WHEREAS,
Presidential Decree No. 337 grants longevity pay to civilian
investigation agents of the Criminal Investigation Service, Philippine
Constabulary, and to civilian intelligence agents of the intelligence
services/units of the Armed Forces of the Philippines;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the civilian intelligence personnel of the National
Intelligence and Security Authority and the Civil Intelligence and
Security Agency have also participated and played an important role in
the suppression of criminality and other forms of lawlessness related
to subversion, insurrection and rebellion and in the identification,
detection, and arrest of leaders and hard core members of the communist
organizations/movements;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the civilian intelligence personnel of the National
Intelligence and Security Authority and the Civil Intelligence and
Security Agency are exposed to the same dangers as their counterparts
in the Armed Forces of the Philippines in the performance of hazardous
mission; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, it is also imperative to raise the efficiency and morale of
the civilian intelligence personnel of the National Intelligence and
Security Authority and Civil Intelligence and Security Agency 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 Orders No. 1, dated September 22, 1972, do hereby order and
decree that henceforth:cralaw:red
1. Civilian intelligence personnel of the National
Intelligence and Security Authority and Civil Intelligence and Security
Agency, whose powers and duties are defined in Presidential Decree No.
51 and Letters of Implementation Nos. 52A, 52B and 52C shall receive,
in addition to their basic monthly salary, longevity pay equivalent to
ten per centum of their latest salary for every five years of
continuous service with government intelligence services and agencies,
including the defunct National Intelligence Coordinating Agency:
Provided, That the longevity pay as computed 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 National
Intelligence and Security Authority and Civil Intelligence and Security
Agency, as the case may be. Thereafter, the sum necessary for the
purpose shall be included in the General Appropriations
Act. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this first day of April in the Year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-four.
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