STAFF STUDY

OF

6TH LONGEVITY PAY

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE

REQUIREMENT OF THE AFPSMC
SUBMITTED TO

COL JOHN OSWALD L BUCU PA (GSC)

Submitted by:

Group Nr 5

MSg Mario B Accad _______ (Inf) PA

MSg Rodelito V Tortal 705027 (Inf) PA
MSg Nestor J Aquilam 705884 (Inf) PA
MSg Nelson B Sangag 751055 (Inf) PA
MSg Antonio M Arquiza _____ (Inf) PA
 ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES
COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE
AFP Sergeant Major Course Class 04-10
Camp Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City

AFPSMC 04-10 11 October 2010

SUBJECT: 6th Longevity Pay

I. STATEMENT OF PROBLEM:

The need of 6th Longevity Pay as additional number of Longevity Pay for the
Officers and Enlisted Personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

II. ASSUMPTIONS:

a. The amendment of Section 1 of the Republic Act No. 3725 that

provides for a longevity pay to the officers and enlisted men of the AFP shall benefit
and boost the morale of its military personnel.

b. The Officers and Enlisted Personnel of the AFP shall benefit 6 th

Longevity Pay after serving thirty (30) faithful years of dedicated military service.

c. The potential senior officers and enlisted personnel whose knowledge

and skills is necessary and useful tool for the AFP shall be motivated to serve longer
after their twenty five (25) years of faithful military service in the AFP.

d. The officers and enlisted men, who have been proven effective,
equipped with internally honed knowledge and vast experiences in their respective
field of expertise that will bring the organization into advantage shall continue
discharging the best of their abilities in the service of the AFP.

III. FACTS BEARING ON THE PROBLEM:

a. Section 1 of Republic Act No. 3725 provides that the total amount of
longevity pay shall not exceed fifty per centum of the soldier's monthly base pay as
prescribed by law. (Annex A)

b. Para 3 of Circular Nr 32, GHQ, AFP dated 10 May 1972 provides that
each officer or enlisted personnel of the AFP shall receive, in addition to his monthly
base pay longevity pay equivalent to ten per centum of the monthly base pay
authorized for his grade for each five years of active commissioned or enlisted
service compounded every five years but the total amount of longevity pay shall not
exceed fifty per centum of the officers’ or enlisted personnel’s base pay. (Annex B)

IV. DISCUSSION:
 1. Conceptualized Framework – Annex A

2. Brief Background.

a. The Armed forces of the Philippines necessitates well-defined,

skillful and experienced officers as well as enlisted personnel, whose vast knowledge
in soldiery services are useful tools towards empowering Non-Commissioned
Officers (NCO) Corps in consonance with modernization program of the AFP which
includes human resource development. Most of the potential senior servicemen
particularly senior NCOs however, programmed themselves to optionally retire upon
reaching twenty five (25) years in the military service taking into account that there
will be no more additional remuneration to be accrued in terms of Longevity Pay
which is a good deal in the part of a serviceman to offset the trend of ceaseless
demand on covering the basic necessities when there is an increasing cost of living
as years go by.

b. More so, the services of the AFP personnel particularly the EP

are volatile. It is in this context that those personnel with developed skills and
knowledge that are useful or capable of serving a purpose and bringing advantage
for the organization be given with equitable motivational equity to serve at least
another five (5) more years or even persuade them to shift their mind setting from
optional to compulsory retirement. Early retirement of these military personnel deny
the AFP of the full utilization of the services of a well-experienced, highly trained, and
mature military personnel. It is for the good of the organization to retain them for
optimum utilization of services of military personnel with proven leadership and
professional competence.

c. Further, the need to constitutionalize 6th Longevity Pay as an

additional number of Longevity Pay with corresponding remuneration pay equivalent
to another ten per centum after the fifty percent of the base pay as in 5 th Longevity
Pay to make it sixty per centum of the base pay to be received after serving five (5)
more years to be reckoned after accumulating twenty five (25) years of active service
or upon reaching thirty (30) years of faithful military service in the AFP. The amount
necessary for the effective implementation of this appeal shall be charged to the
appropriations of the Department of National Defense under the current General
Appropriations Act. Thereafter, such sum as may be necessary for its continued
implementation shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

d. The actual and authorized strength of ranks of enlisted

personnel are shown below:
E-8 E-9 E-10
Auth Actual Auth Actual Auth Actual
GHQ/AFPSUS 184 47 43 10 1 1
PA 222 102 67 23 0 0
PAF 105 58 47 19 0 0
PN 96 43 53 21 0 0
TOTAL 607 250 210 73 1 1
 1. Course of Action # 1 (COA#1) Amendment of section 1 of RA 3725 as
prescribed stipulated by law. 5th longevity pay increase to 6th longevity pay.
2. Course of Action #2 (COA#2) Approval of 6th longevity pay of the
Officers and enlisted personnel of the AFP.

3. Course of Action #3 (CAO #3) Incorporate the 6th longevity pay to RA

3725.

