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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 337
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 337 -
GRANTING LONGEVITY PAY TO CIVILIAN INVESTIGATION AGENTS OF THE CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATION SERVICE, PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY, AND TO CIVILIAN
INTELLIGENCE AGENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE SERVICE/UNITS OF THE ARMED
FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES
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WHEREAS,
martial law has been declared under Proclamation No. 1081, dated
September 21, 1972, and is now in force and effect;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the Armed Forces of the Philippines more than any agency of
the government, has been charged to carry a greater share of the burden
of suppressing all forms of lawlessness, violence and subversion as
well as any act of insurrection or rebellion, to pave the way for the
institution of much-needed reforms in our society;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the civilian investigation agents of the Criminal
Investigation Service, Philippine Constabulary and the civilian
intelligence agents of the Intelligence Service/Units of the Armed
Forces of the Philippines, have participated and played an important
role in the suppression of criminality and other forms of lawlessness,
and in the detention, identification and arrest of leaders of communist
organizations/movements, lawless armed groups and crime
syndicates; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the civilian investigation agents of the Criminal
Investigation Service, Philippine Constabulary, and the civilian
intelligence agents of the Intelligence Service Units of the Armed
Force of the Philippines are exposed to the same danger as their
military counterparts in the performance of hazardous missions;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, it is imperative to raise the efficiency and morale of the
civilian investigation agents of the Philippine Constabulary and the
civilian intelligence agents of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in
consonance with the policy of the government to inculcate
professionalism in the service;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution as
Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and
pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, and
General Order No. 1 dated September 22, 1972, do hereby order and
decree that henceforth:cralaw:red
1. Civilian investigation agents of the Criminal
Investigation Service, Philippine Constabulary, whose powers and duties
are defined under Republic Act Numbered five thousand seven hundred
fifty, and civilian intelligence agents of the Intelligence
Service/Units, Armed Forces of the Philippines shall receive, in
addition to their basic monthly salary, longevity pay equivalent to ten
per centum of their latest monthly salary for every five years of
continuous service with the Criminal Investigation Service and the
Intelligence Service/Units, as the case may be: Provided, That in the
determination of their length of service for purposes of this Decree,
only uninterrupted and continuous service with the Criminal
Investigation Service or Intelligence Service/Units, as military or
civilian intelligence agents shall be considered: Provided, further,
That the longevity pay of the civilian investigation agents and the
civilian intelligence agents shall not exceed fifty per centum of their
basic salary.
2. Such sums as may be necessary to implement this
Decree is hereby appropriated out of the savings of the Department of
National Defense. Thereafter, the sum necessary for the purpose shall
be included in the General Appropriations Act.
This Decree shall take effect immediately. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Done in the City of Manila,
this 21st day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and seventy-three.
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