the Secretary of National Defense).
They are determined by the Secretary of National Defense (in such number and of such grades as he may determine).
Military Assistants may be assigned to the Office of the Secretary of National Defense by proper authority consistent with the order; their number and grades are “in such number and of such grades as he may determine” (referring to the Secretary of National Defense).
Such assignment requires the approval of the President.
They must be in the active service of the armed forces.
They receive the pay and allowances of their respective grades and ranks in the armed forces, plus such additional allowances and per diems as law and rules and regulations may allow.
The Secretary of National Defense may assign Personal Military Assistants to the Vice-President, Senate President, Speaker of the House, or a diplomatic representative of minister rank or higher who is not otherwise entitled to an aide-de-camp, subject to the conditions listed in paragraph 3.
Only one Personal Military Assistant may be allowed each such official at any one time.
The military assistant’s rank/grade shall not be higher than Captain or Lieutenant Senior Grade.
They shall not collect allowances, traveling expenses, or per diems other than the pay and allowances (of his grade, rank and rating) he would be entitled to receive if on regular assignment or detail with units of the armed forces.
By arrangement with the head of any government office, agency or entity, he may assign or detail an Armed Forces liaison officer (Army/Air Force/Navy).
The President, Secretary of National Defense, or Chief of Staff may detail armed forces security guards to any civilian government office or official, or any private entity or person, when such detail is in the public interest in the opinion of the official ordering it.
The President may, pursuant to law, assign to or detail with any civilian government office commissioned officers of the armed forces.
It does not regulate or apply to the assignment or detail of army, air force, and naval attaches to Philippine diplomatic missions abroad.