REPUBLIC ACT NO. 645 - AN
ACT AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES WITHIN A PERIOD OF
THREE YEARS TO APPOINT OFFICERS FROM THE RESERVE FORCE OF THE ARMED
FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES ABOVE THE GRADE OF SECOND LIEUTENANT |
Section 1.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section four (c) of Republic Act
Numbered Two hundred and ninety-one, and under such rules and
regulations as the President of the Philippines may prescribe, the
President, within a period of three years from the effectivity of this
Act and upon recommendation of the Secretary of National Defense, is
hereby authorized to appoint reserve officers into the regular force of
the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the number of appointees not to
exceed one hundred and fifty officers in the first year, and not to
exceed fifty officers yearly, thereafter: Provided, That in the
computation of the years of active service of any reserve officer, he
shall be credited with the number of years of active service rendered
after the date of appointment: Provided, further, That no probationary
period that may be required under this Act shall extend beyond the
period of effectivity of this Act. Sec. 2. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 1952. Approved: June 12, 1951 |