Section 23
SEC. 23. The General Staff Corps shall consist of the Chief of Staff, the Central General Staff, and the General Staff with troops The Chief of Staff shall be directly subordinate to the President of the Philippines. He shall preside over the Central General Staff. Under the direction of the President of the Philippines, he shall cause to be made, by the Central General Staff, the necessary plans for recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping, mobilizing, training, and demobilizing the Army in peace and in war and for the use of the military forces for national defense. He shall render annually to the President, for transmission to the National Assembly, a full report upon the condition of the Army of the Philippines, including statements as to strength, cost, unexpended balances, requirements, and so on. The Central General Staff shall consist of the Chief of Staff, the Deputy Chief of Staff, the Provost Marshal General, and such other officers of grades not below that of first lieutenant as the President may direct. It shall be the duty of the Central General Staff to prepare plans for the national defense and for the mobilization of the man-power and material resources of the nation in an emergency, to investigate and report upon all matters affecting the efficiency of the Army and its state of preparation for military operations; to perform such inspections of the Army as may be necessary to insure thoroughness and uniformity in training and compliance with regulations; to perform for the infantry, cavalry artillery and air units and the Constabulary such; functions as the Chief of Staff may prescribe; and to render professional aid and assistance to the Chief of Staff. The General Staff with troops shall consist of such number of officers not below the grade of firsts ¦ lieutenant as may be necessary to perform the General Staff, duties of the headquarters of divisions and higher units. It shall be the duty of the General Staff with troops to render professional aid and assistance to the general of: fleers over them; to act as their agents in harmonizing the plans, duties and operations of the various organizations and services under their jurisdiction, in preparing detailed instructions for the execution of the plans of the commanding generals and in supervising the execution of such instructions.