FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
S, B. 1057 
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INTRODUCED BY SEN. MANNY VILLAR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This legislation seeks to 'establish an educational institution to be known 
as the Philippine Air Force Academy for instruction and preparation for military 
service of the Philippine Air Force Cadets, to be known as Aviation Cadets, This 
instruction is a 2-year program in the Academy based on entry of student from 
the General College Education (GCE) requirements as established by the 
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) leading to the award of a four-year 
baccalaureate degree; major courses for respective degrees shall be taught in 
the Academy together with the qfficer and aviation fields training, Graduates shall 
be awarded baccalaureate degrees and commissioned as regular officers of 
AFP, 
The GCE requirements .is basic to all 4-year baccalaureate degrees as 
determined by CHED. A candidate who have completed the GCE brings with him 
into the Academy the wealth of experience necessary to broaden his 
perspectives in academics as well as his outlook among all cultures. The young 
men and women who are bright and come from the minority groups can earn 
their General College Education units required for entry into the Academy 
through scholarships existing 'in any government recognized colleges and 
universities; NGO's, GSIS, and SSS. Their experiences and academic disciplines 
in social sciences obtained from the colleges and universities will hasten their 
maturity and will give them wider and better perspectives on what kind of a 
career they really would like to pursue and how to serve country and people. 
Furthermore, with the military training and discipline added to their highly 
technical expertise in aviation and related fields obtained and instilled in the 
Academy, performance of their'mission and exercise of leadership will be more 
balanced and matured. 
The present assets of the Philippine Air Force Flying School (PAFFS), the 
PAF Officers Candidate School' (OCS) and the PAF Technical School such as 
barracks, dormitories, office buildings, classrooms, technical eqUipment and 
other facilities necessary for training are already existing at the Air Education and 
Training Command (AETC),Fernando Air Base Lipa, City. These assets can be 
transferred to the Academy. The present budget of the PAF is enough to start, 
sustain and operate the Academy. If ever there will be expenses to be incurred it 
will just be for salaries and accommodation of civilian professors and civilian 
employees, Majority of the instructors will be officers in the PAF. Future 
expansions and upgrading of the Academy will be budgeted by Congress. Also 
having 2-year program in the Academy will be cheaper than a 4-year program. 
The Academy experiences of the Aviation Cadets plus the military diSCipline 
instilled in them will make them good leaders in the AFP and the country as well. 
From these graduates will be pilots and other aviation fields officers who will man 
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the modernized Philippine Air Force. And even after retirement or separation 
from the military servioe the degrees earned in the Aoademy, whioh are 
aooredited by CHED, will be us~ble throughout life. 
MANNY VI LAR 
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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENflfs7 
S.B. __ _ 
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Introduced by Senator Villar 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE AIR FORCE ACADEMY AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
Philippines in Congress assem/j/ed: 
SECTION 1. 
Applicability. 
The provIsion of this Act shall 
apply to the AFP in so far as to the establishment of the Philippine Air Force 
Academy; admission of cadets, who shall be known and called as Aviation 
Cadets; organization and administration of the Academy; appointment to the 
regular force as officers in the AFP from those who successfully complete the 
academic and officer training in the academy, the composition of the Corps of 
Aviation Cadets; composition of.the Academic Board and Faculty members. 
SEC. 2. 
Definition "of Terms. 
For purposes of this Act, the 
following are hereby defined: 
a. 
Active Commission Service - A period of the active service 
rendered by 
, an individual as commissioned officer. 
b, 
Aviation Cadet - a cadet in the Philippine Air Force Academy who 
is 
pursuing a baccalaureate degree and being trained as an 
officer of the AFP 
and specializing in the aviation fields. 
c. 
Commission - a status conferred to an individual by the President 
of the 
Republic of the Philippines to serve as regular officer 
or reserve officer in 
the AFP. 
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d. 
CACPAF - Corps of Aviation Cadets of the Philippine Air Force. 
e. 
CHED - Commission on Higher Education. 
f. 
Regular Officer - a commissioned officer in the regular forces of 
AFP appointed as such by the President of the 
Republic of the Philippines. 
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g. 
Reserve Officer - a commissioned officer in the Reserve Force of 
the 
AFP. 
SEC. 3. 
Declaration of State Policy. It is hereby declared that the 
State promotes multiple sourcing of regular offices of the AFP from diverse 
military institutions of the Major Services of AFP including from the Coast Guard 
Academy/School that maybe established in the future. This State policy conforms 
to the policy of developing checks and balances in a democratic country like ours 
not only in the government bureaucracy but also in the defense and national 
security agencies. 
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SEC. 4. 
Philippine Air Force Academy. There shall be established 
in the Philippine Air Force an educational institution to be known as the Philippine 
Air Force Academy (PAFA), hereinafter referred to as the Academy, for the 
instruction and preparation for military service of Philippine Air Force cadets, to 
be known as Aviation Cadets. This instruction is a 2-year program, basing from 
the minimum academic entry requirements into the Academy, that is the General 
College Education requirements as established by the Commission on Higher 
Education (CHED) leading to the award of a four-year baccalaureate degrees; 
these major courses shall be taught in the Academy together with the officer and 
aviation fields training. 
