General Order No. 14 (Marcos)

by Ferdinand Marcos

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MALACAÑANG
RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

GENERAL ORDER No. 14

Whereas, martial law has been declared under Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, and is now in effect throughout the land;

Whereas, the military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, more than any other body of government personnel have been called upon to carry, and are now carrying, a greater share of the great burden of suppressing the activities of the group of men actively engaged in a criminal conspiracy to seize political and state power in the Philippines, and of eradicating widespread lawlessness, anarchy, disorder and wanton destruction of life and property now prevailing throughout the country;

Whereas, it is necessary to enhance and keep at high level the morale and efficiency of the personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, particularly the enlisted men, and extended trainee who are thus engaged most seriously and delicately in the tasks aforementioned;

Now, therefore, I, Ferdinand E. Marcos, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, do hereby authorized and prescribe an additional daily subsistence allowance of One Peso (₱1.00) for all enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and trainees undergoing training pursuant to Republic Act No. 4091, who are attached to a regular unit of the Armed Forces of the Philippines engaged in combat operations, effective October 1, 1972.

Done in the City of Manila, this 3rd day of October, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-two.

By the President: