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LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 699 -
AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF INCREASED SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE TO ENLISTED
PERSONNEL DRAFTEES AND TRAINEES OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES,
WHILE ON COMBAT STATUS |
The Commissioner of the Budget
The Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines
WHEREAS, the Philippines, in common with other countries, has experienced rising cost of living due to the energy crisis and the continuing world economic slowdown;
WHEREAS, military personnel were granted increases in basic pay effective January 1, 1976, equivalent to an increase in total compensation of about 74%;
WHEREAS, the financial position of government and the continuing need for improved military equipment and supplies restrict funding availability for increased personnel compensation;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby order and instruct:
1.
An increase in the subsistence allowance of enlisted
personnel, draftees and trainees, Armed Forces of the Philippines,
while they are on combat status.
2. The cost
of the increased subsistence allowance shall be paid from savings in
the programmed appropriations for current operating expenditures
earmarked for the Armed Forces of the Philippines in CY 1977 and CY
1978.
3. The size
of the increase in subsistence allowance shall depend on the
availability of savings in regular programmed appropriations of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines, but in no case shall it exceed P2 per
day.
4. The
Secretary of National Defense and the Commissioner of the Budget shall
jointly issue the Rules and Regulations to implement these Instructions.
5. Effective
December 1, 1977.
Done in the City of Manila, this 30th day of May, nineteen hundred and seventy-eight.
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