Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

1424

HOUSE BILLN¢

Introduced by Representative Harlin Cast. Abayon

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘The purpose of this measure is to improve the living conditions of our AFP soldiers by
providing for an automatic pay increase to any member of the Armed Forces who is deployed
away from the member's permanent station or in the case of a member of a reserve component of
the Armed Forces, the member's home of record, once the deployment period exceeds 180 days

of continuous duty.

‘This measure was previously filed by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, Passage of this

Bill is eamestly sought now in the 16" Congress

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HARLIN CAST. ABAYON
Representative
First District of Northern Samar


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

1424

HOUSE BILLNt

Introduced by Representative Harlin Cast. Abayon

AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR AN AUTOMATIC PAY INCREASE TO ANY MEMBER OF

THE ARMED FORCES WHO IS DEPLOYED AWAY FROM THE MEMBER'S

PERMANENT STATION OR, IN THE CASE OF A MEMBER OF A RESERVE
COMPONENT OF THE ARMED FORCES, THE MEMBER'S HOME OF
RECORD, ONCE THE DEPLOYMENT PERIOD EXCEEDS 180 DAYS OF
CONTINUOUS DUTY

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

Act."

SEC.
Days:

ION 1, Short Title, - This Act shall be known as the "Extended Deployment Pay Increase
2. Pay Increase for Members of the Armed Forces Serving Deployments in Excess of 180

(a) Extended Deployment Pay Increase- A member of the Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP), who completes a period of one hundred eighty (180) days of

continuous duty on deployment away from the permanent station of the member or, in the
case of a member of a reserve component of the AFP, the home of record of the member,

is entitled to an increase in the rate of basic pay in the amount of P10,000,00 for each

month thereafter during which the member continues such deployment. Once a member
has satisfied the continuous duty requirement with respect to a deployment, the member
is not required to re-satisfy the continuous duty requirement for the same deployment

despite any break thereafter in the continuity of the deployment due to authorized leave
or other absence.

(b) Retroactive Application Duty performed in connection with a deployment underway
as of the date of the enactment of this Act, but commenced before such date, shall be
counted toward the 180-day period specified in subsection (a), In the case of a member
who completed the required period of continuous duty before the date of the enactment


of this Act, the entitlement to the increase in basic pay shall take effect on the first day of
the first month beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part hereof, is held invalid or unconstitutional,
the remainder of the law or the provisions not otherwise affected shall remain valid and
subsisting

SEC. 4, Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance executive order, letter of
instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions

of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended accordingly,

SEC. 5, Effectivity Clause, - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at
least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,