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The present Philippine Air Force (PAF) Flying School, PAF Officer 
Candidate School and PAF Te.chnical School shall absorbed by the Academy 
including equipment, facilities, school grounds and applicable members of the 
faculty and administrative personnel as the case maybe. 
SEC. 5. 
Corps of Ayiation Cadets of the Philippine Air Force. The 
student body of the Academy shall be known as the Corps of Aviation Cadets of 
the Philippine Air Force (CACPAF). The President is authorized to appoint 
annually, subject to such physical and mental examinations may be prescribed, 
the number of aviation cadets necessary to maintain the Corp of Aviation Cadets 
at a strength of one hundred twenty and not to exceed two hundred fifty (250) at 
anyone time. 
The strength of the Corps of Aviation Cadets of the Philippine Air Force is 
as follows: 
1) 
Sixty (60) from the Philippine, at large, which shall be composed of: 
a) 
Twenty (20)selected in order merit, as established by 
competitive 
examination 
from 
the 
children 
of 
members of the Armed Forces 
who: 
i) 
Were killed 'in action or died of wounds or injuries received or 
disease contracted in or pre-existing injury or disease 
aggravated 
by active service, or 
ii) 
Were awarded the Medal of Honor for an act performed 
while in 
the Armed Forces. 
For the purpose of this Act, a determination by the Line of Duty Board of 
the major services that a death is service connected is binding upon the 
Secretary of National Defense. 
2) 
Twenty (20) from the enlisted members of the Armed Forces, 
3) 
Twenty (20) from the reserve components of the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 6. 
candidate must: 
Eligibility for Admission. To be eligible for admission, a 
1) 
2) 
3) 
years of age 
admission; 
4) 
Education 
Be single and must never have been married; 
Be a natural-born citizen of the Philippines; 
Be at least eighteen years of age but not more than twenty one 
on the 2nd day of January of the year of 
Have at least completed the necessary General College Education 
requirements as established by the Commission on Higher 
(CHED) 
obtained 
from 
any 
government 
recognized colleges or 
universities 
or 
accredited 
institutions leading to 4-year baccalaureate 
degree; 
5) 
Have passed and completed basic ROTC; 
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6) 
7) 
given by 
Force; 
Pass the competitive national examination given for the purpose; 
Must pass the physical examination and psychological tests to be 
, competent authorities of the Philippine Air 
8) 
rules 
Be willing to conform to and abide by all laws of the country and 
, and regulations of the AFP, 
The Academy shall provide for educational and physical facilities for the 
recruitment and training of women as members of the Corps of Aviation Cadets, 
Women shall be admitted and shall compromise not less than five percent 
(5%) of the strength of the Corps of Aviation Cadets at any time. 
All Aviation Cadets shall ,be appointed by the President. An appointment is 
conditional until the cadet is admitted. 
If it is to be determined ,that, upon the admission of a new class to the 
Academy, the number of aviation cadets at the Academy will be below the 
authorized number, the Chief of Staff may nominate, as may be qualified, 
alternates and are recommended and found qualified by the Faculty as are 
necessary to meet the needs of the Air Force, but not more than the authorized 
strength of the Corps of Aviation Cadets. 
SEC. 7. 
Academic Courses. 
a. 
Academic courses, which are major requirements for the 
conferral of baccalaureate degriles, shall be taught to the Aviation Cadets in the 
Academy. The Academy shall be manned and equipped with the necessary 
faculty, expertise, equipment and facilities to conform with CHED's reqUirements 
to be able to award baccalaureate degrees within 2 years of continuing academic 
instructions and officer training. There will be no academic breaks except on 
legal and national holidays. Nothing prevents the Academy from inviting 
professors and other experts in the aviation and other technical fields from 
existing national agencies, or having agreements with schools, colleges, and 
universities to augment its capabilities, nor the hiring of civilian professors to man 
professorial chairs. All these personnel shall be subject to AFP and Academy 
rules and regulations whichever maybe applicable. 
b. 
The Superintendent of the Academy shall recommend to the 
Chief of Staff, AFP, individuals who will be designated/commissioned as 
members of the Corps of Professors. Applicable laws governing appointment and 
commissionship in the Corps of Professors shall apply. 
SEC. 8. 
Organization of the Corps of Aviation Cadets. 
The 
Corps of Aviation Cadets of the Philippine Air Force (CACPAF) shall be 
organized along the lines of the PAF organizations. The CAC PAF shall have a 
First Captain appOinted by the Superintendent of the Academy from among the 
most qualified Aviation Cadets. The CAC PAF shall have an honor code of 
conduct which shall be used to govern the behavior of each and every individual 
of the CAC PAF in addition to the established AFP rules and regulations. 
SEC. 9. 
Pay and Allowances. The pay and allowances of the 
Aviation Cadets shall be fixed by the President. 
SEC. 10. 
