Ct DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE GENERAL HEADQUARTERS ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo Quezon City 18 February 2003 ALLOCATION OF CEMENTERY PLOTS AT THE LIBINGAN NG_MGA BAYANT xx 20K xxx Para 6b and 6c under PROCEDURES are changed while para 6k is added to read: b. For deceased retired military personnel - The next of kin shall secure the Death Certificate and shall submit this document to The Adjutant General, AFP (Attn: C, NRD) who shall examine and process the same and determine if the deceased is qualified to be interred or reinterred at the LNMB, c. For deceased veterans and reservists - The next of kin ehall secure the Death Certificate: and shall eubmit this document to The Adjutant General, AFP (Attn: C,.NRD) who ehall issue Certificate of Services and/or authenticated retirement orders of the deceased personnel. Subsequently, same documents shall be submitted to the DCS for RRA, J10 who shall process the documents and determine if the deceased is qualified under para 3 of the AFPRG and cause the issuance of interment directive. xx cand x k. For personnel of the Philippine National Pclice and Philippine Coast Guard who were former members of the AFP and whose surviving relatives wish that the remains of the deceased be interred at the LNMB, the next of kin shall notify the Adjutant Service of PNP/PCG, as the case maybe, to inform/forward a request to TAG, AFP for the interment of deceased at the LNMB together with the death certificate and an authenticated or original copy of Statement of Service of the deceased from OTAG, AFP. XX 2K XxX BY COMMAND OF GENERAL SANTIAGO: OFFICIAL: ERNESTO G —_-CAROLINA = Lioutenant General AEP a ‘The f Sta: Qo vont, e Deputy Chief o: L __CARRAN Captain FN (Gi! The Adjutant Geneng DISTRIBUTION: er¥ Oe we [REGULATION 7 AFPR G 161-375 161-375 DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE GENERAL ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES: Camp Generai Emilio Aguinaido ‘Quezon City 14 September 2000 ALLOCATION OF CEMETERY PLOTS AT THE LIBINGAN NG MGA BAYAN! Table of Contents Paragraph General Defnition of Terms Who are Qualified To Be interred in the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani Who are not Quatified To Be Interred in the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani Responsibilities eyAmraen= Procedures Appropriation of Funds ‘Supersession 4. General. This regulation prescribes the allocation of cemetery piots and construction of grave markers at the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani (LNMB). 2 Definition of Terms: a. Active Service - Service rendered by a military person as a Commissioned Officer, enlisted man/woman, probationary officer, trainee or draftee in the Armed Forces of the Philippines and service rendered by him/her asa civilian ‘official or employee in the Philippine Goverment prior to the date of his/her separation of retirement from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, for which military and/or civilian service he/she shall have received pay from the Phitippine Government, and/or such others as may hereafter be prescribed by law as active service (PD 1638 as amended) b. Retirees - All officers or enlisted personne! who had accumulated at feast twenty (20) or thirty (30) years of satisfactory active service, who, at their own request and with the approval of the President or the Secretary of National Defense (for those compulsory retirees) retired from the active military service. c. Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) - a reserve unit organized within a locality consisting of a cadre of officers and men in the active force and qualified reservists residing in the locality. d. Auxiliary - supplementary, backup, reserve, etc 2. CAFGU Active Auxillary - the category of PAFGUY, volunteers who are called upon to complement the operations pf the ofthe Aamed Forces of the Philippines or to support the regular forog fermatiors of units in = ae,AFPRG 161-375 did 11 Sep 2000 comma: » ()_Gracuates of the sche Citizen Miltary Training (CMT) units ~ of basic and advance coursas ent rssued orders as reservists. (2) ~ Graduates of authorized base military training that ae'icadba,_. Orders as such. ——- (3) elororably diecharged ex-servicemen and retired officers of the AFP and other allied armed forces who are Filipino citizens who volunteer. (4) Recognized World War I guerillas who were