Assignment Requests and Qualifications
- Requests for military personnel detail to civilian offices must specify qualifications, not names.
- This protects professional growth and career management of AFP officers.
- If naming personnel is necessary, requesters must submit at least three names per position to the approving authority.
Definitions of Key Terms
- Aide-de-Camp: Commissioned AFP officer selected by a general, flag officer, or entitled civilian official, attached to provide general assistance.
- Military Assistant: Commissioned AFP officer detailed to a civilian office to provide professional military advice and assistance.
Officials Entitled to Aides-de-Camp
- President of the Philippines, with number and grades as he determines.
- Secretary of National Defense and Undersecretaries, with numbers and grades as the Secretary determines.
- Visiting foreign military and civilian dignitaries as protocol requires during visits.
Assignment of Military Assistants and Enlisted Aides
- Assigned to Office of the President as determined by the President.
- Assigned to Secretary of National Defense and Undersecretaries as determined by the Secretary.
- Assigned to National Security Council and National Intelligence Coordinating Agency as determined by President until civilian officials develop adequate professionalism.
- May be assigned to Vice-President, President of Senate, Speaker of House, and certain Congressional Committee Chairmen with Presidential approval.
Security Details and Temporary Assignments
- Chief of Staff, AFP, subject to Secretary of National Defense confirmation, may authorize security detail to civilian offices or private entities when in public interest.
- Such detail limited to one mission not exceeding 30 days with issued orders.
Additional Assignments and Limitations
- President may assign commissioned and enlisted personnel to civilian government entities or place on duty personnel on detached service from Office of the President.
- These assignments limited to 0.5% of AFP officers, 0.2% of enlisted personnel.
- Military personnel detailed shall not receive AFP pay and allowances but paid by civilian entity, except those assigned to National Defense, National Security Council, and Intelligence Coordinating Agency.
- Such personnel shall not occupy plantilla positions.
Duration of Assignments
- Assignments to civilian offices generally limited to maximum of six months.
- Reserve officers on active duty under Republic Act No. 2234 detailed only until end of active duty tour.
Exclusions
- Does not regulate assignment or detail of Army, Air Force, or Naval Attaches to Philippine diplomatic missions abroad.
Repeal Clause
- Executive Order No. 67 dated September 23, 1954 is revoked.