EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 822 - GRANTING ALL THE UNIFORMED MEMBERS OF THE INTEGRATED NATIONAL POLICE QUARTERS ALLOWANCE

WHEREAS, Sec. 6 of Presidential Decree No. 855 dated December 22, 1975, authorizes the Director General, Integrated National Police subject to approval of the Minister of National Defense, to prescribe reasonable allowances for the police and fire service personnel, such as, but not limited to subsistence, cost of living and clothing allowances, in order to compensate for the difference in the cost of living in the different regions or areas of the country, and for the effective maintenance of a well-disciplined law enforcement force;

WHEREAS, the present allowances prescribed and authorized to the uniformed members of the Integrated National Police are no longer responsive to their needs due to economic recession and inflation; 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and direct.

1. The grant of monthly quarters allowance to all uniformed members of the Integrated National Police at the rate prescribed opposite each grade as follows: 

Grade     Rate Per Month

Police/Fire Brigadier General P280
Police/Fire Colonel 240
Police/Fire Lt. Colonel 210
Police/Fire Major 180
Police/Fire Captain     160
Police/Fire Lieutenant 140
Police/Fire Sergeant    100
Police/Fire Corporal     90
Patrolman/Fireman First Class  80
Patrolman/Fireman 80