honorably checharged trom the serwce, {8} Commissionec and non-commissioned officers under Alfiiated Reserve Category end NDCP graduates. (6) | Commissioned and non-commissioned officers and EPs (Inactive) under ecsting laws included in present AFP rosters before enactment of RA 7077 and those to be commissioned or enlisted after the enactment of the same. 9. Active Reservist - refer to those mentioned in para 2f who are fesued orders to undergo Annual Active Duty Training (AADT) mobilization and/or those called to undergo active duty for the purpose of performing special military dutyloperations, 3. ‘Who are quaiiied to be interred in the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani: The remains of the following deceased persons are qualified and, therefore, authorized to be Interred in the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani: a. Medal of Valor Awardees db. Presidents or Commander-in-Chief, AFP Se Secretaries of National Defense 4. Chiels of Staff, AFP 8. Ganerais/Fiag Gificers of the AFP 1. Active and retired military pefsonnel of the AFP to Include active draftees and trainees who died in line of duty, active reservists“and CAFGU Active ‘Auntliary (CAA) who. died tn-combat operations of porrbat related activities. . Former members of the AFP who laterally entered or joined the Philppine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Phipine National Police (PNP). h. Veterans of Philippine Revoktion of 1890, WWI, WWII and Tecognized guerilas. 1. Government Dignitartes, Statesmen, National Artists and other deceased persons wicse interment or reinterment has been approved by the Commander-in-Chisf, Congres 2rthe Secretary of National Defense. |. Former Presigunts Secretaries of Defense, Dignitaries, Statesmen, Natinnal Arties udeowe af Former Pres.dants. Secrataries of National Defense and Chief161- sontn: 4. Who are not qualified to be interred in the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani: The remains of the following shail not be interred in the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani. a. Personne! wno were dishonorably separatedirevertedidischarged ‘trom the service. b. Authorized personne! who were convicted by final judgment of an offense involving moral turpitude. 5. Responsibilities: a. ‘The Chief of Staff, AFP (Attn: TAG) shall be responsible for the issuance of interment directive for ail active military personnel for interment in the LNMB. TAG shall likewise be responsible in the issuance of Interment directive to authorized personne! such as those former members of the AFP who iaterally entered Or joined the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Phitippine National Police (PNP). b. The Chief of Staff, AFP (Attn: DCS for RRA, J10 shall be responsible for the issuance of interment directive for all retirees. veterans and reservists enumerated in paragraph 3. cs, The Quartermaster General, AFP shall exercise over-all ‘Supervision in the implementation of this AFPRG. d. The Commander, ASCOM, PA through the Commanding Officer of Grave Services Unit (CO, GSU) shail be charged with; (1) The registration of deceasedigraves; {2) The allocation of specific section/area at LNMB for interment of deceased: (3) The preparation of grave sites; (4) The supervision of burials at the LNMB. 6 Procedures: a. For deceased active military personnel ~ The Survivor Officer/Survivor NCO shail ccordinate with CO, ASCOM thru CO, GSU for the registration of the deceased and preparation of grave at least three (3) days prior to the interment. b. For deceased retired military personnel - The next of kin shail notify The Adjutant General, AFP who shall process the documents and determine if the deceased is qualified to be interred or reinterred at the LNMB. c For deceased veterans and reservists - The next of kin shall notify OCS for RRA, J10 who shall process the documents and determine if the deceased is qualified under paragraph 3 and cause the issuance of interment directive. For government dignitaries, statesmen, national artists and other deceased persons whose interment or reinterment in the LNMB has been authorized by the Commander-in-Chief, Congress and the Secretary of National Defense - The nexte. For deceased widows of former Presidents, Secretaries of National ‘Defense and Chiefs of Staff — The next of kin shail notify The Adjutant General, AFP who shail coordinate with the CO, GSU for the arrangement and conduct