Legal Basis and Supersession
- Executive Order No. 22 is issued pursuant to Section 90 of the National Defense Act and the Emergency Powers Law.
- Executive Order No. 22 prescribes salary and quarters allowance schedules for the Philippine Army.
- Executive Order No. 22 supersedes any provisions of existing Executive Orders that conflict with it.
Policy on Wartime Pay Period
- Executive Order No. 22 sets wartime pay and quarters allowances for Philippine Army personnel.
- Executive Order No. 22 fixes the conditions for when the prescribed rates take effect for units and individuals under organized military control.
- Executive Order No. 22 prevents additional pay accruals during the effective period for specified reasons.
Officers Pay and Quarters Allowances
- Executive Order No. 22 fixes annual pay and monthly quarters allowances for officers based on rank.
- Major General receives PHP 16,000 annual pay and PHP 200 monthly quarters allowance.
- Brigadier General receives PHP 12,000 annual pay and PHP 200 monthly quarters allowance.
- Colonel receives PHP 8,000 annual pay and PHP 200 monthly quarters allowance.
- Lieutenant Colonel receives PHP 7,000 annual pay and PHP 200 monthly quarters allowance.
- Major receives PHP 6,000 annual pay and PHP 160 monthly quarters allowance.
- Captain receives PHP 4,800 annual pay and PHP 140 monthly quarters allowance.
- First Lieutenant receives PHP 4,000 annual pay and PHP 100 monthly quarters allowance.
- Second Lieutenant receives PHP 3,000 annual pay and PHP 80 monthly quarters allowance.
- Third Lieutenant receives PHP 2,400 annual pay and PHP 60 monthly quarters allowance.
Enlisted Men Pay
- Executive Order No. 22 fixes monthly pay for enlisted men by grade.
- Master Sergeant receives PHP 276 monthly pay.
- First Sergeant receives PHP 276 monthly pay.
- Technical Sergeant receives PHP 228 monthly pay.
- Staff Sergeant receives PHP 192 monthly pay.
- Sergeant receives PHP 156 monthly pay.
- Corporal receives PHP 132 monthly pay.
- Private First Class receives PHP 108 monthly pay.
- Private receives PHP 100 monthly pay.
When the Rates Become Effective
- For officers and enlisted men of any unit, the prescribed rates become effective on the date the unit is returned to or constituted under organized military control.
- For any individual officer or enlisted man, the prescribed rates become effective on the date the individual reports to a unit under organized military control after being:
- called or recalled to active duty, or
- enlisted for such a unit.
- A unit is considered returned to or constituted under organized military control on the date announcement is made by the Commander-in-Chief, Southwest Pacific Area.
Pay Restrictions During the Effective Period
- Executive Order No. 22 provides that no increase of pay or allowances accrues because of foreign service during the effective period.
- Executive Order No. 22 provides that during the effective period, there is no increase of pay or allowances paid by reason of length of service.
- Executive Order No. 22 provides that during the effective period, there is no increase of pay paid for duty requiring regular and frequent aerial flights.