PRESCRIBING A BASIC DAILY SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE OF NOT MORE THAN TEN (10) PESOS FOR EACH CADET OF THE PHILIPPINE MILITARY ACADEMY AND PHILIPPINE AIR FORCE FLYING SCHOOL.

WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 397, dated February 28,
1974, prescribed the amount of P6.00 as the basic daily subsistence
allowance for each officer and enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces of
the Philippines, including cadets of the Philippine Military Academy
and Philippine Air Force Flying School, trainees undergoing military
training pursuant to Republic Act No. 4091, probationary second
lieutenants/ensigns, ROTC Cadets on Summer Camp Training, reserve
officers and enlisted reservists undergoing training or
assembly/mobilization tests;

WHEREAS, prices of all commodities are steadily increasing
due to world-wide inflation;

WHEREAS, the present rate of daily basic subsistence
allowance is not enough to meet the quality and quantity of food deemed
appropriate for cadets of the Philippine Military Academy and Philippine
Air Force Flying School;

WHEREAS, in the past, subsistence allowance authorized for
cadets of the Philippine Military Academy and Philippine Air Force
Flying School was greater than that of other military personnel in order
to provide the cadets the proper nutrition in coping with the rigorous
physical and mental demands of their curriculum training and other
activities.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the
Republic of the Philippines, in my capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines, pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081,
dated September 21, 1972 and Proclamation No. 1104, dated January 17,
1973, do hereby authorize and prescribe a basic daily subsistence
allowance of not more than ten (P10.00) pesos for each of the Philippine
Military Academy and Philippine Air Force Flying School.

EFFECTIVITY: This Decree shall take effect upon approval. All
provisions of existing laws and decrees in conflict with this Decree are
hereby repealed.

Done in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of September, in the
year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-four.