Preamble
"SEC. 276. Persons entitled to accrued leave.—After at least two years' continuous, faithful, and satisfactory service, the proper head of department shall, subject to the requirements of the public service, grant each regularly and permanently appointed officer or employee in the Philippine Civil Service, except as hereinafter provided, thirty days' accrued leave of absence with full pay, inclusive of Sundays and holidays, for each year of satisfactory service in the Islands, or abroad, if specially detailed."