For uniformity, it is hereby ordered that the. burial expenses of persons in the government service, including cadets, reservists, and trainees of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, as well as prisoners under the custody of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, when, allowed, save when otherwise provided specifically by law, be fixed with the approval of the corresponding head of the department in an amount which shall not exceed the following:

(a)

For an officer or employee receiving a salary of more than six thousand pesos per annum, reasonable burial expenses of not to exceed seven hundred fifty (P750) pesos;

(b)

For an officer or employee receiving a salary of more than three thousand seven hundred twenty (P3,720) pesos, but not exceeding six thousand (P6,000) pesos per annum, reasonable burial expenses of not to exceed five hundred (P500) pesos;

(c)

For an officer or employee receiving a salary of three thousand seven hundred twenty (P3,720) pesos or less per annum, including enlisted men, cadets, reservists and trainees of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, reasonable burial expenses of not to exceed two hundred fifty (P250) pesos;

(d)

Prisoners who may have come under the custody of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, reasonable burial expenses not to exceed one hundred (P100) pesos each.

Any officer or employee whose compensation is not fixed at the per annum basis may be granted the sum for burial expenses allowable for that receiving compensation on the corresponding or equivalent per annum basis.

This Order supersedes Executive Order No. 387, dated December 18, 1941.

Done in the City of Manila, this 31st day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-seven, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eleventh.


By the President:
(Sgd.) FORTUNATO DE LEON
Executive Secretary