Title
Fixing Pay for Philippine Army Officers, Enlisted Men
Law
Executive Order No. 22
Decision Date
Oct 28, 1944
Sergio Osmeña, President of the Philippines, establishes a salary schedule for officers and enlisted men of the Philippine Army, effective during World War II and for six months thereafter, detailing specific pay rates and allowances while prohibiting increases based on foreign service or length of duty.

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.

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