Salary Schedule for Enlisted Men
- Fixed monthly pay rates are established for enlisted ranks as follows:
- Master Sergeant and First Sergeant: P276
- Technical Sergeant: P228
- Staff Sergeant: P192
- Sergeant: P156
- Corporal: P132
- Private First Class: P108
- Private: P100
Effective Date and Scope of Pay Rates
- Pay rates and allowances apply upon the date when a military unit is either returned to or constituted under organized military control.
- For individual officers or enlisted men, pay rates start upon reporting to such units after being called, recalled, or enlisted for active duty.
- A unit's status as "returned or constituted under organized military control" is announced by the Commander-in-Chief, Southwest Pacific Area.
Limitations and Conditions on Pay Increases
- No increase in pay or allowances shall be granted due to foreign service.
- No pay increases based on length of service will be paid during the effective period of these rates.
- Pay for duties requiring regular and frequent aerial flights is not eligible for additional compensation during the rate's effective period.
Supersession of Conflicting Orders
- Any provisions from existing Executive Orders conflicting with the salary and allowance schedules established by this order are superseded.
Duration and Authority
- The prescribed salary rates and allowances are effective during the war period and for six months thereafter unless terminated earlier by competent authority.
- The authority for this order is exercised pursuant to section 90 of the National Defense Act and the Emergency Powers Law.
- The Order is signed by the President of the Philippines and the Secretary to the President, issued at the seat of government in the field on October 28, 1944.