Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

5455

HOUSE BILL NO,,

Introduced by Hon. GABRIEL LUIS R. QUISUMBING

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Section 5 of Article XVI of the Constitution provides that professionalism in the
armed forces and adequate remuneration and benefits of its member shall be a
prime concern of the State.

In the ongoing investigation of the January 25, 2015 clash in Mamasapano,
Maguindanao, reports cited that government forces in conflict areas receive only
P240.00 per month as their hazard pay or combat pay. In addition, combat pay is
only given to police and military personnel assigned to critical areas or tactical
units like the 44 members of SAF 55th Company who died in Mamasapano,
Maguindanao.

With the risk inherent in such missions, the concerned PNP troops only receive
measly salaries, allowances, and benefits in exchange for the dangers they face in
fulfilling their duties. This bill seeks to increase the Combat Duty Pay of all
personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to twenty-five percent (25%)
of their base pay, and respectively providing for a mission allowance of fifty
percent (50%) of their base pay.

With the foregoing reasons, passage of this bill is om
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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO,, 5455

Introduced by Hon. GABRIEL LUIS R. QUISUMBING

AN ACT INCREASING THE COMBAT DUTY PAY AND PROVIDING MISSION
ALLOWANCE OF ALL COMMISSIONED AND NON-COMMISSIONED
PERSONNEL OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP) FROM TWO
HUNDRED FORTY PESOS PER MONTH TO TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT AND
FIFTY PERCENT (50%) RESPECTIVELY OF THEIR BASE PAY, AND
PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Title. This act shall be known as the “PNP Combat Duty Pay
Increase”

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. Section 5 of Article XVI of the constitution
provides that the professionalism in the armed forces and adequate
remuneration and benefits of its members shall be a prime concern of the State.

SECTION 3. Increase in Combat Duty Pay. The Combat Duty Pay of all
commissioned and non-commissioned personnel of PNP is hereby increased
from two hundred forty pesos per month to an amount equivalent to twenty- five
percent (25%) of their base pay.

SECTION 4, Mission Allowance. In areas wherein officers and personnel from
the AFP and PNP is exposed to adversity and combat situation or other hazard
unusual to peacekeeping, and established to be peculiar to any given area or
place of assignment, as determined, he shall be compensated with a mission

allowance, equivalent to at least fifty. (50%) percent of his monthly basic salary.

SECTION 5. Appropriations. - Such amount as may be necessary to implement
this Act for the current year shall be charged against the savings of the
Department of Interior and Local Government (DIJ,G). Thereafter, the National
Government shall appropriate annually and include in the General
Appropriations Act the amount corresponding to the total annual cost of the
increase in Combat Duty Pay,


SECTION 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. -The DILG in coordination
with the PNP shall promulgate and immediately issue the rules and regulations
necessary to implement the provisions of this Act.

SECTION 7. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and
regulations and other issuances or parts thereof that are inconsistent with this
Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SECTION 8. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its
publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,