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SENATE 
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Introduced by Senator 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Since 1994 when RA 7898, otherwise hown as the AFP Modernization Act, was 
enacted, two laws were passed to fix and determine the percentage distribution of 
generals/ flag officers in the AFP. Republic Act 8186, which was passed in 1996, was the 
first law to determine and provide the percentage for the distribution of generals in the 
AFP. 
In 2002, Republic Act 9188 amended several provisions in RA 8186 paving the way for 
the increase in the distribution in the number of flag officers/ generals in the AFP. The 
increase in the distribution was meant to strengthen and attune the command and staff 
structure to the exigencies of the modernized AFP. 
The increase in the percentage of the distribution of generals also aimed to remedy the 
quandary of officers performing duties and responsibilities that are normally assumed by 
people with higher ranks due to lack of vacancies or available positions. The passing of 
RA 9188 was also expected to boost the morale of the officer’s corps as it provided more 
opportunities for promotion. 
Section 4 (a) of RA 7898 states that the modernization program shall develop the AFP 
into a compact, efficient, responsive and modem force. Likewise, Section 1 of RA 9188 
states that the Secretary of National Defense shall implement the gradual decrease in the 
number of officers in each officer rank as part of, and in, line with the Modernization 
Program of the AFP. 
This bill seeks to facilitate the gradual decrease in the percentage distribution of flag 
officers/ generals in the Armed Forces by repealing Sections I and 2 of Republic Act 
91 88 as the problems that were experienced before would have already been remedied 
with the five year existence of RA 9188. 
Likewise, it can be expected that after five years, the AFP has already professionalized its 
ranks and is ready for a leaner but more professional organization. 
In view of the foregoing, the approval of this Act is earnestly requested 
SENATOR A~TONIO F. TRILLANES pv 
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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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First Regular Session 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
SENATE 
S.NO. 
9702 
Introduced by Senator Antonio F. Trillanes IV 
AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS ONE (1) AND TWO (2) OF 
9188), OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE 
PROFESSIONALISM IN THE ARMED FORCES 
OF 
THE 
PHILIPPINES 
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INCREASING 
THE 
PERCENTAGE 
DISTRIBUTION OF GENERALSIFLAG OFFICERS IN THE AFP 
TABLE OF ORGANIZATION”. 
REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED NINETY-ONE EIGHTY-EIGHT (R.A. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress Assem bled: 
SECTION 1. 
Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, 
Sections One (1) and Two (2) of Republic Act Numbered Ninety-One 
Eighty-Eight (R. A. 9188) entitled “An Act Strengthening The 
Professionalism In The Armed Forces of the Philippines By Increasing The 
Percentage Distribution of GeneralsRlag Officers In The AFP Table of 
Organization, Amending For This Purpose Republic Act Numbered Eighty- 
One Eighty-six @.A. 8186), And For Other Purposes” is hereby amended to 
read as follows: 
[SECTION 1. Officer Grade Distribution. - 
The Secretary of National 
Defense shall prescribe the authorized number of officers in the active force 
in each grade and in each major, technical or administrative service and shall 
implement the gradual decrease in the number of officers in each officer 
rank as part of, and in line with, the Modernization Program of the Armed 
Forces: Provided, That effective one (1) year after the approval of this Act, 
such number shall not exceed the number in each grade authorized in the 
Table of Organization of units of the active force distributed as follows: One 
point one two five per centum (1.125%) in the GeneralRlag Officer grade; 
six per centum (6%) in the grade of ColonellCaptain (PN); twelve per 


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centum (1 2%) in the grade of Lieutenant Colonel/Commander (PN); 
eighteen per centum (1 8%) in the grade of MajorLieutenant Commander 
(PN); twenty per centum (20%) in the grade of CaptainLieutenant (PN) and 
forty-two point eight seven five per centum (42.875%) in the grades of First 
Lieutenant/Lieutenant Junior Grade (PN) and Second LieutenantEnsign 
(PN): Provided, further, That such distribution is based on the total officer 
strength authorized for the AFP: Provided, furthermore, That the Table of 
Organization of units of the active force shall be adjusted in accordance with 
their respective missions and officer requirements, and shall be gradually 
decreased pursuant to this Sec. and such rules and regulations as the 
Secretary of National Defense shall prescribe, subject to the condition that 
the schedule of percentage for each grade as herein prescribed shall not be 
exceeded: Provided, furthermore, That in the determination of the officer to 
enlisted personnel ratio, the mission requirement, capabilities, scope of 
responsibility, technical nature of the position and task, and equipment 
inventory of units shall be taken into consideration: Provided, furthermore, 
That considering the highly technical nature of the Air Force and the Navy, 
they shall be allocated a higher officer to enlisted personnel ratio which shall 
not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the officer to enlisted personnel ratio 
allocated in the Philippine Army: Provided, jkrthermore, That as far as 
practicable, officers in the technical or administrative services such as, but 
not limited to, surgeon general, chief dental service and chief nurse may be 
eligible for promotion to general/flag officer grade: Provided, furthermore, 
That the quota limitation provided herein shall not apply in the promotion to 
general/flag rank of reserve officers in the inactive service: Provided, $nu&, 
less than the number prescribed, the difference may be applied as an increase 
to the number prescribed in a lower grade." 
