THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF 
First Regular Session 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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S E N A T E  
S. No. 
Introduced by Senator S. R. Osmeiia ill 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Article Ill, Section 1 of the Constitution provides that “no person shall 
be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law, nor shall any 
person be denied the equal protection of the laws.’’ 
To implement this Constitutional provision, 
Republic Act. No. 7309 
provides compensations to the victims of unjust imprisonment and detention 
and 
victims 
of violent crimes 
through the Board of Claims under the 
Department of Justice. 
This bill 
seeks 
to update 
the compensations 
under the Unjust 
Imprisonment Compensation Program in order to reflect the effects of inflation 
as follows: 
a) For persons imprisoned or detained for less than five (5) years, the 
compensation remains at P1,OOO.OO per month for every month of 
imprisonment or detention; 
b) For persons 
imprisoned for more than five (5) 
years, the 
compensation is increased from @I 
,000.00 to P2,OOO.OO for every 
month of such imprisonment or detention. 
c) For victims of violent crimes, the compensation is increased from 
P10,OOO.OO to P100,OOO.OO to reflect the increase in the costs of 
hospitalization and medical treatment. 
The bill also provides for psychiatric 
and medical treatment in any 
government hospital for victims of unjust imprisonment and violent crimes to 
help them recover from psychological or emotional trauma. 
In view of the foregoing, early passage of this bill is earnestly urged. 
SERGlO OSMENA 111 
Senator 


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THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLI 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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Introduced by Senator S. R. OsmeAa 111 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING 
HIGHER 
COMPENSATION TO 
VICTIMS 
OF 
UNJUST 
IMPRISONMENT OR DETENTION AND VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIMES, 
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSES SECTION 4 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 
7309, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Sec. 1 of Republic Act No. 7309 is hereby amended to read 
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“Section 1. Creation and Composition of the Board. - There is 
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hereby created a Board of Claims 
under the Department of Justice, 
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hereinafter referred to as the Board, to be composed of one (1) chairman 
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and two (2) 
members 
to be appointed by the Secretary of the said 
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department, 
ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE A PRIVATE PRACTISING 
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LAWYER. 
THEY SHALL RECEIVE 
A REASONABLE MONTHLY 
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HONORARIUM 
TO BE DETERMINED BY THE SECRETARY OF 
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JUSTICE. 
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SECTION 2. Section 4 of Republic Act No. 7309 is hereby amended to 
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read as follows: 
“Section 4. Award Ceiling. - iFor victims of unjust imprisonment or 
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detention, the compensation shall be based on the number of months of 
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imprisonment or detention and every fraction thereof shall be considered 
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one month: Provided, however, That in [no] case OF IMPRISONMENT 
OR DETENTION LASTING FOR NOT MORE THAN FIVE YEARS [shall 
such] THE compensation [exceed] SHALL BE One Thousand Pesos 
($1,000) 
per month 
[.I: PROVlDED FURTHER, THAT IN CASE 
OF 
IMPRISONMENT OR DETENTION FOR MORE THAN FIVE YEAR THE 
COMPENSATION SHALL BE TWO THOUSAND PESOS (P2,OOO.OO) PER 
MONTH. In all other cases, the maximum amount for which the Board may 
approve a claim shall not exceed [ten] ONE HUNDRED thousand Pesos 
(PI O,OOO.OO)] (P100,000.00) or the amount necessary to reimburse the 
claimant the expenses incurred for hospitalization, medical treatment, loss 
of wage, loss of support or other expenses directly related to the injury, 
whichever is lower. This is without prejudice to the right of the claimant to 
seek other remedies under existing laws.” 
SECTION 3. A new Section 4-A is hereby added and shall read as 
follows: 
“SEC. 4-A. PSYCHIATRIC AND MEDICAL TREATMENT. - ANY 
PERSON ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION UNDER THIS ACT SHALL 
LIKEWISE 
BE 
PROVIDED WITH 
PSYCHIATRIC AND 
MEDICAL 
TREATMENT 
IN ANY 
STATE-OWNED HOSPITALS 
FOR THE 
PSYCHOLOGICAL OR EMOTIONAL TRAUMA SUFFERED BY HIM.” 
SECTION 4. Section 9 .is hereby amended to read as follows: 
“TO 
ENSURE 
THE 
CONTINUITY 
OF 
THE 
FUNDING 
REQUIREMENTS UNDER THIS ACT, 
THE AMOUNT OF TWENTY 
PESOS (P20.00) SHALL BE SET ASIDE FROM EACH FILING FEE IN 
EVERY CIVIL CASE FILED WITH THE COURT, THE TOTAL PROCEEDS 
OF 
WHICH 
SHALL 
BE 
CONSTITUTED 
INTO 
THE 
VICTIM 
COMPENSATION FUND TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT 
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not otherwise appropriated. 
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SECTION 6. 
Repealing Chus . 
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All laws, 
executive orders and 
SECTION 5. The amount necessary to implement the purposes of this Act 
is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of the funds of the National Treasury 
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executive issuances inconsistent with this Act are hereby deemed repealed or 
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modified accordingly. 
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SECTION 7. Separability Clause. - If for any reason any section or 
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provision of this Act shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid, no other section 
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or provision shall be affected thereby. 
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SECTION 3. 
Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen 
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Approved, 
(15) days of its publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
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