Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 98)
The primary purpose of Executive Order No. 98 is to provide guidelines on the detail of personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police to civilian offices and officials, and to repeal Executive Order Nos. 41 (s. 1966) and 207 (s. 2016).
The President, Vice President, visiting foreign military or civilian dignitaries, the Secretary of the Department of National Defense, and other government officials as determined and approved by the DND Secretary are entitled to have an Aide-de-Camp.
A Military Assistant is a commissioned officer of the AFP with a field grade rank in the active service or the appropriate rank of Technical Service of the AFP, detailed to a civilian office and/or official to provide professional/technical advice and assistance on military matters.
Military personnel shall not be detailed to government officials other than those enumerated in Section 2 of EO No. 98, and shall not be detailed or assigned to private individuals unless approved by the President upon the recommendation of the DND Secretary.
Protective Security personnel under EO No. 98 are primarily from the Philippine National Police's Police Security and Protection Group (PSPG), detailed to provide security and ensure safety of civilian government offices, officials, or individuals.
A former President may have a combination of Military Assistants, Military Administrative Assistants, and/or Protective Security not exceeding twelve (12) personnel, while their spouse or widow may have such personnel not exceeding six (6).
Except for the President, all initial details, extensions, or terminations must be evaluated and recommended by the Chief of Staff of the AFP and approved by the Secretary of National Defense.
The initial detail is for one (1) year unless terminated earlier, and may be extended to a maximum period of three (3) years for exceptional and justifiable reasons.
No, EO No. 98 explicitly excludes these from its coverage.
The detail of the concerned military personnel automatically terminates upon the separation of the government official from office.