GENERAL ORDER NO. 10
WHEREAS, Martial Law has been declared under Proclamation No. 108l, dated September 21, 1972 and is now in effect throughout the land;
WHEREAS, the officers and men 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 great share of the grave burden of suppressing the activities of groups 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 lives and property now prevailing throughout the country;
WHEREAS, it is necessary to enhance and keep at a high level the morale and efficiency of the officers and men of the Armed Forces of the Philippines while they are thus engaged in the serious and delicate tasks aforementioned;
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. 108l, dated September 21, 1972, and General Order No. 1, dated September 22, 1972, do hereby authorize and prescribe the following increased rates of monthly quarters allowance for enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines effective October 1, 1972:
Master Sergeant (or Chief Petty Officer) ................................................................................. P100.00
Technical Sergeant (or Petty Officer First Class) ...................................................................... 100.00
Staff Sergeant (or Petty Officer Second Class) ........................................................................ 90.00
Sergeant (or Petty Officer Third Class) ................................................................................... 90.00
Corporal (or Seaman First Class) ........................................................................................... 80.00
Private First Class (or Seaman Second Class) ......................................................................... 80.00
Private (or Apprentice Seaman) ...............................................................................................80.00
Done in the City of Manila, this 30th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-two.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President
Republic of the Philippines