Quarters Allowances for Philippine Army Officers

The regulations govern how Philippine Army officers receive quarters or quarters allowances depending on (a) location (Manila or outside of Manila) and (b) availability of government-owned or controlled buildings and public quarters.

The rules apply to every officer of the Philippine Army who is permanently assigned to a post or station.
The allocation of quarters depends on whether the post or station is outside of Manila or in Manila.

For every officer permanently assigned outside of Manila where government owned or controlled buildings are available for use, the officer must be furnished quarters in the building or parts thereof determined adequate by the Chief of Staff or his duly authorized representative.
The Chief of Staff (or authorized representative) must consider the officer’s rank and civil status when determining adequate quarters.
For an unmarried officer outside of Manila, when no separate quarters are available, the officer must be quartered together in barracks or rented buildings.

For every officer permanently assigned outside of Manila where adequate public quarters are not available, the officer must be allowed the actual cost of rentals at the station or in its vicinity.
Rentals allowed must not be in excess of allowances prescribed by law.

For every officer permanently stationed in Manila where public quarters are not available, the officer must be allowed the commutation of quarters prescribed by law.

The determination of quarters adequacy in government-owned or controlled buildings outside of Manila is made by the Chief of Staff or his duly authorized representative.
The adequacy determination outside of Manila must take into account the officer’s rank and civil status.