My bookmarksSign up free

Act No. 3157 Section 1

Act No. 3157 Section 1

Section 1

SECTION 1. Section eight hundred and seventy-two of the Administrative Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 872. Sources of pension and retirement fund.—To this fund shall accrue all fines and forfeitures imposed by summary courts, all fines imposed upon commissioned officers under the authority of this chapter, and three per centum of the pay of every officer and two per centum of the pay of every enlisted man of the Constabulary, which shall be deducted from said pay monthly. "All such fines, forfeitures, deductions, and retentions shall be noted and retained on the pay roll and deposited with the Insular Treasurer: Provided, That the working capital of the Constabulary pension and retirement fund shall always be maintained at the minimum sum of two hundred and fifty thousand pesos, including business investments. In the event of the total receipts of said fund from all sources above mentioned falling below said sum, the Insular Treasurer is hereby authorized to advance, at the beginning of each fiscal year, out of any available balance in the Insular Treasury, as a loan to said fund, such sum as may be necessary to cover the difference."

Read the full instrument →

Other provisions in Act No. 3157

Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗ · Data as of July 4, 2026

CitationAct No. 3157 Section 1 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

Continue your research