Republic Act No. 8186 : REPUBLIC ACTS (2024)

Section1. Officer Grade Distribution. � The Secretary ofNational Defense shall prescribe the authorized number of officers inthe active force in each grade and in each major, technical oradministrative service and shall implement the gradual decrease in thenumber of officers in each officer rank as part of, and in line with,the Modernization Program of the Armed Forces: provided, that effectiveone (1) year after the approval of this Act, such number shall notexceed the number in each grade authorized in the Table of Organizationof units of the active force distributed as follows: Point Seventy-fiveper centum (.75%) in the General/Flag Officer grade; six per centum(6%) in the grade of Colonel/Captain (PN); twelve per centum (12%) inthe grade of Lieutenant Colonel/Commander (PN); eighteen per centum(18%) in the grade of Major/Lieutenant Commander (PN); twenty percentum (20%) in the grade of Captain/Lieutenant (PN); and forty-threepoint twenty-five per centum (43.25%) in the grades of FirstLieutenant/Lieutenant Junior Grade (PN) and Second Lieutenant/Ensign(PN): provided, further, that such distribution is based on the totalofficer strength authorized for the AFP: provided, furthermore, thatthe Table of Organization of units of the active force shall beadjusted in accordance with their respective missions and officerrequirements, and shall be gradually decreased pursuant to this sectionand such rules and regulations as the Secretary of National Defenseshall prescribe, subject to the condition that the schedule ofpercentage for each grade as herein prescribed shall not be exceeded;Provided, furthermore, that considering the highly technical nature ofthe Air Force and the navy, they shall be allocated a higher officer toenlisted personnel ratio which shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%)of the officer to enlisted personnel ratio allocated for the PhilippineArmy: provided, finally, that if the actual number in a grade is lessthan the number prescribed, the difference may be applied as anincrease to the number prescribed in a lower grade.

Sec. 2. Distribution of General/Flag Officers. � Thenumber of general/flag officers herein authorized shall be distributedto the various general/flag officer grades in accordance with theschedule of percentage as hereunder prescribed;

General/Admiral (0-10) 1 per centum

Lieutenant General/Vice Admiral (0-9) 7 per centum

Major General/Rear Admiral (0-8) 26 per centum

Brigadier General/Commodore (0-7) 66 per centum
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Total 100 per centum

Provided, that there shall only be one officer with a grade ofGeneral/Admiral at any one time: provided, further, that the numbercorresponding to the schedule of percentage prescribed for the gradesof Major General/Rear Admiral, Lieutenant General/Vice Admiral, andGeneral/Admiral shall be the maximum: provided, furthermore, that ifthe actual number in a grade is less than the number prescribed, thedifference may be applied as an increase to the number prescribed inthe lower grade: provided, finally, that no officer shall be promotedto the grade of Brigadier General/Commodore or higher unless there isan existing vacancy, and the officer is occupying a position in theTable of Organization that requires the grade or rank for which he isbeing considered for promotion.

Sec. 3. Maximum Tenure in Grade. � The maximum tenureof officers in the grades of Colonel/Captain (PN) and General/FlagOfficer in the AFP are hereby prescribed as follows:

GRADE MAXIMUM TENURE
IN GRADE

General/Admiral (0-10) three (3) years

Lieutenant General/Vice Admiral (0-9) three (3) years

Major General/Rear Admiral (0-8) three (3) years

Brigadier General/Commodore(0-7)five (5) years

Colonel/Captain (PN) (0-6) ten (10) years

Unless earlier separated, retired or promoted to the next higher gradeor occupying a position calling for the ranks of higher grade in theAFP Table of Organizations, Colonels/Captain (PN) and Generals/FlagOfficers shall be compulsorily retired upon the attainment of themaximum tenure in grade herein prescribed, or upon reaching the age ofcompulsorily retirement whichever is earlier, except for the Chief ofStaff, AFP, who may be allowed by the President of the Philippines tofinish tenure in position as provided for in the Constitution:provided, that officers already holding these ranks upon the approvalof this Act may be allowed one (1) year more of tenure in grade beforethe maximum tenure provided in this section shall be applied to them,unless they shall have already reached the compulsory retirement ageunder existing laws, in which case the compulsory retirement age shallprevail.

Sec. 4. Maximum Tenure in Position. � Officersholding the following key positions are hereby limited to a maximumtenure in position of three (3) years unless otherwise earlier relievedby competent authority or compulsorily retired under existing laws:

Chief of Staff, AFP

Vice Chief of Staff, AFP

The Deputy Chief of Staff, AFP

Major Service Commanders

Provided, that except for the Chief of Staff of the AFP, no officershall be assigned/designated to the aforementioned key positions orpromoted to the rank of Brigadier General/Commodore or higher if he hasless than one (1) year of active service remaining prior to compulsoryretirement.

Sec. 5. Appropriations. � The amount necessary toimplement the provisions of this Act is hereby authorized to be paidout of savings from the appropriations of the AFP for the current year.Thereafter, the sum necessary for the implementation of this Act shallbe included in the annual General Appropriations of the AFP.

Sec. 6. Implementing Regulations. � The Secretary ofNational Defense shall prescribe the rules and regulations necessaryfor the effective implementation of this Act.

Sec. 7. Repealing Clause. � All laws, rules andregulations, and other issuances or parts thereof, which areinconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed ormodified accordingly.

Sec. 8. Effectivity. � This Act shall take effectupon its approval.