THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
’04 
NUV -3 P3A5 
First Regular Session 
1 
Senate 
S.B. No. 
1844 
Introduced by Senator Francis N. Pangilinan 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
On July 13, 2004, in En Banc Resolution. The Supreme Court, granted the 
request of the Retired RTC Judges Association that RA 910, as amended should be 
amended in order that the retired Judges, both, first (RTC) and second (MTC) levels 
should receive the same monthly pension being receive by the incumbent Judges RTC 
and MTC. Said Resolution is quoted as follows: 
July 13,2004 
“A.M. No. 04-5-12-SC. - Re: Request of Retired Judge Doroteo 
N. Cafieba, RTC, Manila, for the Retired RTC Judges Association. - 
Acting on the letter dated 11 May 2004 of retired Judge Doroteo N. 
Cafieba, requesting funding and/or allocation from the Judiciary 
Development Fund (JDF) for the increase in the retirement benefits 
under Republic Act No. 910, as amended, of retired Judges of the 
Regional Trial Court, the Court Resolved, upon the recommendation of 
the Office of the Chief Attorney, to DIRECT and AUTHORIZE the 
Court Administrator to assist the retired Judges in pursuing the passage 
of an amendatory law to Section 3-A of Republic Act No. 910, as 
amended by Republic Act No. 1797, in order that retired judges of first 
and second level courts may enjoy an automatic increase in pensions 
upon an increase in salary or compensation of incumbent judges.” 
Consequently, the Supreme Court committed to fund the difference of the 
prevailing monthly pension of retired Judges so that their monthly pension should be at 
par with the incumbent Judges chargeable against the Judiciary Development Fund (JDF) 
of the Supreme Court. 
These being no problem as to the funding of this Bill, we hereby recommend 
approval o€the same. 


THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
’04 
iaoY -3 P3 35 
First Regular Session 
1 
Senate 
S.B. No. 
1 a r  n 
Introduced by Senator Francis N. Pangilinan 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR THE RETIREMENT BENEFITS OF MEMBERS OF THE 
JUDICIARY, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 1 OF 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 910, AS AMENDED 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Section 1 of Republic Act No. 910, as amended, is hereby further 
amended to read as follows: 
SEC. 1. 
When a justice of the Supreme Court or of the Court 
of Appeals (,) OR a judge of (Court of First Instance, Industrial Relations, 
Agrarian Relations, Tax Appeals, Juvenile and Domestic Relations, or a 
City or Municipal Judge) THE COURT OF TAX APPEALS, 
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT, 
MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL 
COURT, SHARI’A DISTFUCT COURT, SHAIU’A CIRCUIT 
COURT OR ANY OTHER COURT HEREAFTER ESTABLISHED 
who has rendered at least twenty (20) years service in the judiciary or in 
any other branch of the Government, nor in both, (a) retires for having 
attained the age seventy years, or (b) resigns by treason of his incapacity 
to discharge the duties of his office, he shall receive during the residue of 
his natural life, in the manner hereinafter provided, the salary which he 
was receiving at the time of his retirement or resignation: PROVIDED, 
THAT THE AMOUNT THEREOF SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY 
INCREASED WHENEVER THERE IS AN INCREASE IN THE 
SALARY OF INCUMBENT JUSTICES OR JUDGES OF THE 
SAME RANK. [And] (w) [When a justice of the Supreme Court or of the 
Court of Appeals, a judge of (Court of First Instance, Industrial Relations, 
Agrarian Relations, Tax Appeals, Juvenile an \d Domestic Relations, or a 
city or municipal judge) 
THE COURT OF TAX APPEALS, 
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT, 
MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL 
COURT OR ANY OTHER COURT HEREAFTER ESTABLISHED, 
has attained the age of sixty (60) year and has rendered at least twenty 
years service in the Government, the last five years of which shall have 
been continuously rendered in the judiciary, he shall likewise be entitled to 
retire and receive during the residue of his natural life, also in the manner 
hereinafter provided, the salary which he was then receiving. It is a 
condition of the pension provided for herein thTt no retiring justice or 
judge of a court of record or city or municipal judge during the time that 


he is receiving said pension shall appear as counsel before any court in 
any civil case wherein the Government or any subdivision or 
instrumentality thereof is the adverse party, or in any criminal case 
wherein an officer or employee of the Government is accused of an 
offense committed in relation to his office, or collect any fee for his 
appearance in any administrative proceedings to maintain an interest 
adverse to the Government, national, provincial or municipal, or to any of 
its legally constituted officers. It is also a condition of the pension 
provided for herein that when a member of the judiciary entitled to the 
benefits of this Act shall assume an elective public office, he shall not, 
upon assumption of the office and during his term, receive the monthly 
pension due him. 
SEC. 2. 
Funding Source. - The amount necessary to fund the difference of 
the prevailing monthly pension of the retired Judges shall be sourced from the Judiciary 
Development Fund (JDF) of the Supreme Court. 
SEC. 3. 
Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders or rules 
and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby 
repealed or modified accordingly. 
SEC. 4. 
Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) national newspapers of general 
circulation, whichever comes earlier. 
Approved