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Prohibition of Voluntary Service. Unless otherwise specifically approved by the President, no person shall be employed or appointed in the government under the guise of voluntary service, with compensation below the authorized hiring rate for the position, but with privilege of transportation and/or representation expenses in any form, or of receiving per diems, allowances, honoraria, subsistence, quarters in cash or in kind, payable from government funds: provided, that the application of this provision may be waived to authorize voluntary service in the Armed Forces of the Philippines or in connection with relief operations.
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