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Whenever the number of officers in the grade of Captain/Lieutenant (PN) in the Armed Forces of the Philippines exceeds at least ten percent (10%) of the number authorized by existing law, the President, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of National Defense, may declare as additional promotional vacancies to the grade of Major/Lieutenant Commander (PN) a number not to exceed thirty-three percent (33%) of the excess number of officers in the said grade of Captain/Lieutenant (PN).1шphi1
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