REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1416 - AN ACT
AMENDING SECTION NINE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED NINETY-ONE
SO AS TO CONFER THE GRADES OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL AND MAJOR GENERAL UPON
THE OFFICERS HOLDING THE POSITIONS OF CHIEF OF STAFF AND VICE-CHIEF OF
STAFF, RESPECTIVELY |
Section 1.
Paragraph (a) of section nine of Republic Act Numbered Two hundred and
ninety-one is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 9.
Promotion to grade of major general and lieutenant general. – (a) The
grade of lieutenant general in the active list shall be conferred only
upon the officer appointed by the President, with the consent of the
Commission on Appointments, to the office of Chief of Staff of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines. The grade of the major general in the
active list shall be conferred only upon the officer appointed by the
President, with the consent of the Commission on Appointments, to the
Office of Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Sec. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.cralaw Approved: May 14, 1956 |