Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 5532

Introduced by Honorable Michael L. Romero and Enrico A. Pineda

EXPLANATORY NOTE

In the Republic of the Philippines, the Compensation System shall apply to all
positions, appointive or elective, on full or part-time basis, now existing or
hereafter created in the government, including government-owned or
controlled corporations and government financial institutions.

The “government” refers to the Executive, the Legislative and the Judicial
Branches and the Constitutional Commissions and shall include all, but shall not
be limited to, departments, bureaus, offices, boards, commissions, courts,
tribunals, councils, authorities, administrations, centers, institutes, state colleges
and universities, local government units, and the armed forces. The term
“government-owned or controlled corporations and financial institutions” shall
include all corporations and financial institutions owned or controlled by the
National Government, whether such corporations and financial institutions
perform governmental or proprietary functions.

This House Bill seeks to provide additional longevity pay for all enlisted military
personnel for their substantive duties and responsibilities.

Earnest approval of this bill is hereby requested.



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

5532

HOUSE BILL NO. __

Introduced by Honorable Michael L. Romero and Enrico A. Pineda

AN ACT
INCREASING THE LONGEVITY PAY FOR ALL OFFICERS AND
ENLISTED MEN OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PAYMENT FOR THEIR SUBSTANTIVE DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. Title — This Act shall be known as the “Arm Forces of the
Philippines Longevity Act of 2017."

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy - Hereafter, each officer or enlisted man
of the Armed Forces of the Philippines shall receive in addition to his monthly
base pay longevity pay equivalent to twenty per centum of the monthly base
Pay authorized for his grade for each five (5) years of faithful and efficient
service herewith or hereafter rendered as an officer and/or enlisted man of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines and of recognized guerilla units, such additional
pay to be compounded every five (5) years:


Provided, That the total amount of longevity pay shall not exceed
fifty per centum of the soldier’s monthly base pay as prescribed by law.

Provided, however, That nothing in this section shall be construed as
authorizing payment of any back longevity pay to enlisted men for any
period of services heretofore rendered.

SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - The sum of One hundred million pesos
(P100,000,000.00), of so much thereof as may be necessary, is there hereby
appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, to carry into effect the provisions of this Act.

The amount necessary to cary out the purposes of this Act shall be
included in the annual budget of implementing agencies in the General
Appropriations Act (GAA) of the year following its enactment into law and every
year thereafter.

The State shall hereby provide a separate authorize funding of One
hundred million pesos (P100,000,000.00) to implement and to maintain the
continuity of its mandate.

The state shall hereby authorize the AFP and DND to re-align its
appropriations. in the current year of the date of the effectivity of this Act to
conform with its mandate and requirements.

SECTION 4. Periodic Reports - The AFP shall submit periodic reports on its
findings and make recommendations on actions to be taken by Congress and
Senate and the appropriate department, and in order to camy out the
objectives and mandates of this Act.


SECTION 5. Automatic Review - Every three (3) years after the effectivity of
this Act, an independent review pane! composed of experts to be appointed
by the President shall review the policies and programs in the AFP and shall
make recommendations, based on its findings, to the President and to both
Houses of Congress.

SECTION 6. Repealing Clause. All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules
and regulations inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended, repealed or
modified accordingly.

SECTION 7. Separability Clause. If, for any reason or reasons, any portion
or provision of this Act shall be held unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining
provisions not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.

SECTION 8. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days
after its publication in any newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,