WHEREAS, pursuant to Executive Order No. 246, dated March
31, 1957, 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 are fixed in accordance with the schedule approved by
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 (P6,000) 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; and
(e) For an officer or employee whose compensation is not fixed
at the per annum basis, the allowable burial expenses shall be
computed on the basis of the corresponding compensation equivalent per
annum; and
WHEREAS, since the promulgation of the aforesaid Executive
Order No. 246 on March 31, 1957, there has been a considerable increase
in the cost of living;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, pursuant to
Proclamation Nos. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, and No. 1104, dated
January 17, 1973, and in my capacity as Commander-in-Chief of all the
Armed Forces of the Philippines, do hereby order and decree 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 and detainees under the custody of the Armed Forces of the
Philippines, are fixed in an amount which shall not exceed the
following:
For an officer or employee receiving a salary of more than
six thousand (P6,000) pesos per annum, reasonable burial expenses of
not to exceed one thousand two hundred (P1,200) pesos;
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 nine hundred (P900) pesos;
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
six hundred fifty (P650) pesos;
Prisoners and detainees who may have come under the
custody of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, reasonable burial
expenses not to exceed five hundred (P500) pesos;
For an officer or employee whose compensation is not fixed
at the per annum basis, the allowable burial expenses shall be computed
on the corresponding or equivalent per annum basis.
Executive Order No. 246, dated March 31, 1957, and all other laws,
rules and regulations inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed and/or
modified or amended accordingly.
Department heads may promulgate
necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this
Decree.
Done in the City of Manila, this 27th day of May, in the
year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-three.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President
Republic of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) ROBERTO V. REYES
Acting Executive Secretary