Longevity Pay for AFP Officers

Longevity Pay for AFP Officers

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Title Supreme Court: Longevity Pay for AFP Officers

Law: Republic Act No. 1134

Decision Date: Jun 15, 1954

Republic Act No. 1134 provides longevity pay for officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, allowing them to receive an additional 10% of their monthly base pay for every five years of service, with the repeal of Section 5(d) of Republic Act No. 291 and counting active tours of duty for reserve officers.

monthly base pay

Coverage of reserve service

Section 2 requires counting the sum total of the active tours of duty of reserve officers for purposes of longevity pay.
The active tours counted under Section 2 form the basis for determining the service periods that qualify under Section 1.

Repeal of prior statutory provision

Section 3 repeals Section five (d) of Republic Act No. 291.
The repeal applies to the provision previously governing the longevity pay matter covered by this Act.

Date of effectivity and implementation timing

Section 4 provides that the Act takes effect on July 1, 1954.
The Act was approved on June 15, 1954 and provides a start date of July 1, 1954 for effectivity.

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