WHEREAS,
martial law has been declared under Presidential Proclamation No. 1081
dated September 21, 1972 and is now in effect throughout the land;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, under Section fifty-three of the National Defense Act as
amended by Republic Act Four Thousand Ninety- One, trainees are
required to undergo training and service for eighteen consecutive
months with at least six months of military training, after which they
may be assigned for duty and service with elements of the Regular
Force; and chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, there is an urgent need for the extension of service of
trainees beyond eighteen months to assist regular troops in the
implementation of the cited Proclamation No. 1081 and Decrees, General
Orders, and Letter of Instructions issued pursuant thereto;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested upon me by the Constitution as
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant
to Proclamation No. 1081 dated September 21, 1972 and General Order No.
1 dated September 22, 1971, do hereby order and decree that after
completion of the training and service tour of each trainee as
prescribed under Section fifty-three of the National Defense Act, as
amended by Republic Act No. 4091, such trainee may thereafter be
drafted into selective emergency military service for a period not
exceeding twelve months and any selected draftee who refuses to render
such service shall be punished as a Military Tribunal created under
General Order No. 8 may direct. In case of vacancies for enlistment in
the Regular Force, the best qualified draftees shall be given priority
in filling-up such vacancies; PROVIDED, that a draftee shall receive
the base pay and allowances equivalent to that of a private in the
regular force, and if employed for combat operations shall be entitled
to all benefits received by any member of the regular force; PROVIDED,
further, that for every year of training and service, to include the
emergency military selective service herein provided for, draftee shall
receive a separation gratuity of not less than one month salary upon
the condition that a period of six months shall be considered a
complete year for purposes of this gratuity; PROVIDED, finally, that a
draftee or those who rendered service as contemplated above shall be
given priority in appointments in the government service, commensurate
to his training, experience, and educational qualifications, provisions
of the Civil Service Law to the contrary notwithstanding. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
All laws, rules and regulations inconsistent herewith are hereby
amended or modified accordingly.
The Secretary of National Defense shall issue the necessary rules and
regulations to implement this Decree. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 6th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-three.
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