FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PI-llLIPPlNES 
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Third Regular Session 
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SENATE 
SB. No. 3351 
Introduced by Senator TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Philippine Chanty Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) is considered the "pnncipal 
government agency for raismg and providing funds for health programs, medical assistance and 
services, and charities of national character'" The heart and soul of the PCSO is its charitable 
pursuit. 
The PCSO Charter allocates 30% of its net receipts to the Charity Fund. As a result of 
regular mandatolY contributions imposed upon the PCSO by virtue of several laws and executive 
orders, the Charity I'und is greatly diminished. An overview of these decrees will reveal that 
most of the intended recipients, be it a government agency, or the implementation of a 
government program, does not in any way peltain to health or medical concerns. These 
mandatory contributions should therefore be discontinued to increased and thereby enhance 
PCSO's Charity Fund. 
peso's mandatoJY contribution purs1Iant to R.A. 8 J 75 or the "Revised Charter of the 
PhiizjJpine Crop Ins1Irance COf1JOration Act of 1995" should therefore be abohshed. 
To emphasize, the heart and soul of PC'SO is its charitable pursuit. If we set aside funds 
for extraneous mandatory contributions prior to allocating funds for charity, then this will negate 
the velY existence of PC SO. 
In view of the foregoing, the immediate enactment 
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Sec. 1, PCSO Charter, R.A. 1169. 
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FlI'TEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLlC OF THE PHILIPPINES) 
THIRD REGULAR SESSION 
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SENATE 
S B. No. ,:n51 
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Introduced by Senator TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA In 
AN ACT 
ABOLlSHJNG REGULAR MANDATORY CONTRIBUTIONS IMPOSED ON THE 
PHlLlPPJNE CHARITY SWEEPSTAKES OFFICE (PCSO), MODIFYING FOR THE 
PURPOSE SEC. 6.5 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8175 
/J~ it enacted by the Senate and the House oj Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
ass~mb1ed: 
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SECTION 1. Stlltemellt of Policy. - It is hereby declared tbe policy of the State to 
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guarantee that the Charity Fund of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) shall 
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achieve its maximum potential to better serve its intended beneficiaries. 
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SECTION 2. Abolitioll of Regullll' Mlllltiatory Contributions of pcwo. -
The 
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mandatory contribution of PC SO as found in Sec. 6.5 ofRA 8175 or the "Revised Charter of 
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the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation Act of 1995" described specifically as "Ten percent 
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(10%) of the net earnings of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) from its lotto 
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operation shall be earmarked for the Crop Insurance Program and said amount shall be directly 
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remitted by the PCSO to the Corporation every six (6) months until the amount of government 
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subscription is fully paid" is hereinafter abolished. 
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SECTION 3. SECTION 20. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (I 5) days 
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after ils cOlnplete publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) national newspapers of 
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general circulation. 
Approved,