Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 3495, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT FIXING THE RETIREMENT AGE OF MILITARY PERSONNEL OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : The age of compulsory retirement of enlisted personnel is hereby fixed at 56 years. Military officers shall be compulsorily retired at the age of 58 years: Provided, That a Major General, a Lieutenant General and a fulkl-fledged General shall each be granted another year of service before retirement. The rationale of this Act is to be able to maximize the services of highly qualified, highly competent, and highly trained officers as they must have assumed key positions in the AFP hierarchical order. For studies have proven that military officers are very good economic managers whose expertise and services just cannot be dispensed with. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : PICHAY, PROSPERO JR. A. |
| DATE FILED : 2001-10-11 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 4419, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL DEFENSE ON 2001-10-17 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION |
Abstract
The age of compulsory retirement of enlisted personnel is hereby fixed at 56 years. Military officers shall be compulsorily retired at the age of 58 years: Provided, That a Major General, a Lieutenant General and a fulkl-fledged General shall each be granted another year of service before retirement. The rationale of this Act is to be able to maximize the services of highly qualified, highly competent, and highly trained officers as they must have assumed key positions in the AFP hierarchical order. For studies have proven that military officers are very good economic managers whose expertise and services just cannot be dispensed with.
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