Section 1
SECTION 1. Paragraph (d) of section twenty-two of Commonwealth Act Numbered One is amended so as to read as follows: "(d) Officers will be distributed among grades as determined by the President of the Philippines: Provided, That the number of officers commissioned above the grade . of colonel shall at no time exceed 1.2 per cent of the authorized strength of the officer corps; above the grade of lieutenant colonel shall not exceed 2.6 per cent; above the. grade of major shall not exceed 5.2 per cent; above the grade of captain shall not exceed 14.9 per cent; above the grade of first lieutenant shall not exceed 45.2 per cent: And provided, further, That the grade of major-general shall be conferred only upon the officer detailed by the President of the Philippines to act as the chief of staff and shall be retained by him only while holding office as such, each detail to be for a term of three years, unless sooner terminated by the President."