SECTION 2. 
follows: 
"SEC. 2. 
Distribution of Generamlag Officers. - The number of 
general/flag officers herein authorized shall be distributed to the various 
general/flag officer grades in accordance with the schedule of percentage as 
hereunder prescribed: 
GeneraVAdmiral (0-10) 
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1 per 
centum 
Lieutenant GeneralNice Admiral (0-9) 
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per 
centum 
Major GeneralRear Admiral (0-8) 
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30 per centum 
Brigadier General/Commodore (0-7) 
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62 per centum 
Sec. 2 of the same law is likewise amended to read as 
Total: 
100 per centum 
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"Provided, That there shall only be one officer with a grade of 
GeneraUAdmiral at any time: Provided, further, That the number 
corresponding to the schedule of percentage prescribed for the grades of 
Major GeneralRear Admiral, Lieutenant GeneralNice Admiral, and 
GeneraVAdmiral shall be the maximum: Provided, furthermore, That if the 
actual number in a grade is less than the number prescribed, the difference 
may be applied as an increase to the number prescribed in the lower grade: 
Provided,$nally, That no officer shall be promoted to the grade of Brigadier 
General/Commodore or higher unless there is an existing vacancy, and the 
officer is occupying a position in the Table of Organization that requires the 
grade or rank of which he is being considered for promotion."] 
SECTION 1. OFFICER GRADE DISTRIBUTION - THE SECRETARY OF 
NATIONAL DEFENSE SHALL PRESCRIBE THE AUTI-IORIZED 
NUMBER OF OFFICERS IN THE ACTIVE FORCE IN EACH GRADE 
AND IN EACH MAJOR TECHNICAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE 
SERVICE AND SHALL IMPLEMENT THE GRADUAL DECREASE IN 
THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS IN EACH OFFICER RANK AS PART OF, 
AND IN LWE WITH, THE MODERNIZATION PROGRAM OF THE 
ARMED FORCES: PROVIDED, THAT EFFECTIVE ONE (1) YEAR 
AFTER THE APPROVAL OF THIS ACT, SUCH NUMBER SHALL NOT 
EXCEED THE NUMBER IN EACH GRADE AUTHORlZED IN THE 
TABLE OF ORGANIZATION OF UNITS OF THE ACTIVE FORCE 
DISTRIBUTED AS FOLLOWS: POINT SEVENTY-FIVE PER CENTUM 
(.75%) IN THE GENERAL/ FLAG OFFICER GRADE; SIX PER 
CENTUM (6%) IN THE GRADE OF COLONEL/ CAPTAIN (PN); 
TWELVE PER CENTUM (12%) IN THE GRADE OF LIEUTENANT 
COLONEL/ COMMANDER (PN); EIGHTEEN PER CENTUM (18%) IN 
THE GRADE OF MAJOR/ LEUTENANT COMMANDER (PN); 
TWENTY PER CENTUM (20%) IN THE GRADE OF CAPTAIN/ 
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LIEUTENANT (PN); AND FORTY-THREE POINT TWENTY-FIVE PER 
CENTUM (43.25%) IN THE GRADES OF FIRST LIEUTENANT/ 
LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE (PN) AND SECOND LIEUTENANT/ 
ENSIGN (PN): PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT SUCH DISTRIBUTION IS 
BASED ON THE TOTAL OFFICER STRENGTH AUTHORIZED FOR 