of appropriate funeral honors and burial services at the LNMB. f. _ For exhumation/reinterment of remains at the LNMB - The next of kin shail notify The Quartermaster General, AFP who shall process the documents and determine if such remains can already be exhumed from and/or qualified to be reinterred pursuant to paragraph 3 above. g. The cremated (small box of ashes) remains of widows of former Presidents, Secretaries of National Defense and Chiefs of Staff will be interred in the ‘same authorized plot where her husband is already buried and no need for allocation of additional tand, nh. ‘The allocation of grave site/plots myst conform with the following: (See attached diagram of LNMB-Annex A) {STATURE | LOCATION | TOTAL | GRAVE | MINIMUM | REMARKS | CATEGORY | AREA | LOT | NROF | i (Sqm) | SIZE | PLOTS | i | am) | | i | | i | ] | | Presidents or | | | ‘Commander -in- SectionA | 6,153 | (10x10) | 46s! Actual Size Chief, AFP + : 100 Secretary of | ' National SectionB | 6,134 | (7x7) 4 -do- Defense/Govt | 49 | Digni- | | | | Tanex/statesman { { IE + 5 | Chief of Staff, ‘Section C | 4,258 | (46) | 133 do- AFP | 2st + t Medal of Valor | SectionC-1 | 1,581 | (2x5) 148 -do- Awardees | 10 T Other Generals Section | 5,855 | (4x6) 183 | to and Flag Officers “| | 24 | World Wari! | Section 1 To 55.400 | (2.8) 5334 | do Veterans x! I H H Active, Retired Section XN | 86,865 | (1.6x2.5) | 8,352 =, } AFP Personnel & | XIV to XVil | 5.25 | | Veterans i. ; H i 1 National | Section xin | 9,628 | (1.52.5) | 1,375 -do- | ArtistiScientist = | | 1626 | !*Minimum number of plots computed using the formula indicated below: P=A(076) s Where P = Minimum number of plots in a section ‘A= Total land area of a section, 8qm S= size of area of the grave plot, aq m 0.75 = Constant multiplied with the tots! area leaving a 25% allowance for space taken by the obstacie such as trees, plants and spaces for all i Marking of Graves - Marking of graves of the following deceased persons is authorized: 1) Presidents or Commander4in-Chief ~ tomb or statue or both as desired by the family. 2) Secretaries of National Defense — bust or tomb, or both as desired by the family. 3) Chiefs of Staff, AFP — bust 4) Government Dignitaries, Statesmen, National Artists, and other deceased persons whose interment is authorized by the President - statue or tomb oF bust as desired by the family subject to the approval of SND and recommended by CSAFP. 5) _ GeneraisiFiag Officers and other deceased military personnel ~ individual crosses which shail conform with QM Specification number 24 MIC dtd 19 Nov 84 (Annex B). i. Construction of marker shall be in accordance with the following: 1) Size of Tomb - 2.2m (L) x 0.8m (W) x 0.3m(H) 2) Size of Bust - Life-size on a 0.5m x 0.4m pedestal which is 0.5m from the ground level. 3) Size of Status — Life - size with base buried at ground level. 4) Color of statue/bust - bronze or white 5) Color of Tomb — white or its variants. 6) Layout (a) Tomb onty — center of the allocated pict. (>) Bust only — center of the bust shall be 1.3m from the center of the allocated plot and 1.2 from the road gutter. (c) Tomb and Statue/Bust - tomb is centered at the allocated piot while the center of the statue/bust pedestal shall be 0.6m from the left edge and 1.2m from the front edae of the tomb.AFPRG 16-375 did 11 Sep 2000 contin: 7) Grass Type - carabao grass Other Markers — mounds and ornamental plants, construction of other varie] seucheiprureatan sok so faces, shades smd ho Bo are not satheiznd. small marble markers about ten inches by sixteen inches {107 x 16° wil be paca at the fot of te penal eres tuming the wid, date of birth sand date of death. 7. Appropriation of Funds: 4. Funds for the purpose of construction statue/busttombs/erosses for deceased military personnel shall be derived from AFP appropriations. As for President, Secretary of National Defense, high ranking military personnel and other dignitaries and statesmen; funds shall be derived from AFP appropriations, unless otherwise, authorized, ‘provided for or augmented by sources external to the AFP. b. (On the part of widows of former Presidents, Secretaries of National ‘Defense and Chiefs of Staff, AFP there will be no expense on the part of the Philippine government as all expenses will be bome by the families concemed. 8. __ Supersession - AFPR G 161-374 did 27 Mar 98 is hereby superseded. BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE: