Title
Allowances for Philippine Army Air Force Personnel
Law
Executive Order No. 10
Decision Date
Jul 31, 1946
Executive Order No. 10 establishes allowances for flight personnel, restores longevity pay for officers, sets rental allowances for officers stationed in the provinces, and repeals or modifies inconsistent orders and regulations, ensuring consistency and coherence in the compensation and benefits provided to military personnel.

Legal basis and predecessor rules

  • Executive Order No. 10 is expressly issued to carry into effect Section 90 of Commonwealth Act No. 1, known as the National Defense Act, as amended.
  • Executive Order No. 10 expressly repeals or modifies provisions of Executive Order No. 4 dated July 11, 1946 that are inconsistent with it.
  • Executive Order No. 10 also repeals or modifies “such other orders and regulations” inconsistent with its terms.

Policy and purpose

  • Executive Order No. 10 provides additional compensation and allowances for qualifying Philippine Army Air Force flight personnel.
  • Executive Order No. 10 restores longevity pay to qualified Philippine Army officers who already acquired the right under existing law.
  • Executive Order No. 10 provides rental allowances for Philippine Army officers stationed in provinces who are not occupying public quarters.

Coverage: who is covered

  • Executive Order No. 10 applies to officers and enlisted men of the Philippine Air Force who are required, by order of competent authority, to participate regularly and frequently in aerial flight and who thereby participate in such flight.
  • Executive Order No. 10 provides additional monthly pay for qualified first, second, and third-class mechanics of the enlisted men of the Air Force when they are required, by order of competent authority, to properly maintain flying equipment.
  • Executive Order No. 10 authorizes extra pay for enlisted men of the Air Force rated as specialists who are directed, by order of competent authority, to perform duties requiring technical skill.
  • Executive Order No. 10 restores longevity pay to officers of the Philippine Army who have already acquired that right and privilege under prior law.
  • Executive Order No. 10 grants rental allowances to officers of the Philippine Army stationed in the provinces when they are not occupying public quarters.

Flight pay: additional compensation

  • Officers and enlisted men of the Philippine Air Force must receive additional compensation equal to 25% of the monthly base pay received by non-flying personnel of the same rank and grade when required by competent authority to participate regularly and frequently in aerial flight.
  • Flight pay is conditioned on an order by competent authority requiring regular and frequent aerial flight participation and the actual participation in consequence of that order.

Mechanics pay limits and rates

  • Qualified mechanics must be limited to a maximum share of the enlisted men of the Air Force of not exceeding 15%.
  • First-class mechanics must receive additional monthly pay of PHP 75 each.
  • Second-class mechanics must receive additional monthly pay of PHP 50 each.
  • Third-class mechanics must receive additional monthly pay of PHP 25 each.

Specialist technical-skill extra pay

  • The Secretary of National Defense must prescribe regulations governing the extra pay for enlisted men of the Air Force rated as specialists who are directed to perform duties requiring technical skill.
  • Extra pay must be computed as monthly amounts by specialist class per the following schedule:
    • First class: PHP 60.00
    • Second class: PHP 50.00
    • Third class: PHP 40.00
    • Fourth class: PHP 30.00
    • Fifth class: PHP 20.00
    • Sixth class: PHP 10.00
    • Seventh class: PHP 8.00
    • Eighth class: PHP 6.00
    • Ninth class: PHP 3.00

Longevity pay restoration for Army officers

  • Longevity pay to officers of the Philippine Army that was already acquired as a right and privilege under existing law must be restored.
  • The restoration applies to officers who have already acquired the right and privilege under the law.

Provincial rental allowances for Army officers

  • Officers of the Philippine Army stationed in the provinces must receive rental allowances per month when they are not occupying public quarters.
  • Rental allowances must be paid at these monthly rates:
    • Colonel: PHP 60.00
    • Lieutenant Colonel: PHP 50.00
    • Major: PHP 40.00
    • Captain: PHP 30.00
    • First Lieutenant: PHP 25.00
    • Second Lieutenant: PHP 25.00

Repeal or modification; inconsistency rule

  • Provisions of Executive Order No. 4 dated July 11, 1946 and other inconsistent orders and regulations must be repealed or modified accordingly.
  • The operative effect of Executive Order No. 10 controls where prior provisions conflict with its specific allowance and pay rules.

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