SUITABILITY/FEASIBILITY/ACCEPTABILITY MATRIX

TEST/CRETERIA COA#1 COA#2 COA#3

A.SUITABILITY

1. Will it help or be beneficial to the Officers and

Enlisted Personnel of the AFP Yes Yes No

2. Will improve the living condition/services to the

members of the AFP
Yes Yes No
3. Will enhance the performance of duty among
members of the AFP.
Yes Yes No

B. FEASIBILITY

1. Can be resolved by amendment of the

existing RA 3725. Yes Yes No

Is the COA solve the Existing RA 3725

Yes Yes No
3. Will it be beneficial to all members in the
AFP.
Yes Yes No

C. ACCEPTABILITY

1. Is it acceptable to the members in the AFP. Yes No Yes

2. Will it enhance morale and welfare of the

Officers and EP in the AFP Yes No Yes

3. Course of Action (COA):

COA Nr 1 – DND to represent to the senate for the amendment of RA

3725 – an act providing for longevity pay to officers and enlisted men of the armed
forces of the Philippines, which limit only to 5th LP and a maximum of fifty per centum
of the basic pay, instead make it sixth LP and a maximum of sixty per centum of the
base pay, and appropriating funds there for.

COA Nr 2 – GHQ to set-aside budget from the AFP thrust fund/savings

for the purpose while representation is yet to be made to amend and redefine the
Section 1 of RA 3725.

COA Nr 3 – GHQ to rescind Circular Nr 32, GHQ AFP dated 10 May

1972 that prescribed the rule regarding payment of longevity pay of officers and
enlisted personnel in the AFP.

4. Advantage/Disadvantage

Courses of Action Advantages Disadvantages

Will benefit the AFP members - Extensive efforts and
especially those faithful, highly tedious process in the
trained and experienced with proven congress/senate for the
leadership & professional amendment of Section 1 of
COA#1 competence. RA 3725.

- Will be beneficial for the retiring

personnel in the future once
implemented.

To retain effective and efficient of The mentality of the

Officers and NCO until reaching the Officers and EP reaching
COA#2
compulsory retirement as provided twenty (25) years in the
for in the RA 1638. service are opted to retire
earlier.
Encourage the Officers and Enlisted The mentality of the
Personnel to retire compulsory in the Officers and EP reaching
military service. twenty (25) years in the
COA#3 service are opted to retire
The AFP technical group to focus earlier.
and re-study the proposed 6th
Longevity pay of the men in uniform.

V. CONCLUSION:

The amendment of Section 1 of the Republic Act No. 3725 that delimits the
provision of longevity pay from up to fifty per centum of the personnel’s base pay
which is equivalent to 5th longevity pay only to sixty per centum by extending the
number of longevity pay to 6th longevity pay, be beneficial not only to the AFP itself
for optimizing utilization of the services of well-experienced, highly trained, and
mature military personnel with proven leadership and professional competence, but
to the personnel himself as well for maximizing his military career of service to the
Armed Forces of the Philippines. Moreover, the AFP is pursuing Human Resource
Development in consonance with its modernization program towards a competitive
world class Armed Forces.

VI. RECOMMENDATION:
 a. Adoption of Course of Action (COA) # 1.

b. That the necessary amount for the effective implementation of this

appeal shall be charged to the appropriations of the Department of National Defense
under the current General Appropriations Act. Thereafter, such sum as may be
necessary for its continued implementation shall be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act.

ANNEX – A

INPUT CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OUTPUT

• Retain capable and
• RA 3725 qualified senior NCO.
• Meet the prescribed
• PD 1638 age requirement for
(Amended) compulsory retirement.
• Will improve the living
• Statistic survey Condition/services to the
revealed that members of the AFP
majority of EP is favor
 PROCESS
* Amendment of RA 3725
fm 5th LP to 6th LP.
* Conduct survey and
interview ICOW amendment
of RA 3725
*

FEEDBACK

CAUSES
INDICATORS
Retires from the military service
 Early retirement of after attaining the fifth (5) L/P
capable and qualified earlier than the compulsory
senior NCOs upon retirement age.
RECOMMENDATION reaching 25 years in
Adoption of conclusion the military service.
in para V Lessen the required
aggressiveness in the
 Deterioration of performance of duties and
leadership among the responsibilities as senior NCO
senior NCOs as a result leaders.
CONCLUSION of the shortened
Approval of COA #1 military service after
TASK
completing 25 year in
The need to amend RA 3725
for fifth (5) L/P of active
BEST SOLUTION PURPOSE military personnel.
To retain effective
and efficient senior
Adoption of COA#1
NCO leaders until
reaching the
compulsory POSSIBLE COA
retirement as 1. Boost up the standard of living
provided for in the both Officers and EP in the AFP
ADV/DISADV RA3725.

COA1 COA2 COA3 2. To retain effective and

A 5 1 1 efficient of Officers and NCO
until reaching the compulsory
DA 1 2 3
retirement as provided for in the
RA 1638.
PROBLEM 3. Mode of retirement of Enlisted
The need to amendment of Personnel who are reaching 30
section 1 of RA3725 as stipulated years and more shall be made
by law from fifth (5) longevity pay compulsory.
and increase to six (6) L/P of AFP
personnel after thirty years in the
active military service.

I just checked the grammar, dede…

The style of your thesis is different from ours…. I can’t figure the problem in your
statement of the problem since it is as if you are just giving a suggestion by pointing
out the NEED for approval of that 6th longevity pay.
I’ll just be your grammarian…not a researcher…okidoki????