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An Act to Provide for Longevity Pay to Officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines

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1954

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June 16, 1954

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This Act provides for longevity pay to officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, allowing them to receive additional pay equivalent to ten percent of their monthly base pay for every five years of service. The total longevity pay shall not exceed fifty percent of the officer’s monthly base pay.
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REPUBLIC ACT No. 1134

An Act to Provide for Longevity Pay to Officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1. Hereafter each officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines shall receive in addition to his monthly base pay longevity pay equivalent to ten per centum of the monthly base pay authorized for his grade for each five years of faithful and efficient service heretofore or hereafter rendered as an officer or the Armed Forces of the Philippines and of recognized guerrilla units, such additional pay to be compounded every five years; Provided, That the total amount of longevity pay shall not exceed fifty per centum of the officer’s monthly base pay as prescribed by law: Provided, further, That nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing payment of any back longevity pay for any period of services heretofore rendered.

Section 2. For purposes of this Act, the sum total of the active tours of duty of reserve officers shall be counted.

Section 3. Section five (d) of Republic Act Numbered Two hundred ninety-one is hereby repealed.

Section 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 1954.

Approved: June 16, 1954.


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