Prescribing A New Rate Of Initial Clothing Allowance And Clothing Maintenance Allowance For Each Cadet Of The AFP

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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 560 September 23, 1974

PRESCRIBING A NEW RATE OF INITIAL CLOTHING ALLOWANCE AND CLOTHING MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE FOR EACH CADET OF THE AFP

WHEREAS, paragraph 8 of the special provisions of the Armed Forces of the Philippines budget for Fiscal Year 1974-1975 prescribes the amount of P800.00 as initial clothing allowance and P50.00 as semestral clothing maintenance allowance for each cadet of the Philippine Military Academy and Philippine Air Force Flying School;

WHEREAS, due to upward trend in the prices of commodities, the present rate of initial clothing allowance and semestral clothing maintenance allowance for each cadet of the Armed Forces of the Philippines is no longer adequate to meet the cost of a cadet's required uniform;

WHEREAS, to insure that cadets of the Armed Forces of the Philippines be given adequate uniform for the duration of their training, it becomes necessary to increase the rate of their initial clothing allowance and semestral maintenance clothing allowance;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the...

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Summary of Presidential Decree No. 560

Increase in Initial Clothing Allowance and Semestral Clothing Maintenance Allowance for Cadets of the Armed Forces of the Philippines

- The initial clothing allowance and semestral clothing maintenance allowance for cadets of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) and Philippine Air Force Flying School (PAFFS) are increased due to the upward trend in prices of commodities.
- The new rates are as follows:
    - PMA Cadets:
        - Initial Clothing Allowance: P2,500.00 (Entire Decree)
        - Semestral Clothing Maintenance Allowance: P150.00 (Entire Decree)
    - PAFFS Cadets:
        - Initial Clothing Allowance: P1,500.00 (Entire Decree)
        - No Semestral Clothing Maintenance Allowance (Entire Decree)
- Cadets currently in the third, second, and first classes shall receive the differential between the new and old rates of initial clothing and semestral clothing maintenance allowance corresponding to the remaining years in PMA and PAFFS. (Proviso Clause)