THE AFP: PROVIDED, FURTHERMORE, THAT THE TABLE OF 
ORGANIZATION OF UNITS OF THE ACTIVE FORCE SHALL BE 
ADJUSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE MISSIONS 
AND OFFICER REQUIREMENTS, AND SHALL BE GRADUALLY 
DECREASED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND SUCH RULES 
AND REGULATIONS AS THE SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE 
SHALL PRESCRIBE, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITION THAT THE 
SCHEDULE OF PERCENTAGE FOR EACH GRADE AS HEREIN 
PRESCRIBED 
SHALL 
NOT 
BE 
EXCEEDED: 
PROVIDED, 
FURTHERMORE, THAT IN THE DETERMINATION OF THE OFFICER 
TO ENLISTED PERSONNEL RATIO, THE MISSION REQUIREMENT, 
CAPABILITIES, SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY, TECHNICAL NATURE 
OF THE POSITION AND TASK, AND EQUIPMENT INVENTORY OF 
UNITS SHALL BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION: PROVIDED, 
FURTHERMORE, THAT CONSIDERING THE HIGHLY TECHNICAL 
NATURE OF THE AIR FORCE AND THE NAVY, THEY SHALL BE 
ALLOCATED A HIGHER OFFICER TO ENLISTED PERSONNEL 
RATIO WHICH SHALL NOT EXCEED FIFTEEN PERCENT (1 5%) OF 
THE OFFICER TO ENLISTED PERSONNEL RATIO ALLOCATED FOR 
'rm PHILIPPINE ARMY: PROVIDED, FINALLY; THAT IF THE 
ACTUAL NUMBER IN A GRADE IS LESS THAN THE NUMBER 
PRESCRIBED, THE DIFFERENCE MAY BE APPLIED AS AN 
NCREASE TO THE NUMBER PRESCRIBED IN A LOWER GRADE. 
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SECTION 2. DISTRIBUTION OF GENERAL/ FLAG OFFICERS - THE 
NUMBER OF GENERAL/ FLAG OFFICERS HElWIN AUTHORIZED 
SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE VARIOUS GENERAL/ FLAG 
OFFICER GRADES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCHEDULE OF 
PERCENTAGE AS HEREUNDER PRESCRIBED: 
GENERAL/ ADMIRAL (0- 10) 
1 PER CENTUM 
LIEUTENANT GENERAL,/ VICE ADMIRAL (0-9) 
7 PER CENTUM 
MAJOR GENERAL/ E A R  ADMIRAL (0-8) 
BRIGADIER GENEXAL/ COMMODORE (0-7) 
26 PER CENTUM 
66 PER CENTUM 
TOTAL 
100 PER CENTUM 
PROVIDED, THAT THERE S W L  ONLY BE ONE OFFICER WITH A 
GRADE OF GENERAL/ ADMIRAL AT ANY ONE TIME: PROVIDED, 
FURTHER, THAT THE NUMBER CORRESPONDING TO THE 
SCHEDULE OF PERCENTAGE PRESCRIBED FOR THE GRADES OF 
MAJOR GENERAL/ REAR ADMIRAL, LIEUTENANT GENERAL/ 
VICE ADMIRAL, AND GENERAL/ ADMIRAL SHALL BE THE 
MAXIMUM: PROVIDED, FURTHERMORE, THAT IF THE ACTUAL 
NUMBER IN A GRADE IS LESS THAN THE NUMBER PRESCRIBED, 
THE DIFFERENCE MAY BE APPLIED AS AN INCREASE TO THE 
NUMBER PRESCRIBED IN THE LOWER GRADE: PROVIDED, 
FINALLY, THAT NO OFFICER SHALL BE PROMOTED TO THE 
GRADE OF BRIGADIER G E N E W /  COMMODORE OR HIGHER 
UNLESS THE= IS AN EXISTING VACANCY, AND THE OFFICER IS 
OCCUPYING A POSITION IN THE TABLE OF ORGANIZATION 
THAT REQUIRES THE GRADE OR RANK FOR WHICH HE IS BElNG 
CONSIDERED FOR PROMOTION. 
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Philippines. 
This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its 
publication in two (2) national newspapers of general circulation in the 
Approved,