THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF TEE REPUBLIC ) 
OF THE PHILIPPlh'ES 
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First Regular Session 
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Introduced by Senator Magsaysay, Jr. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Existence of strong checks and balances in government is the essence to preserve democracy. 
The checks and balances must not he l i t e d  only in branches of government hut also must he developed 
in the national security agencies and the Armed Services as protector of the people and State. The State 
therefore must promote the multiple sourcing of regular officers of the AFP from Filipino citizens of 
diverse cultures and institutions. Thus, there shall he established in the Philippine Air Force an 
educational institution to be known as the Philippine Air Force Academy (PAFA) hereinafter refered to as 
the Academy for instruction and preparation for military service of the Philippine Air Force Cadets, to he 
known as Aviation Cadets. This instruction is a 2-year program in the Academy based on entry of 
students 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 he taught in the Academy together with the officer and aviation fields training. 
Graduates shall he 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 he 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 he expenses to be incurred it will just he for salaries and accommodation of 
civilian professors and civilian employees. Majority of the instructors will he officers in the PAF. Future 
expansions and upgrading of the Academy will be budgeted by Congress. Also having a 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 he pilots and other aviation fields officers who will man the modernized 
Philippine Air Force. And even after retirement or separation from the military service the degrees earned 
in the Academy, which are accredited by CHED, will he usable throughout life. 
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Early cognizance of the bill is earnestly sought. 


THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE FUCPUBLIC ) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
1 
First Regular Session 
) 
'01 YEP -2 
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Introduced by Senator Magsaysay, Jr. 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING TBE PHILIPPINE AIR FORCE ACADEMY (PAFA) AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS TEEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate And House Of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assem bled: 
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 successfblly 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. 
b. 
C. 
d. 
e. 
f 
6. 
Active Commission Service - A period of the active service rendered by an 
individual as commissioned officer. 
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. 
Commission - a status conferred to an individual by the President of the 
Republic of the Philippines to sewe as regular oficer or reserve oscer in the 
AFP . 
CACPAE - Corps of Aviation Cadets of the Philippine Air Force. 
First Captain - designation of the highest-ranking Aviation Cadet who will 
act as leader of the Corps of Aviation Cadets of the Philippine Air Force 
Academy. 
CHED - Commission on Higher Education. 
Regular Oficer - a commissioned officer in the regular forces of the AFP 
appointed as such by the President of the Republic of the Philippines, 
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 officers 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. 
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. 
The present Philippine Air Force (PAF) Flying School, PAF Officer Candidate 
School and PAF Technical School shall he absorbed by the Academy including 
equipment, facilities, school grounds and applicable members of the faculty and 
administrative personnel as the case maybe. 
SEC. 5. 
C o p  of Aviation Cadets of the Philippine Air Force. - The 
student body of the Academy shall he 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 as may he 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 fiRy (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 Philippines, at large, which shall he 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 
diseases contracted in or preexisting injury or disease aggravated by 
active service, or 
Were awarded the Medal of Honor for an act performed while in the 
Armed Forces, 
ii) 
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For the purpose of this act, a determination by the Line of Duty Board of the 
major sewices that a death is service connected is binding upon the Secretary of National 
Defense. 
2) 
3) 
SEC. 6. 
candidate must: 
Twenty (20) from the enlisted members of the Armed Forces, 
Twenty (20) from the reserve components of the Armed Forces. 
Eligibility for Admission. - To be eligible for admission, a 
1) 
2) 
3) 
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 years of age 
on the 2"d day of January of the year of admission; 
4) 
Have at least completed the necessary General College Education 
requirements as established by the Commission on Higher Education 
(CHED) obtained from any government recognized colleges or universities 
or accredited institutions leading to a 4 -year baccalaureate degree; 
Have passed and completed basic ROTC; 
Pass the competitive national examination given for the purpose; 
Must pass the physical examination and psychological tests to be given by 
competent authorities of the Philippine Air Force; 
Be willing to conform to and abide by all laws of the country and tules and 
regulations of the AFP. 
5) 
6) 
7) 
8) 
The Academy shall provide for educational and physical facilities for the 
recmitment and training of women as members of the Corps of Aviation Cadets. 
Women shall be admitted and shall comprise 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. 
Acnrlemic Courses. 
a. Academic courses, which are major requirements for the conferral of 
baccalaureate degrees, shall be taught to the Aviation Cadets in the Academy. 
The Academy shall be manned and equipped with the necessav 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 nationd 
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, Am, 
individuals who will be designatedcommissioned as members of the Corps of 
Professors. Applicable laws governing appointment and commissionship in the 
Corps of Professors shall apply. 
SEC. 8. 
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. 
Organization of the Corps of Aviation Cadets. 
SEC. 9. 
Pay and Allowances. - The pay and allowances of the Aviation 
Cadets shall be fixed by the President. 
SEC. 10. 
Undertaking. - Each Aviation Cadet shall sign an agreement that, 
unless sooner separated by duly authorized authorities, he shall: 
1 ) 
2) 
Complete the course of instruction at the academy; 
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 2& every year. Graduation will be last week of December every 
year. 
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 ofthe Philippines, 
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SEC. 13. 
Adminisfration. - 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 he 
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 hy 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 one hundred fifty 
hours of flying lessons shall be eligible for graduation. 
CadetslStudents from other Philippine Military institutions maybe admitted to the 
Academy provided that these cadetskudents must have completed the necessary General 
College Education requirements of CHED as specified in Section 4 and section 6. These 
cadetslstudents, 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 cadetslstudents shall be appointed as Aviation 
Cadets. Commissionship in the AFP for these cadetslstudent shall be subject to the 
requirements for commissionship as applicable in their previous military institutions. 
SEC. 15. 
Baccalaurente Degrees. 
Baccalaureate degrees to be conferred to those who successfilly 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 
The degrees mentioned above are the initial degrees. Other degrees that maybe 
needed in the hture 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 
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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 abridgement of rights. 
If an aviation cadet is charged with violating any rules or regulation 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. 
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 of 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 be transferred 
to the Academy. 
SEC.18. 
Implementing Rules and Regulation. - The Secretary of National 
Defense shall prescribe the implementing rules and regulation (IRR) 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 Appropriations Act 
SEC. 20. 
Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is held invalid, 
all the other provisions not affected hereby shall remain valid. 
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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