Title
1942 Military Salary Fixing EO
Law
Executive Order No. (unnumbered)
Decision Date
Mar 10, 1942
Manuel Quezon, President of the Philippines, establishes a salary schedule for officers and enlisted men of the Philippine Army, effective March 15, 1942, during World War II, prohibiting pay increases based on length of service or aerial duty.

Law Summary

Salary Rates for Officers

  • Specifies annual pay and monthly quarters allowance for ranks from Major General to Third Lieutenant.
  • Major General: Annual pay P16,000; quarters allowance P200 monthly.
  • Brigadier General: Annual pay P12,000; quarters allowance P200 monthly.
  • Colonel: Annual pay P8,000; quarters allowance P200 monthly.
  • Lieutenant Colonel: Annual pay P7,000; quarters allowance P200 monthly.
  • Major: Annual pay P6,000; quarters allowance P160 monthly.
  • Captain: Annual pay P4,800; quarters allowance P140 monthly.
  • First Lieutenant: Annual pay P4,000; quarters allowance P100 monthly.
  • Second Lieutenant: Annual pay P3,000; quarters allowance P80 monthly.
  • Third Lieutenant: Annual pay P2,400; quarters allowance P60 monthly.

Restrictions on Officers' Pay Adjustments

  • No increase in pay based on length of service (longevity pay) during the effective period.
  • No additional pay for duty involving regular and frequent aerial flights during the effective period.

Salary Rates for Enlisted Men (Line and Medical Service)

  • Monthly pay and quarters allowance differentiated by rank.
  • Master Sergeant: P86 pay; P16 quarters allowance.
  • Technical Sergeant and First Sergeant: P70 pay; P16 quarters allowance.
  • Staff Sergeant: P60 pay; P16 quarters allowance.
  • Sergeant: P51 pay; P12 quarters allowance.
  • Corporal: P37 pay; P12 quarters allowance.
  • Private First Class: P22 pay; P8 quarters allowance.
  • Private: P18 pay; P8 quarters allowance.

Salary Rates for Enlisted Men (Air Corps)

  • Monthly pay and quarters allowance similarly structured to line and medical service with slight variations.
  • Master Sergeant: P86 pay; P16 quarters allowance.
  • Technical Sergeant: P80 pay; P16 quarters allowance.
  • Staff Sergeant: P75 pay; P16 quarters allowance.
  • First Sergeant: P60 pay; P16 quarters allowance.
  • Sergeant: P51 pay; P12 quarters allowance.
  • Corporal: P37 pay; P12 quarters allowance.
  • Private First Class: P22 pay; P8 quarters allowance.
  • Private: P18 pay; P8 quarters allowance.

Protection Against Pay Reduction

  • Explicit provision that no person shall suffer a reduction in pay due to this Executive Order.

Effective and Legal Authority

  • Signed by President Manuel L. Quezon at the seat of government in the field on March 10, 1942.
  • Carrying the authority of Commonwealth of the Philippines' wartime governance.

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