Increase of AFP/INP Daily Subsistence Allowance

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 256: Increase of AFP/INP Daily Subsistence Allowance

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Title Supreme Court: Increase of AFP/INP Daily Subsistence Allowance

Law: Executive Order No. 256

Decision Date: Jul 25, 1987

Corazon C. Aquino increases the daily subsistence allowance for patients in AFP/INP hospitals and cadets in military and police academies from Twenty Pesos to Thirty Pesos to address rising food costs, effective January 1, 1988.

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Previous Subsistence Allowance Rates and Legal Basis

Executive Order No. 1015 (March 22, 1985) set the subsistence allowance for patients and cadets at not less than 20 pesos per day.
Executive Order No. 1049 (August 8, 1985) set the subsistence allowance for AFP and INP trainees at not less than 20 pesos per day.

Reason for Increase

Increase in prices of commodities made the previous daily allowance of 20 pesos insufficient to meet the quality and quantity of food requirements.

New Subsistence Allowance Rates

Patients confined in AFP/INP hospitals and dispensaries, and cadets of PMA, PAFFS, and PNPA shall receive 30 pesos per day.
AFP and INP personnel undergoing training in local institutions shall also receive 30 pesos per day.

Funding and Appropriations

Funding for the increased allowances to be included in the 1988 Annual Appropriations of the AFP and INP.

Implementation and Issuance of Guidelines

Secretary of National Defense and Chairman of the National Police Commission to issue necessary implementing instructions.

Repeal and Modification of Conflicting Rules

All existing rules, regulations, or issuances inconsistent with this order are repealed or modified accordingly.

Effectivity of the Executive Order

The new daily subsistence allowance rates take effect on January 1, 1988.

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