TWENTIETH CONGRESS   
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session  
 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and 
Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr. 
House Bill No.  _____ 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill was approved by the House of Representatives during the 19th Congress. 
At present, there is no retirement law for our Judiciary officials with judicial rank, salary 
and privileges. The existing retirement law for members of the Judiciary is Republic Act No. 
910, as amended by Rep. Act No. 9946, which covers “Justices of the Supreme Court, the 
Court of Appeals, the Sandiganbayan, or of the Court of Tax Appeals, or a Judge of the 
regional trial court, metropolitan trial court, municipal trial court, municipal circuit trial court, 
shari'a district court, shari'a circuit court or any other court hereafter established…” 
In 1971, the Supreme Court en banc conferred judicial rank, salary and privileges to 
the positions in the Office of the Clerk of Court (OCC) through Resolutions. After the effectivity 
in 1975 of Presidential Decree No. 828 establishing the Office of the Court Administrator 
(OCA) and granting judicial rank, salary and privileges to the positions of Court Administrator 
and Deputy Court Administrator (DCA), the Court continued to promulgate Resolutions 
granting judicial rank, salary and privileges to positions in the OCC, the OCA, and the third 
level collegiate courts (Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan and Court of Tax Appeals) in 
recognition of the invaluable support system in the administration of justice. 
In 1986, Court Administrator Romeo Mendoza, with the rank, salary and privileges of 
the Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeals, applied to retire under Rep. Act No. 910, as 
amended. Chief Justice Ramon C. Aquino approved the application and forwarded it to the 
Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) for implementation. In 1993 Chief Justice 
Andres R. Narvasa also approved the application of Clerk of Court Daniel T. Martinez to retire 
under the same law. The Supreme Court en banc has also approved applications for 
retirement under Rep. Act No. 910, as amended, through Resolutions that were also 
forwarded to the GSIS for implementation. 
The GSIS Act of 1997, however, took Judiciary officials with judicial rank, salary and 
privileges out of its coverage, except life insurance, and refunded their personal contribution 
to the GSIS fund.  
Rep. Act No. 9946 amended further Rep. Act No. 910 to provide more retirement 
benefits. However, Sec. 3-B of the law limits its benefits to the Members of the Judiciary 
(Justices and 
Judges) only.  
The absence of a retirement law that expressly upholds the Resolutions of the 
Supreme Court allowing Judiciary officials with judicial rank, salary and privileges to retire 
under Rep. Act No. 910, as amended, without limitation or qualification, resulted in the 
fragmented application of the law.  
In view of the foregoing, immediate approval of this measure is earnestly requested. 
 RUFUS B. RODRIGUEZ  
MAXIMO B. RODRIGUEZ, JR. 
July 7, 2025
3:45 pm
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TWENTIETH CONGRESS   
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session  
 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and 
Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr. 
House Bill No.  _____ 
AN ACT 
STANDARDIZING THE RETIREMENT BENEFITS OF JUSTICES, JUDGES, AND 
JUDICIARY OFFICIALS CONFERRED WITH JUDICIAL RANK, SALARY AND 
PRIVILEGES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE 
PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 910, AS AMENDED  
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. Section 1 of Republic Act No. 910, as amended by Republic Act No. 9946, is 
further amended to read as follows: 
“Section 1. When a Justice of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, 
the Sandiganbayan, or of the Court of Tax Appeals, or a Judge of the regional 
trial court, metropolitan trial court, municipal trial court, municipal circuit trial 
court, shari'a district court, shari'a circuit court, or any other court hereafter 
established, OR A JUDICIARY OFFICIAL CONFERRED WITH THE SAME 
RANK AS A JUSTICE OR A JUDGE OF SAID COURTS, who has rendered at 
least fifteen (15) years OF service in the Judiciary or in any other branch of the 
Government, or in both, (a) retires for having attained the age of seventy (70) 
years, or (b) resigns by reason of his/her incapacity to discharge the duties of 
his/her office as certified by the Supreme Court, he/she shall receive during the 
residue of his/her natural life, in the manner hereinafter provided, the salary 
[which] plus the highest monthly aggregate of transportation, representation 
and other allowances such as personal economic relief allowance (PERA) and 
additional compensation allowance which he/she was receiving at the time of 
his/her retirement, or resignation, and non-wage benefit in the form of education 
scholarship to one (1) child of all Justices, [and] Judges, AND JUDICIARY 
OFFICIALS, to free tuition fee in a state university or college, WITHOUT 
PREJUDICE TO THE AVAILMENT OF RIGHTS TO FREE TERTIARY 
EDUCATION UNDER EXISTING LAWS: Provided, That such grant will cover 
only one (1) bachelor's degree. When a Justice of the Supreme Court, the Court 
of Appeals, the Sandiganbayan or of the Court of Tax Appeals, or a Judge of 
the regional trial court, metropolitan trial court, municipal trial court, municipal 
circuit trial court, shari'a district court, shari'a circuit court, or any other court 
hereafter established, OR A JUDICIARY OFFICIAL CONFERRED WITH THE 
SAME RANK AS A JUSTICE OR A JUDGE OF SAID COURTS,  has attained 
the age of sixty (60) years and has rendered at least fifteen (15) years OF 
service in the Government, the last three (3) of which shall have been 
continuously rendered in the Judiciary, he/she shall likewise be entitled to retire 
and receive during the residue of his/her natural life also in the manner 
hereinafter provided, the salary plus the highest monthly aggregate of 
transportation, representation and other allowances such as personal economic 
relief allowance (PERA) and additional compensation allowance which he/she 
was then receiving and the non-wage benefit in the form of education 
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scholarship to one (1) child of all Justices, [and] Judges, AND JUDICIARY 
OFFICIALS, to free tuition fee in a state university or college, WITHOUT 
PREJUDICE TO THE AVAILMENT OF RIGHTS TO FREE TERTIARY 
EDUCATION UNDER EXISTING LAWS: Provided, however, That any Justice, 
[or] Judge, OR JUDICIARY OFFICIAL with less than fifteen (15) years OF 
service in the Government or Judiciary, who shall retire due to reasons 
hereinabove provided, shall be entitled to a pro-rata monthly pension computed 
as follows: 
 
