REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3592 - AN ACT INCREASING THE BASE PAY OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES

Section 1.    The monthly base pay of Commissioned Officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines shall not be less than the following:  

Second Lieutenant or Ensign    P320.00

First Lieutenant or Lieutenant Junior Grade    370.00

Captain or Lieutenant Senior Grade    450.00

Major Lieutenant Commander    550.00

Lieutenant Colonel or Commander    700.00

Colonel or Captain (PN)    900.00

Brigadier General or Commodore    1,100.00

Major General or Rear Admiral    1,300.00

Lieutenant General or Chief or Staff    1,500.00

Sec. 2.    The rates of pay prescribed by Executive Order Numbered Twenty-three dated October first nineteen hundred and sixty-two is modified accordingly.

Sec. 3.    The increase in salaries as provided for in this Act shall be paid from out of any funds in the National Treasury, not otherwise appropriated. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary to pay the increased salaries as provided for in this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriation Acts.  

Sec. 4.    This Act shall take effect on July first nineteen hundred and sixty-three.

Approved: June 22, 1963