SC clarifies law on terms of reservists
- Written by Benjamin B. Pulta
- Sunday, 24 June 2012 00:00
A
ruling by the Supreme Court (SC) says reservists called into active
service in the Armed Forces can hold commands in the regular armed
forces for not more than two years.
In a decision, the tribunal’s Third Division through Associate Justice Roberto A. Abad dismissed the petition of Col. Jesus Cabarrus Jr., PAF (res.) which had sought a clarification on a provision of Republic Act 7077 or the Citizen Armed Forces Reservist Act.
Section 13(3) of RA 7077 provides that the retirement age for “the Retired Reserve” officers is 65.
However, if qualified and fit for duty, a member of “the Retired Reserve” may be ordered to active duty in times of local or national emergencies if he volunteers for active duty and when the Secretary of National Defense determines that there are not enough qualified citizen soldiers with his special skills and qualifications in the Ready Reserve or the Standby Reserve in his particular area of residence..... MORE
In a decision, the tribunal’s Third Division through Associate Justice Roberto A. Abad dismissed the petition of Col. Jesus Cabarrus Jr., PAF (res.) which had sought a clarification on a provision of Republic Act 7077 or the Citizen Armed Forces Reservist Act.
Section 13(3) of RA 7077 provides that the retirement age for “the Retired Reserve” officers is 65.
However, if qualified and fit for duty, a member of “the Retired Reserve” may be ordered to active duty in times of local or national emergencies if he volunteers for active duty and when the Secretary of National Defense determines that there are not enough qualified citizen soldiers with his special skills and qualifications in the Ready Reserve or the Standby Reserve in his particular area of residence..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribune.net.ph/index.php/metro-section/item/642-sc-clarifies-law-on-terms-of-reservists
For
all that Noynoy and high court blabber of reforms and transparency now
being imbibed by a “reformed” Supreme Court as a result of the
conviction by the Senate court of the ousted Chief Justice Renato
Corona, the transparency promised is certainly absent, as gleaned from
the SC’s newly released guidelines in the matter of their statement of
assets, liabilities and networth (SALn).
Filipinos
have enough problems of our own than add to the already swirling burden
in our minds. But dwelling on international controversies cannot be
helped especially with the recent announced “rebalancing” of US military
and naval forces in the Asia-Pacific, where there had been no tension
of major significance insofar as that imperial power’s homeland security
is concerned.
The
first time I wrote about Dolphy here in this space had to do with the
launching of his tell-all autobiography, in 2008. But that wasn’t the
first time we had worked together, for he had appeared in Aawitan Kita
on television, many, many years ago. He recalls having quit smoking in
1975, so his guesting in my show could only have been anywhere between
1970 and 1974, for the one picture still I have of that afternoon has
him holding on to a cigarette. 
