Section 2
SECTION 2. Section 2 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 2. Officers of the Women's Auxiliary Corps shall be commissioned in the Regular and Reserved Forces of the AFP by the President of the Philippines upon the recommendation of the Secretary of National Defense. All persons appointed officers in the Regular Force pursuant to this Section shall be unmarried female native-born citizens of the Philippines between the ages of twenty-one and twenty-six years who are holders of Bachelor's degrees from any school, college or university recognized by the government and who possess such additional qualifications as may be prescribed by the Secretary of National Defense; Provided, however, that all initial commission in the Regular Force shall be in the rank of Second Lieutenant; Provided, further, that, the President, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, is hereby authorized to commission officers in the Regular Component of the Corps in ranks above Second Lieutenant but not higher than Captain from among the officers in the active service within one year from the effectivity of this Decree."