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Introduced by Senator Villar 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This legislation seeks to establish an educational institution to be known as the 
Philippine Air Force Academy for instruction and preparation for military service of the 
Philippine Air Force Cadets, to be known as Aviation Cadets. This instruction is a 2-year 
program in the Academy based on entry of student 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 be taught in the Academy together with the officer and aviation fields 
training. Graduates shall be 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 be 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 be expenses to be incurred it will just be for salaries and accommodation 
of civilian professors and civilian employees. Majority of the instructors will be officers 
in the PAF. Future expansions and upgrading of the Academy will be budgeted by 
Congress. Also having 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 
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instilled in them will make them good leaders in the AFP and the country as well. From 
these graduates will be 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 
be usable throughout life. 
MANNY 
LLAR 
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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
First Regular Session 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Introduced by Senator Villar 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE AIR FORCE ACADEMY AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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 successfully 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. 
hereby defined: 
a. 
b. 
De$nition of Terms. For purposes of this Act, the following are 
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 serve as regular officer or reserve officer in 
the AFP. 
CACPAF - Corps of Aviation Cadets of the Philippine Air Force. 
CHED - Commission on Higher Education. 
Regular Officer - 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. 
c. 
d. 
e. 
f. 
g. 
SEC. 3. 
Declaration of State Policy. It is hereby declared that the State 
promotes multiple sourcing of regular offices of the AFP from diverse military 
institutions of the Major Services of AFP including from the Coast Guard 
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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 absorbed by the Academy including equipment, 
facilities, school grounds and applicable members of the faculty and administrative 
personnel as the case maybe. 
SEC. 5. 
Corps ofAviation Cadets of the Philippine Air Force. The student 
body of the Academy shall be 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 may be 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 fiffy (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 Philippine, at large, which shall be composed of: 
a) 
Twenty (20)selected in order merit, as established by competitive 
examination from the children of members of the Armed Forces 
who: 
Were killed in action or died of wounds or injuries received or 
disease contracted in or pre-existing injury or disease aggravated 
by active service, or 
Were awarded the Medal of Honor for an act performed while in 
the Armed Forces. 
For the purpose of this Act, a determination by the Line of Duty Board of the 
major services that a death is service connected is binding upon the Secretary of National 
Defense. 
i) 
ii) 
2) 
3) 
SEC. 6. 
Twenty (20) from the enlisted members of the Armed Forces, 
Twenty (20) from the reserve components of the Armed Forces. 
Eligibilify for Admission. To be eligible for admission, a candidate 
must: 
1) 
2) 
Be single and must never have been married; 
Be a natural-born citizen of the Philippines; 
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3) 
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 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 rules 
and regulations of the AFP. 
5) 
6) 
7) 
8) 
The Academy shall provide for educational and physical facilities for the 
recruitment and training of women as members of the Corps of Aviation Cadets. 
Women shall be admitted and shall compromise 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. 
Academic 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 necessary 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 national 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, AFP, 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. 
Organization of the Corps of Aviation Cadets. 
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 
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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 PA3 in addition to the established AFP 
rules and regulations. 
SEC. 9. 
Pay and Allowances. The pay and allowances of the Aviation 
Cadets shall be fixed by the President. 
SEC. 10. 
1) 
2) 
Undertaking. Each Aviation Cadets shall sign an agreement that, 
unless sooner separated by duly authorized authorities, he shall: 
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"d 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 of the Philippines. 
SEC. 13. 
Administration. 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 be 
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: 
The Superintendent and the Commandant of Cadets of the Academy shall 
be detailed to those positions by the President from the officers of the 
Philippine Air Force. 
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. 
(a) 
(b) 
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 conrse of studies. Aviation Cadets who have finished at least one hundred fifty 
hours of flying lessons shall be eligible for graduation. 
Cadets/Students from other Philippine Military institutions maybe admitted to the 
Academy provided that these cadets/students must have completed the necessary General 
College Education requirements of CHED as specified in Section 4 and Section 6. Theses 
cadets/students, however, will no longer take the competitive examinations nationwide 
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except that they must pass the physical and psychological examinations provided for. 
Upon entry into the Academy these cadets/students shall be appointed as Aviation cadets. 
Commissionship in the AFP for these cadetsktudents shall be subject to the requirements 
for commissionship as applicable in their previous military institutions. 
SEC. 15. 
Baccalaureate Degrees. 
Baccalaureate 
degrees 
to 
be 
conferred to those who successfully 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 future 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. 
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 abridgment of rights. 
If an aviation cadet is charged with violating any rules or regulations 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 transferred to 
the Academy. 
SEC. 18. 
Implementing Rules and Regulation. The Secretary of National 
Defense shall prescribe the implementing rules and regulations (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. 
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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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