Act
Approved May 12, 1948

Republic Act No. 203

An act to amend subsection (g) of section twenty-five of commonwealth act numbered one, as amended, by establishing the nurse corps in the medical service of the armed forces of the philippines

An Act to Amend Subsection (g) of Section Twenty-Five of Commonwealth Act Numbered One, as Amended, by Establishing the Nurse Corps in the Medical Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines

In plain language

Amends Commonwealth Act No. 1 to establish a Nurse Corps in the Armed Forces Medical Service and repeals Executive Order No. 267.

  • Addition of the Nurse Corps to the Medical Service.
  • Equal pay, allowances, rights and privileges for Nurse Corps members.
  • Repeal of Executive Order No. 267.
  • Effective date upon approval.
Armed Forces
Medical Service
Nurse Corps

REPUBLIC ACT No. 203

An Act to Amend Subsection (g) of Section Twenty-Five of Commonwealth Act Numbered One, as Amended, by Establishing the Nurse Corps in the Medical Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1

Subsection (g) of section twenty-five of Commonwealth Act Numbered One, as amended by Commonwealth Act Numbered Five hundred and sixty-nine, is further amended to read as follows:

"(g) The Medical Service shall consist of the Medical Corps, the Dental Corps, the Veterinary Corps, the Nurse Corps, the Medical Administrative Corps and such other corps as may be created by the President. It shall be charged with all matters pertaining to the physical examination, health and sanitation of personnel and animals of the army. The same pay, allowances, rights and privileges shall be granted to the members of the Nurse Corps as are given to the members of the other corps in the Medical Service.

Section 2

Executive Order Numbered Two hundred and sixty-seven, series of nineteen hundred and forty, is hereby repealed.

Section 3

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: May 12, 1948.

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