AMENIDNG PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY DATED DECEMBER 30, 1973 ADJUSTING THE AUTHORIZED GRADES IN THE COMMAND AND STAFF STRUCTURE OF THE ARMED FORCES OF T…

WHEREAS, Section 2 of PD J60 provides that the positions of
Commanders of Task forces, Major Units and other key positions of the AFP shall
be authorized the grade of Brigadier General/Commodore as the President may
direct;

WHEREAS, the Commander of the Southern Command occupies a
position of major responsibility equivalent to those of the Commanders of Major
Services and the Presidential Security Command and exercises operational
jurisdiction over the majority of AFP units operating in Southern
Philippines;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution as
Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines and pursuant to
Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, Proclamation No. 1104., dated
January 17, 1973 and General Order No. 1 dated September 22, 1972, as amended,
do hereby decree that:

SECTION 1. of Presidential Decree Numbered Three Hundred
Sixty dated December 30, 1973 is hereby amended to read:

“1. The following positions in the Armed Forces of the Philippines shall be
authorized the grades or their equivalent in the Philippine Navy as herein
indicated:

Chief of Staff, AFP	General (0 – 10)
Vice Chief of Staff, AFP	Lt. General (0-9)
Commanders of Major Services, AFP	Major General (0-8)
Commander of Presidential Security Command, AFP	Major General (0-8)
Commander, Southern Command	Major General (0-8)
The Deputy of Staff, AFP	Major General (0-8)
Deputy Chief of Staff, GHQ J1, J2, J3, J4, J5, J6, J7, & J8	Brigadier General (0-7)
The Inspector General, AFP	Brigadier General (0-7)

This decree shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 12th day of January, in the year of Our
Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-One.

			(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS President of the Philippines
	By the President:
	(Sgd.) JUAN C. TUVERA
		Deputy Presidential Executive Assistant

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