Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 160)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 160 is to provide a scale of salaries for members of the police force of municipalities, amending Section 2273 of the Revised Administrative Code.
The municipal council has the authority to fix the salaries of the chief of police and other members of the municipal police force.
The maximum annual salary for a chief of police in a first-class municipality is two thousand pesos.
The maximum annual salary for the lieutenant of police in first-class municipalities is one thousand eight hundred pesos.
RA No. 160 provides specific salary limits for police positions in first to fifth class municipalities, but the amounts and positions specified vary by class of municipality.
For other members of the police force in fifth-class municipalities, the maximum annual salary is four hundred eighty pesos.
The maximum annual salary for a sergeant in a first-class municipality is one thousand two hundred pesos.
No, the salary for corporals in second-class municipalities is mentioned but appears incomplete or misstated in the text provided; likely a typographical error exists.
Republic Act No. 160 took effect upon its approval on June 20, 1947.
It is applicable to members of the police force of municipalities, with salary scales depending on the class of the municipality as classified by law.