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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 150 -
DELEGATING TO THE SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE THE AUTHORITY TO
APPROVE THE COMPULSORY RETIREMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE
PHILIPPINES
WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 1638 as
amended by PD 1650 also known as the AFP Military Personnel Retirement
and Separation Decree of 1979 provides in its Sec. 5.a. that:
"Sec. 5.a.
WHEREAS, the practice has been to secure Presidential approval of the compulsory retirement of military personnel;
WHEREAS, this practice must now yield to government's policy of decentralization and administrative delegation of functions, especially when viewed in the light of Sec. 5(5) of Article XVI of the 1987 Constitution which prohibits the extension of service of officers of the AFP who have reached the date of their compulsory retirement.;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, do hereby delegate to the Secretary of National Defense the authority to approve the compulsory retirement of officers and enlisted men of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, in accordance with the existing laws on retirement. The Secretary of National Defense is likewise empowered to promulgate specific rules and regulations to carry out this delegation of authority.
This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 4th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety.
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