THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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S E N A T E  
S. No. 
Introduced by Senator Osrneiia I l l  
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Service to the nation is the primary concern of each government 
employee. Although the pay is low the employees are content knowing that they 
are contributing to the betterment of our nation. It is usually this sense of altruism 
that pushes one to engage in public service. To date, the government remains to 
be the single biggest employer. Despite this fact, the government continues to 
recruit the best individuals in their respective fields. In order to entice and lure 
these individuals into government service it is incumbent upon the government 
to promote the welfare of its public servants in all ways possible. The protection 
of its public servants should be its paramount interest. 
In the past, many instances have occurred whereby a number of 
government employees have been killed or hurt in the pursuance of their duties. 
In most of these cases, the families of the deceased were unable to accord their 
departed relatives a descent burial to say the least. 
Thus, it is only fitting that 
they be provided compensation for the risks connected with their duties. 
This bill is being proposed in order to provide all officials and employees of 
the government hazard pay especially in cases where they are assigned to 
hazardous areas, isolated and inaccessible areas, x-ray units, institutions that 
care for the mentally deranged, places that are subject to depredation by criminal 
elements, plants and installations of the arsenal, aboard aircrafts and watercrafts 
in crossing bodies of water and other similar situations. 
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this measure is 
earnestly requested. 
SERGIO OSMENA 111 
Senator 


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THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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Introduced by Senator S. R. Osmefia 111 
AN ACT 
GRANTING 
HAZARD 
PAY 
TO 
COVERED 
EMPLOYEES 
OF 
THE 
GOVERNMENT AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared the policy of 
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with additional compensation taking into account the nature of the responsibilities 
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pertaining to their positions. 
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SEC. 2. Hazard Pay. - All employees and officials of the Government 
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shall be paid hazard pay when stationed or assigned to work in or under the 
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following circumstances/conditions: 
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hazardous or less hazardous areas that may be declared as such 
by the Secretary of National Defense; 
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(b) 
difficult areas or hardship posts characterized by distance, 
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inconvenience of travel due to bad roads and conditions of the terrain, isolation, 
inaccessibility and extreme weather conditions; 
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x-ray units, clinics, laboratories, sanitaria, leprosaria and other 
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similar stations which offer risks to health and safety due to exposure to 
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radiation, contagious diseases and volcanic activity; 
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institutions that tend or care for mentally-deranged patients; 
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(e) 
places that are subject to depredation by criminal elements as 
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those in prison reservations and penal colonies without adequate police 
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protection; 


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other similar work conditions which the DBM shall consider 
plants and installations of the arsenal; 
aboard aircraft and watercraft in crossing bodies of water; 
hazardous on the basis of exposure to environmental, health and social risks. 
SEC. 3. Coverage. - The benefits provided herein are payable to all 
officials and employees who have rendered at least one (1) year of continuous 
and faithful government service. 
SEC. 4. Rules and Regulations. - The Department of Budget and 
Management shall issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement the 
provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 5. Funding. - The funds to implements this Act shall be included in 
the General Appropriations Act, 
SEC. 6. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general 
circulation whichever comes earlier. 
Approved,