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RA 516 Section 20

RA 516 Section 20

Section 20

SEC. 20. Article one hundred and nine of the same Act as amended by Republic Act Numbered two hundred and forty-two, is hereby further amended to read as follows: "ART. 109. Soldiers-Separation from the service.-No enlisted man, in the military service of the Philippines in the Philippine Constabulary shall be discharged said service without a certificate of discharge, signed by a field officer of the regiment or other organization to which the enlisted man belongs or by the commanding officer when no such field officer is present, and no enlisted man shall be discharged from said service before his term of service has expired, except by order of the President the Chief of Staff, the Chief of Constabulary, by sentence of a general court-martial or by sentence of bad-conduct discharge of a special court-martial."

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CitationRA 516 Section 20 (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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