Number of years in the Government 
or Judiciary 
15 years 
 
x 
Basic pay plus the highest 
monthly aggregate 
transportation, 
representation and other 
allowances (PERA and 
additional compensation 
allowance) 
 
It is a condition of the pension provided for herein that no retiring Justice, 
[or] Judge [of the aforementioned courts], OR JUDICIARY OFFICIAL, or 
his/her surviving spouse receiving the benefits of this Act during the time that 
he/she is receiving the said pension shall appear as counsel before any court 
in any civil case wherein the [G]government or any subdivision or 
instrumentality thereof is the adverse party, or in any criminal case wherein an 
incumbent or former officer or employee of the [G]government is accused of an 
offense committed in relation to his/her office, or collect any fee for his/her 
appearance in any administrative proceedings to maintain an interest to the 
[G]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 or his/her surviving spouse entitled to the 
benefits of this Act shall assume an elective public office, he/she shall not, upon 
assumption of office and during his/her term, receive the monthly pension due 
to him/her.]” 
 
SEC. 2. Section 2 of the same Act, as amended by, is further amended to read as follows: 
 
“SEC. 2. In case a Justice of the Supreme Court or Court of Appeals, the 
Sandiganbayan or of the Court of Tax Appeals, or a Judge of the regional trial 
court, metropolitan trial court, municipal trial court in cities, municipal trial court, 
municipal circuit trial court, shari'a district court, shari'a circuit court, or any other 
court hereafter established, OR A JUDICIARY OFFICIAL CONFERRED WITH 
THE SAME RANK AS A JUSTICE OR A JUDGE, dies while in actual service, 
regardless of his/her age and length of service as required in Section 1 hereof, 
his/her heirs shall receive a lump sum of five (5) years' gratuity computed on 
the basis of the highest monthly salary plus the highest monthly aggregate of 
transportation, representation and other allowances such as personal economic 
relief allowance (PERA) and additional compensation allowance received by 
him/her as such Justice, [or] Judge OR JUDICIARY OFFICIAL: Provided, 
however, That where the deceased Justice, [or] Judge OR JUDICIARY 
OFFICIAL has rendered at least fifteen (15) years OF SERVICE either in the 
Judiciary or in any other branch of Government, or both, his/her heirs shall 
instead be entitled to a lump sum of ten (10) years gratuity computed on the 
same basis as indicated in this provision: Provided, further, That the lump sum 
of ten (10) years gratuity shall be received by the heirs of the Justice, [or the] 
Judge OR JUDICIARY OFFICIAL who was killed because of his/her work as 
such: Provided, That the Justice, [or] Judge OR JUDICIARY OFFICIAL has 


served in Government for at least five (5) years regardless of age at the time of 
death. When a Justice, [or] Judge OR JUDICIARY OFFICIAL is killed 
intentionally while in service, the presumption is that the death is work-related.” 
 
