An Act Amending Section Nine of Republic Act Numbered Two Hundred Ninety-One so as to Confer the Grades of Lieutenant General and Major General Upon the Officers Holding the Positions of Chief of Staff and Vice-Chief of Staff, Respectively
Year:
1956
Category:
Other
Date Approved:
May 14, 1956
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This Act amends Section Nine of Republic Act No. 291 to confer the grades of Lieutenant General and Major General upon the officers holding the positions of Chief of Staff and Vice-Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It establishes the conditions under which these promotions can occur.Full Text
REPUBLIC ACT No. 1416
An Act Amending Section Nine of Republic Act Numbered Two Hundred Ninety-One so as to Confer the Grades of Lieutenant General and Major General Upon the Officers Holding the Positions of Chief of Staff and Vice-Chief of Staff, Respectively
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of section nine of Republic Act Numbered Two hundred and ninety-one is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: May 14, 1956.
"Sec. 9. Promotion to grade of major general and lieutenant general.— (a) The grade of lieutenant general in the active list shall be conferred only upon the officer appointed by the President, with the consent of the Commission on Appointments, to the office of Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The grade of the major general in the active list shall be conferred only upon the officer appointed by the President, with the consent of the Commission on Appointments, to the Office of Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
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