Title
Army pay and allowances, 1942
Law
Executive Order No. (unnumbered)
Decision Date
Mar 10, 1942
Manuel Quezon establishes a salary schedule for officers and enlisted men of the Philippine Army, effective March 15, 1942, during wartime, prohibiting pay increases based on length of service or specific duties.

Officers’ pay and quarters allowances

  • The order fixes annual pay and monthly quarters allowance for Philippine Army officers under a rank-based schedule.
  • For Major General, annual pay is PHP 16,000 and monthly quarters allowance is PHP 200.
  • For Brigadier General, annual pay is PHP 12,000 and monthly quarters allowance is PHP 200.
  • For Colonel, annual pay is PHP 8,000 and monthly quarters allowance is PHP 200.
  • For Lieutenant Colonel, annual pay is PHP 7,000 and monthly quarters allowance is PHP 200.
  • For Major, annual pay is PHP 6,000 and monthly quarters allowance is PHP 160.
  • For Captain, annual pay is PHP 4,800 and monthly quarters allowance is PHP 140.
  • For First Lieutenant, annual pay is PHP 4,000 and monthly quarters allowance is PHP 100.
  • For Second Lieutenant, annual pay is PHP 3,000 and monthly quarters allowance is PHP 80.
  • For Third Lieutenant, annual pay is PHP 2,400 and monthly quarters allowance is PHP 60.

Limits on officer pay increases

  • During the period the prescribed officer pay rates are effective, no officer may receive an increase of pay by reason of length of service, commonly called “alongevity pay.”
  • During the period the prescribed officer pay rates are effective, no officer may receive an increase of pay for duty requiring regular and frequent aerial flights.

Enlisted men: line and medical service

  • The order fixes monthly pay and monthly quarters allowance for enlisted men in the Line and Medical Service.
  • For Master Sergeant, monthly pay is PHP 86 and monthly quarters allowance is PHP 16.
  • For Technical Sergeant and First Sergeant, monthly pay is PHP 70 and monthly quarters allowance is PHP 16.
  • For Staff Sergeant, monthly pay is PHP 60 and monthly quarters allowance is PHP 16.
  • For Sergeant, monthly pay is PHP 51 and monthly quarters allowance is PHP 12.
  • For Corporal, monthly pay is PHP 37 and monthly quarters allowance is PHP 12.
  • For Private First Class, monthly pay is PHP 22 and monthly quarters allowance is PHP 8.
  • For Private, monthly pay is PHP 18 and monthly quarters allowance is PHP 8.

Enlisted men: air corps

  • The order fixes monthly pay and monthly quarters allowance for enlisted men in the Air Corps.
  • For Master Sergeant, monthly pay is PHP 86 and monthly quarters allowance is PHP 16.
  • For Technical Sergeant, monthly pay is PHP 80 and monthly quarters allowance is PHP 16.
  • For Staff Sergeant, monthly pay is PHP 75 and monthly quarters allowance is PHP 16.
  • For First Sergeant, monthly pay is PHP 60 and monthly quarters allowance is PHP 16.
  • For Sergeant, monthly pay is PHP 51 and monthly quarters allowance is PHP 12.
  • For Corporal, monthly pay is PHP 37 and monthly quarters allowance is PHP 12.
  • For Private First Class, monthly pay is PHP 22 and monthly quarters allowance is PHP 8.
  • For Private, monthly pay is PHP 18 and monthly quarters allowance is PHP 8.

Pay protection and general rule

  • The order provides that no man shall suffer a reduction in pay by reason of this Executive Order.
  • All ranks covered by the schedules are governed by the same effective period: March 15, 1942 through the duration of the war and six months thereafter, unless sooner terminated by competent authority.

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