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BP 40 Section 37

Hazardous Duty Pay.

Section 37

SEC. 37. Hazardous Duty Pay.—The Minister of the Budget and the Minister of National Defense shall review from time to time authorizations for the payment of hazardous duty pay and shall terminate authorizations earlier issued if conditions no longer justify the continuation of hazardous duty pay. The rates of hazardous duty pay in strife-torn and/or embattled areas shall be based on the following classification: Hazardous Area. Site of armed encounters between government troops and enemy forces and/or enemy-initiated attacks, raids or ambuscades. It is also an area where enemy concentration/training camps are reported. Less Hazardous Area. Area where insurgent/rebel activities are mainly non-violent such as agitation/propaganda, recruitment and expansion and to a limited extent harassment and forced solicitation of material/financial support from civilians.

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CitationBP 40 Section 37 (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).

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