Title
Rules on Military Personnel Assigned to Civilians
Law
Executive Order No. 41
Decision Date
Sep 2, 1966
Executive Order No. 41 establishes rules and regulations for the assignment of military personnel to civilian offices in the Philippines, including the qualifications for requests, entitlements of Aides-de-Camp, and the authority of the President to assign personnel.
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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.

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