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RA 516 Section 3

RA 516 Section 3

Section 3

SECTION 3. Article one of Commonwealth Act Numbered Four hundred and eight is hereby amended to read as follows: "ARTICLE 1. Definitions.-The following words when used in these articles shall be construed in the sense indicated in this article, unless the context shows that a different sense is intended, namely: "(a) The word 'officer' shall be construed to refer to a commissioned officer, including a commissioned member of the nurse corps; "(b) The word 'soldier' shall be construed as including ncommissioned officer, a private, or any other enlisted man; (c) The word 'company' shall be understood as including a troop, battery or commissioned vessels; (d) The word 'battalion' shall be understood as including squadron, air or naval."

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CitationRA 516 Section 3 (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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