Undertaking. Each Aviation Cadets shall sign an agreement 
that, unless sooner separated by duly authorized authorities, he shall: 
1) 
Complete the course of instruction at the academy; 
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2) 
Accept an appointment and serve as a commissioned officer of the 
Armed Forces of the Philippines for at least eight (8) years immediately after 
graduation from the Academy .. Entry into the Academy shall be on January 2nd 
every year. Graduation will be last week of December every year. 
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SEC. 11. 
Aviation Cadet Retirement. Any Aviation Cadet, who shall, 
after entrance to the Academy and before completion of prescribed courses of 
training, be found physically or mentally unfit for military assignment by reason of 
injury or disease incident to the service, shall be retired with the rank of a second 
lieutenant of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. 
SEC. 12. 
Commission. Upon satisfactory completion of the course of 
instruction at the Academy, the aviation cadets shall be commissioned second 
lieutenants in the regular force of the Armed Forces of the Philippines with the 
relative rank in the order of final general standing as determined by the Academic 
Board of the Academy and approved by the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of 
the Philippines. 
SEC. 13. 
Administration. The Academy as herein established shall 
be organized and administered by the Commanding General, Philippine Air 
Force(PAF) under the general supervision and control of the Chief of Staff of the 
Armed Forces of the Philippines. 
SEC. 14. 
Academic Board. The Academic Board of the Academy 
shall be composed of the Superintendent, the Dean of the Corps of Professors, 
the Commandant of Cadets and the Heads of the Departments to be constituted 
as follows: 
(a) 
The Superintendent and the Commandant of Cadets of the 
Academy shall 
be detailed to those positions by the 
President from the officers of the 
Philippine Air Force. 
(b) 
The dean of the Corps of Professors shall be appointed from the 
permanent professors who have served as heads of departments of 
instructions at the Academy. 
The Academic Board shall have the power to confer Baccalaureate 
degrees under such rules and regulations as the Chief of Staff of the Armed 
Forces of the Philippines may prescribe upon all Aviation Cadets who may 
hereafter satisfactorily complete the approved course of studies. Aviation Cadets 
who have finished at least onEl. hundred fifty hours of flying lessons shall be 
eligible for graduation. 
Cadets/Students from other Philippine Military institutions maybe admitted 
to the Academy provided that these cadets/students must have completed the 
necessary General College Education requirements of CHED as specified in 
Section 4 and Section 6. Theses cadets/students, however, will no longer take 
the competitive examinations nationwide except that they must pass the physical 
and psychological examinations provided for. Upon entry into the Academy these 
cadets/students shall be appointed as Aviation cadets. Commissionship in the 
AFP for these cadets/students shall be subject to the requirements for 
commissionship as applicable in,their previous military institutions. 
SEC. 15. 
Baccalaureate Degrees. Baccalaureate 
degrees to 
be 
conferred to those who successfully complete their courses in the Academy are 
the following: 
Bachelor of Science in Aviation 
Bachelor of Science in Aircraft Maintenance 
Bachelor of Science in Avionics 
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The degrees mentioned above are the initial degrees. Other degrees that 
maybe needed in the future will be conferred provided that the Academic Board 
shall determine these degrees .in consonance with the need of the country and 
the AFP as well. The Academy will develop these courses and the necessary 
expertise. 
SEC. 16. 
Prohibition Against Hazing. Subject to the approval of the 
Secretary of National Defense,' the Superintendent of the Academy shall issue 
rules and regulations preventing hazing and prescribe dismissal, suspension and 
other adequate punishment for violation thereof. 
For the purpose of this Act, "hazing" means any unauthorized assumption 
of authority by a cadet whereby another cadet suffers or is exposed to any form 
of injury, indignity, humiliation, hardship or oppression or the deprivation or 
abridgment of rights. 
If an aviation cadet is charged with violating any rules or regulations 
issued pursuant to this Section, the penalty of which is dismissal from the 
Academy, a request in writing for a trial by a general court martial may be 
submitted. 
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An Aviation Cadet dismissed from the Academy for hazing shall not be 
reappointed as an Aviation Cadet and shall be ineligible for appointment as a 
commissioned officer in the Armed Forces of the Philippines until after two (2) 
years from the graduation of his class. 
SEC. 17. 
Transfer o~Assets and Liabilities. The Philippine Air Force 
Flying School, the PAF Officer Candidate School, and the PAF Technical School 
including the members of faculty and personnel, records, equipment, assets and 
liabilities are hereby transferred to and integrated with the Philippine Air Force 
Academy. Similar assets necessary for training pilots now existing elsewhere in 
the AFP shall transferred to the Academy. 
SEC. 18. 
Implementing Rules and Regulation. The Secretary of 
National Defense shall prescribe the implementing rules and regulations (lRR) 
necessary for the effective implementation of the prOVisions of this Act. 
SEC. 19. 
Budget. The initial appropriations necessary for the 
establishment of the Academy shall be charged to the appropriation of the 
department of National Defense. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the 
improvement, operation and maintenance of the Academy shall be included in 
the annual General Appropriatiohs Act. 
SEC. 20. 
Separability Clause. If any provision of this Act is held 
invalid, all the other provisions n?t affected hereby shall remain valid. 
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SEC. 21. 
Effectivity. This act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
its publication in two (2) national newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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