WHEREAS,
under existing law, the position of Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces
of the Philippines (AFP) is authorized a grade of General while the
position of Vice Chief of Staff, second ranking officer of the AFP,
which should be authorized the next succeeding lower grade is, in fact,
authorized a grade of Major General which is two grades lower;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the position of Deputy Chief of Staff, the third ranking
officer in the General Headquarters (GHQ) AFP, which should be
authorized two grades lower than the Chief of Staff, AFP is authorized
a grade of Brigadier General which is three grades lower;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the position of the four Major Service Commanders are
authorized the grade of Brigadier General but their immediate principal
subordinates, the Vice/Deputy Commanders, Chiefs of Staff, and major
unit commanders are, at present, actually in the same grade;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the Commanding General of the Presidential Security Command,
concurrently the Senior Military Adviser to the Commander-in-Chief,
holds a position of great responsibility and should have the rank
commensurate to his position; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the position of Assistant Chiefs of Joint Staff, (J 1, J 2, J
3, J 4, J 5, J 6, and J 7) are authorized grades lower than the Major
Service Chiefs of Staff and their Major Unit Commanders even though the
positions of the former are of higher category in the AFP Command and
Staff structure;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the Assistant Chiefs of Joint Staff exercise direction and
supervision over the Major Service Staff and their Major Unit
Commanders in the name of the Chief of Staff, AFP, or, where authority
is specifically delegated, in their own name;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the major commands as well as the general staff positions of
comparable Armed Forces of other nations are headed by officers with
grades higher than counterpart representatives in the Armed Forces of
the Philippines, placing the Philippines' military representative at a
disadvantageous position in international military conferences;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, it is necessary to maintain the pyramidal pattern in the
Command and Staff structure of the Armed Forces of the Philippines by
restructuring the hierarchical grade relationships and to strengthen
the stature of the pivotal and sensitive positions in the AFP;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the greatly increased responsibilities and crucial role of the
military under Presidential Proclamations No. 1081 dated September 21,
1972 and No. 1104 dated January 17, 1973, coupled with the sizeable
increase in the AFP standing force from 21,000 in 1948 when the AFP
Personnel Act (RA 291) was passed to 100,000 beginning July this year,
requires that every effort be made to strengthen and improve the
command and control structure of the Military organization;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Commander-in-Chief of all
the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant to Proclamation No.
1104 dated January 17, 1973, and General Order No. 1, dated September
22, 1972, as amended, do hereby decree that:cralaw:red
1. The following positions in the Armed Forces of the
Philippines shall be authorized the grades of their equivalent in the
Philippine Navy as herein indicated:cralaw:red
Chief of Staff, AFP General (0-10)
Vice Chief of Staff, AFP Lieutenant General (0-9)
Commanders of Major
Services AFP Major General (0-8)
Commander of Presidential
Security Command, AFP Major
General (0-8)
Deputy Chief of Staff,
AFP Major General (0-8)
Deputy Chief of Staff for
Home Defense Brig. General (0-7)
Deputy Chief of Staff for
Personnel, J1 Brig. General (0-7)
Deputy Chief of Staff for
Intelligence, J2 Brig. General
(0-7)
Deputy Chief of Staff for
Operations, Organization
& Training, J3 Brig. General
(0-7)
Deputy Chief of Staff for
Logistics, J4 Brig. General (0-7)
Deputy Chief of Staff for
Plans, J5 Brig. General (0-7)
Deputy Chief of Staff for
Comptrollership, J6 Brig. General
(0-7)
Deputy Chief of Staff for
Material Development
and Foreign Military
Assistance, J7 Brig. General (0-7)
The Inspector General,
AFP Brig. General (0-7)
The positions of Commanders of Task Forces, Major Units and other key
positions of the AFP shall be authorized the grade of Brigadier
General/Commodore as the President may direct.
3. The following percentages of the total officer
strength authorized for the AFP are hereby prescribed:cralaw:red
General Officer of the
Regular Force 75 per centum
Colonel 5.2 per centum
Lieutenant Colonel 11.6 per centum
Major 17.2 per centum
Captain 19.7 per centum
First/Second Lieutenant 45.55 per centum
4. The rate of monthly base pay for Lieutenant
General of the Armed Forces of the Philippines shall be ONE THOUSAND
SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY (P1,750.00) PESOS.
5. The retirement grade of the Chief of Staff of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines shall be General, the retirement grade
of the Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines shall
be Lieutenant General, and the retirement grade of the Major Service
Commanders shall be Major General to include their retirement benefits.
6. All laws, executive orders, general orders, or
decree which are, in whole or in part, inconsistent with this decree
are hereby repealed or deemed superseded.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 30th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and seventy-three.
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