Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 25 (d) OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBERED SIXTEEN HUNDRED THIRTY-EIGHT, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE AFP MILITARY AND SEPARATION DECREE OF 1979, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Congress Author
Date filed
July 1, 1998
Scope
Urgent Bill
No

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00261
FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 25 (d) OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBERED SIXTEEN HUNDRED THIRTY-EIGHT, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE AFP MILITARY AND SEPARATION DECREE OF 1979, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
ABSTRACT : States that Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) retirees who have served a fraction of at least six (6) months or more should be counted as a year of service, thus, an AFP retiree with a total length of service of 33 years, 10 months and 4 days should have a monthly retirement pension computed, based on 34 years of service and not 33 years as presently provided.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GOLEZ, ROILO S.
DATE FILED : 1998-07-01
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS :
1.
ADMINISTRATION BILL? No
URGENT BILL? No
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL DEFENSE ON 1998-07-28

Abstract

States that Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) retirees who have served a fraction of at least six (6) months or more should be counted as a year of service, thus, an AFP retiree with a total length of service of 33 years, 10 months and 4 days should have a monthly retirement pension computed, based on 34 years of service and not 33 years as presently provided.

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