WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 18, dated August 25, 1998, provided for the increase of subsistence allowance of officers and enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines from Thirty Pesos (P30.00) to Sixty Pesos (P60.00) per day;

WHEREAS, the officers and personnel of the Philippine National Police, being primarily in charge of the general peace and order situation of the country, are similarly grouped as the members of the AFP insofar as the status of socioeconomic limitations and benefits that both organizations enjoy as part of the overall public order/safety, peace-keeping and national defense efforts of the government;

WHEREAS, in view of the increasing prices of food and other food products, the current subsistence allowance of Thirty Pesos (P30.00) per day is no longer adequate to meet the minimum quality and quantity of food and other nutritional requirements deemed appropriate for police personnel;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and existing laws, do hereby order:

Section 1. The subsistence allowance for Police Commissioned Officers and Police Non-Commissioned Officers of the Philippine National Police, including cadets of the Philippine National Academy and the PNP recruits undergoing training at PNP training institutes, is hereby increase from Thirty Pesos (P30.00) to Sixty Pesos (P60.00) per day, effective January 1, 1999;

Section 2. For CY 1999, funds needed to implement this Order shall come from the Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund. For CY 2000 and beyond, the budgetary requirements shall be included in the Annual Appropriations of the Philippine National Police;

Section 3. The Secretary of the Interior and Local Government shall issue such implementing instructions as necessary and proper to carry out the intent of this Order;

Section 4. All rules and regulations and other issuances, or parts thereof, that are in conflict with this Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly;

Section 5. This Order takes effect immediately.

Adopted: 10 June 1999

(SGD.) JOSEPH E. ESTRADA
President

By the President:

(SGD.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Executive Secretary