SEC. 3. Section 3 of the same Act, as amended, is further amended to read as follows: 
“SEC. 3. Upon retirement, a Justice of the Supreme Court or of the Court 
of Appeals, the Sandiganbayan or of the Court of Tax Appeals, or a Judge of 
the regional trial court, metropolitan trial court, municipal trial court in cities, 
municipal trial court, municipal circuit trial court, shari'a district court, shari'a 
circuit court, or any other court hereafter established, OR A JUDICIARY 
OFFICIAL CONFERRED WITH THE SAME RANK AS A JUSTICE OR A 
JUDGE, shall be automatically entitled to a lump sum of five (5) years' gratuity 
computed on the basis of the basis of the highest monthly salary plus the highest 
monthly aggregate of transportation, representation and other allowances such 
as personal economic relief allowance (PERA) and additional compensation 
allowance he/she was receiving on the date of his/her retirement and thereafter 
upon survival after the expiration of five (5) years, to further annuity payable 
monthly during the residue of his/her natural life pursuant to Section 1 hereof: 
Provided, however, That if the reason for the retirement be any permanent 
disability contracted during his/her incumbency in office and prior to the date of 
retirement, he/she shall receive a gratuity equivalent to ten (10) years' salary 
and the allowances aforementioned: Provided, further, That should the 
retirement under Section 1(a) hereof be with the attendance of any partial 
permanent disability contracted during his/her incumbency and prior to the date 
of retirement, he/she shall receive an additional gratuity equivalent to two (2) 
years lump sum that he/she is entitled to under this Act: Provided, 
furthermore, That if he/she survives after ten (10) years or seven (7) years, as 
the case may be, he/she shall continue to receive a monthly annuity as 
computed under this Act during the residue of his/her natural life pursuant to 
Section 1 hereof: Provided, finally, That those who have retired with the 
attendance of any partial permanent disability five (5) years prior to the 
effectivity of this Act shall be entitled to the same benefits provided herein. 
"Upon the death of a Justice or Judge of any court in the Judiciary, OR A 
JUDICIARY OFFICIAL, if such Justice, [or] Judge OR JUDICIARY OFFICIAL 
has retired, or was eligible to retire optionally at the time of death, the surviving 
legitimate spouse shall be entitled to receive all the retirement benefits that the 
deceased Justice, [or] Judge OR JUDICIARY OFFICIAL would have received 
had [the Justice or Judge] HE/SHE not died. The surviving spouse shall 
continue to receive such retirement benefits until the surviving spouse's death 
or remarriage." 
 
SEC. 4. Section 3-A of the same Act, as amended, is further amended to read as follows: 
 
“SEC. 3-A. All pension benefits of retired members of the Judiciary AND 
JUDICIARY 
OFFICIALS 
WITH 
JUDICIAL 
RANK, 
SALARY 
AND 
PRIVILEGES shall be automatically increased whenever there is an increase 
in the salary AND ALLOWANCES of the same position from which [he/she] 
THEY retired. 
 
SEC. 5. Section 3-B of the same Act, as amended, is further amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 3-B. The benefits under this Act shall be granted to all those who have 
retired prior to the effectivity of this Act, INCLUDING JUDICIARY OFFICIALS 
WITH 
JUDICIAL 
RANK, 
SALARY 
AND 
PRIVILEGES 
WHO 
COMPULSORILY RETIRED AT THE AGE OF SIXTY-FIVE (65) YEARS IN 
ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AT THE TIME OF THEIR RETIREMENT, AND 


THOSE WHO AVAILED THEMSELVES OF OPTIONAL OR DISABILITY 
RETIREMENT UNDER THIS ACT; Provided, [That the benefits shall be 
applicable only to members of the Judiciary, Provided further] That the 
benefits to be granted shall be prospective." 
 
SEC. 6. The amount necessary for the initial implementation of this Act shall be charged 
against the current year’s savings of the Judiciary.  Thereafter, such sums as may be 
necessary for the continued implementation of this Act shall be included in the annual General 
Appropriations Act. 
 
SEC. 7. If any provision or part of this Act is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining 
parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect. 
 
SEC. 8. All laws, rules, regulations, orders, circulars and other issuances or parts thereof 
which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or 
modified accordingly. 
 
SEC. 9. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette 
or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
 
Approved,